Artist Biography

In the muted blues and grays of Bellingham climate, architecture, and apparel, Jessie explodes with full saturation. Her way of seeing has been shaped by both photography and graphic design. Years of image-making taught her to notice composition, color, and detail. She studied color theory and graphic design at Seattle Pacific University, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Communications and Entrepreneurship from Fairhaven College, and studied multi-disciplinary art abroad in Florence, Italy. Recently she continued her practice through studio classes at BellinghamART and color theory with Spanish artist Alai Ganuza.

Her photographic eye and delight in color is present across all her creative mediums. Ordinary objects and everyday scenes are elevated through brilliant color and pleasing composition. They call the viewer to pay attention and be curious about how what is tangibly and emotionally present when we take the time to notice.

Northwest Nautical

2026

Acrylic on paper

Giclée Prints & Greeting Cards available

Originals available at Barleans Fishery

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  • The Space Between

    22×22 inch

    Prints & Original available

    $1,295

  • Warming Up

    8×8 inch

    Prints & Original available

    $325

  • I Hear You & I See You

    10×10 inch

    Prints & Original available

    $425

  • Connections that matter

    8×8 inch

    Prints available

    Original (sold)

  • Sharing Water

    8×8 inch

    Prints available

    Original (sold)

  • Savoring

    14 × 14 inch

    Prints available

    Original (sold)

  • Mi Casa es Su Sasa

    14×14 inch

    Prints available

    Original (sold)

  • Homebaked

    8×8 inch

    Original available

    $295

  • Presence

    8×8 inch (oil)

    Original available

    $350

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2023

"Curiously Strong" Art Show at Lettered Streets Coffee House

October, 2023

Altoid Tins, Oil on Canvas

Local Whatcom County landmarks painted in plein air

People gathered in an art gallery, some standing along the wall and others seated on high stools, during a social event with large windows and framed artwork on the walls.
A woman with wavy hair wearing a purple hat, brown jacket, and carrying a brown leather bag looks at framed artwork on a white textured wall in an art gallery.
Box with a painting of a building and water on the lid, and paint palette inside, set in a black frame.
Framed shadow box featuring a small painted landscape of a pier over water in the top section and a bottom section with an artist's palette with various paint colors.
Artistic mixed media piece with a painted landscape on the inside of an open Altoids tin, enclosed in a black shadow box frame, featuring a painted lake scene with mountains and a bench, and colorful paint blobs in the lower compartment.
A framed artwork with a metal container holding paint and a painted image of a building with a sign that says 'Herald' on a roof.
A framed art piece with two small metal tins. The top tin contains a painting of a marina with sailboats and buildings in the background. The bottom tin contains a paint palette with various colors of oil paint.
Framed artwork featuring a small metal tin with a painting of a river and fields on its lid, and another painting of green foliage outdoors inside the open bottom part of the tin.
A framed display contains a small, rectangular metal box with a scenic landscape painting on the lid, and the inside of the box is filled with colorful stones or marbles.
A framed display with a metal tin of multicolored marbles and a smaller tin with a painted landscape scene, set against a white background.
A shadow box frame containing two small, rectangular metal tins. The top tin features a painted scene of a log cabin with trees and greenery. The bottom tin contains a variety of small, colorful gummy candies.
Framed display featuring two metal tins, one with a painted house and the other with paint smears.
A framed artwork with a small open metal tin containing colorful paint splotches next to a tray with painted abstract landscape with trees and blue sky.
Mixed media artwork featuring a painted landscape of a lake and purple flowers in a decorative tin box, framed in a black shadow box.
A small framed artwork featuring an open metal tin box with a landscape scene painted inside the lid and an abstract colorful design in the bottom compartment.
A framed art piece featuring a small metal tin with abstract painted scenes. The top part depicts a jellyfish in blue and yellow colors, while the bottom part contains a mixture of colors including blue, brown, black, white, and yellow, resembling an
Framed display of two metal tins, one with a landscape cross-stitch and the other with assorted small stones and minerals.