Hi! I’m Jeannine, and here are some facts about me:

1. I’ve always identified in my heart as an artist. I’ve been a Maker since Legos, Lincoln Logs, and 4H, but was always scared to truly pursue art as a career… becoming a mother changed that.

2. I'm a Morning Lark. Most days, I wake at 4 am, giving me 2 uninterrupted hours to fill my creative cup in the quiet predawn hours before the family wakes.

3. I love to draw Flora and Fauna; flowers, house plants, children, and woodland creatures. Also love creating strange landscapes not based on nature.

4. My favorite mediums are digital, acrylic & watercolor paints, and ceramic clay.

5. I was a foster mom for many years before meeting our children. As the mother of a transracial family, I feel passionate about telling our story and depicting characters that my children can identify with and feel empowered by.

6. I love gardening and have enjoyed learning about the tropical plants I can grow in Florida. Our Banana trees inspired me to briefly take on basket weaving a few winters ago.

7. I infrequently write a newsletter on Substack about my experience in developing a creative practice (irony not lost on me lol).

8. In 2021, my partner and I moved to Panama City, Florida, from Fairbanks, Alaska. We love the beach but miss the snow. Side fact: I went to Alaska on vacation and stayed for 20 years.

9. We have two dogs; they are spoiled elderly aunties who lie at my feet while I draw, and they monitor the children’s every move.

10. In my search for the right career I’ve worked all things food industry including owning a food truck and a summer gig cooking for wildland firefighters; I was also a web designer, a school behaviorist facilitating restorative justice programmng, an advocate at a women’s shelter, and currently I work as a practitioner of the healing arts. But someday I WILL be a full-time artist.