About Jacquelyn

BFA-trained artist, muralist, educator, and maker from Northeast Ohio.

Dear Jackie,

Remember the first time you picked up a brush and realized it didn't matter if anyone else liked it? That the act itself — the smell of paint, the feel of a loaded brush dragging across canvas, a song turned up just a little too loud — was enough? That's where all of this started. That's where it still lives.

You've painted through early mornings and late nights, through seasons of doubt and seasons of flow. You've put color on walls and canvas and paper and tote bags. You've taught strangers to trust their own hands. You've made murals that outlasted the moment they were painted in. And through all of it, the music kept playing.

This is your story. Keep going.

"Mostly inspired by nature, people, and song — I paint primarily for enjoyment. Always surrounded by music when I am painting, most of my pieces focus on a specific song or artist on repeat — the same kind of thing may drive others mad! It is possible that I am mad, though. Regardless, the act of painting is therapeutic for me, and my time in the studio is always time well spent. Join me."
Jacquelyn painting
The Artist

About Jacquelyn

Jacquelyn is a Northeast Ohio–based artist with a BFA in Fine Arts. She has spent years exploring color, form, and the emotional power of paint — from intimate studio canvases to building-scale murals.

Her work spans original paintings, large-scale murals, custom pet portraits, and the beloved GinsBags hand-painted tote bags. She teaches classes through Made & Found, exhibits with regional organizations including the Ashtabula Art Center, Random Acts of Artists (Sharon, PA), and Art on Park (Warren, PA).

Her parents always encouraged her to create — and the photo of her with them, somewhere between a mural wall and a kitchen table covered in brushes, is the truest portrait of where she comes from.

BFA — Fine Arts
Northeast Ohio / Conneaut area
Always surrounded by music while painting
Ashtabula Art Center • RAA • Art on Park
Inspired by nature, people, and song
Painting Early

Don't Be a Litterbug

Jacquelyn started painting long before she had a studio or a degree. Her earliest public work was a mural for the "Don't Be a Litterbug" campaign — a community project that put brushes in her hands and paint on walls for the first time. That early spark of creating something bigger than herself never went away. It's still the same feeling she gets on every new wall and canvas.

Don't Be a Litterbug mural Mural detail
Painting class in action Students painting
Community

Teaching & Events

Beyond the studio, Jacquelyn brings art to the community through classes, paint parties, and live events. Whether it's guiding a room full of first-time painters or creating alongside experienced artists, the energy is always the same — creative, joyful, and real.

Art event Community painting

How It All Started

The milestones — from first brush to full studio practice.

The Beginning

Growing up in Northeast Ohio, Jacquelyn was always drawing, making, building. Her parents fostered a home where creativity wasn't a hobby — it was a way of life. The first canvases were rough. The music was always on.

Early Years
College

Formal Training — BFA in Fine Arts

Pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts gave structure to instinct. She learned color theory, composition, and technique — but more importantly, she learned to trust her own artistic voice. The music in the studio got louder.

Murals & Public Art

The first large-scale work changed everything. Painting at a scale where strangers stop and look — where a wall becomes a conversation — that was a turning point. Projects with Random Acts of Artists in Sharon, PA, community walls, nurseries, and more followed.

Murals
GinsBags

The GinsBags Are Born

What started as a painted tote for a friend became a signature product. Each GinsBag is a wearable original painting — no two alike. They became a way to bring original art into everyday life, and people fell in love with them.

Teaching — Made & Found Classes

Sharing the process is its own reward. Through Made & Found and private events, Jacquelyn teaches students of all levels to trust the brush, embrace happy accidents, and find their own version of the flow state that painting creates.

Teaching
Portraits

Pet Portraits & Commissions

Some of the most emotionally charged work comes from painting someone's beloved pet. Custom portraits that capture personality, not just likeness — from dogs and cats to the unexpected. Starting at $149.

Gallery Shows & Community

Exhibitions at the Ashtabula Art Center Women's Show, involvement with Random Acts of Artists, and Art on Park in Warren, PA — building community one gallery opening at a time. The work keeps growing, the walls keep calling.

Now

What I Believe About Art

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Art is For Everyone

You don't have to be an artist to pick up a brush. The act of making something — anything — is transformative.

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Music Drives the Brush

Most of my pieces are painted to a specific song on repeat. The energy of music lives in the painting whether you can hear it or not.

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Nature is the First Teacher

Light on water, ferns in shadow, a storm coming in across the lake — nature sets the palette. I just try to keep up.

Let's Make Something Together

Whether it's a custom portrait, a class, a mural, or just a conversation about paint — I'd love to hear from you.

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