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Joanna Barnum
@joannabarnum.com
Illustrator & fine artist in watercolor: portraits, fantasy, horror, Halloween love. American Watercolor Society & National Watercolor Society Sig Artist. Harford County, Maryland. She/her. SHOP, PORTFOLIO, SOCIALS: http://joannabarnum.com/more
One of the paintings that was stolen was this one, framed. It’s big - like 15x20”. I’ve been tasked with putting together an inventory, which is an awful thing to do. I’m grateful that I have five paintings in my apartment on my walls, but for some reason I stored this one.
Exciting news! Congratulations and best of luck to MtG and DnD workers. As a freelancer working with Wizards of the Coast, you have my support.
United Wizards of the Coast - CWA@uwotc-official.bsky.social · 5d agoCurious how you can help? We ask that you sign our petition for Wizards to voluntarily recognize our union, share it with your communities, and keep an eye on this account for future updates! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
Traditional watercolor illustrators who struggle with clients wanting transparent background files for spot illustrations: Affinity Photo has an "erase white paper" filter. I just started playing with it, but it's kind of magical. Total game changer. I had no idea it existed. Mind blown.
I have several pieces in this group exhibit featuring work from dark artists throughout our region- opening tomorrow, join us! Phantom Narrative V Opening Reception: Thursday, October 1, 4 - 7 pm Carroll Community College, Gallery in the Scott Center, Westminster, MD Exhibit Oct 1 - Dec 5, 2026
I made official shirts for Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween in 2024 and 25. I have a few left (not all sizes available) and have marked them down to $15 just to cover printing and shipping. www.joannabarnum.com/shop
It can be hard for normal people to imagine a situation where you'd invest billions, then just throw away most of what you bought. But above a certain scale, companies aren't in the "build things to last" business. They are - as we have all heard many times - in the "shareholder value" business.
“Autumn Arrival,” watercolor from several years ago…the season blowing in. Can you feel it? Happy fall! Getting spooky. Getting cozy.
New Playlist just dropped on the Astra Fauna Youtube! youtu.be/r9DlYURmNUg Featuring @ivelbartore.bsky.social music! Please drop me a follow, it's a wee baby channel and need help to grow. :)
Chill Music for Coming Home After a Tough Day at Work - No Ai
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A while back @eiudragon.bsky.social asked to custom order some fabric of my Pandora’s Pumpkin for a quilting project. This is AMAZING!
Commissions and quilting in progress.Midnight art starting soon@eiudragon.bsky.social · 4w agoJust have binding left and she is done!!!! @joannabarnum.com thank you for the lovely art inspiration and letting me take your piece for this quilting ride!
Many of these sold at the show, but the otters and the butterfly/flowers/Stonehenge piece are still available. They are $200 each. www.joannabarnum.com/shop/river-o... www.joannabarnum.com/shop/butterf...
Joanna Barnum@joannabarnum.com · 4w agoMade another batch of these little experimental mixed media pieces before DragonCon. This group inspired by species from Cornwall with collage bits from old books I got in a local shop while there. I love making these as a palette cleanser between bigger projects.
Made another batch of these little experimental mixed media pieces before DragonCon. This group inspired by species from Cornwall with collage bits from old books I got in a local shop while there. I love making these as a palette cleanser between bigger projects.
“Magpie Study (Two for Joy)” finished just in time to bring to Dragon Con! Saw so many of these guys in Cornwall, where we learned to “salute the magpie” to counteract any bad luck from seeing a single magpie. At first we took it quite literally, we started giving them a military salute.
“The Lovers,” watercolor. I painted this piece in the flat in Cornwall earlier this year, based on my photos of the Glastonbury Abbey ruins, a possible legendary burial place of Arthur and Guinevere. Some legends say that upon his death, Arthur transformed into either a raven or a Cornish chough.
I painted “Skyward” (watercolor, 15” X 22”) using photos and memories from my travels earlier this year. Original- www.joannabarnum.com/shop/skyward... Prints- www.joannabarnum.com/shop/skyward...
My plein air paintings from Cornwall earlier this year. The originals and limited edition prints are now up in my shop, along with lots of studio work inspired by the trip. It’s a big update! I’ve been sitting on a lot of stuff to drop at once. www.joannabarnum.com/shop
See you soon at the Dragon Con Art Show! See you next week in Atlanta, on the lower floor of the Hyatt Regency in my usual spot.
It’s my birthday! I’m 42! That means you have to share my art- that’s the law, right? Incidentally, I’m currently looking for interesting publishing projects for the first part of 2027.
Did you know you can just put mini chocolate chips on breakfast cereal? No one will stop you. There’s no law against it.
All the illustrations I painted in watercolor for the @midworldpress.bsky.social press fine limited edition of Revelator by @darylwriterguy.bsky.social The book is now available through MidWorld, and I am now offering all of my original paintings in my shop. www.joannabarnum.com/shop?categor...
Revelator from @midworldpress.bsky.social! It was such a pleasure to illustrate this book by @darylwriterguy.bsky.social. Art direction by publisher Travis Dunn & jacket design by Charles Brock. Book: www.midworldpress.com/store/p/reve... My original paintings: www.joannabarnum.com/shop?categor...
Me, to my acting up printer, after running maintenance: Oh, were you just a dirty, dirty boy? Mike, from the other room: The fuck is going on in there?
You ever decide on some unifying “rules” for a self-generated collection of art and then partway through the process get progressively more frustrated with the rules, as if there is ANYONE to blame but you yourself?
“I See You Feeling Everything,” oil on panel, 11 x 11 inches, 2026
