About

Meet the Artist

Hello! I’m Tessa. I’m a visual artist and watercolor teacher based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a serial hobby collector, I have spent my whole life bouncing between creative endeavors. A few years after getting married, my husband gifted me my first ever watercolor set. This simple gift launched me into a lasting passion for painting. While you may catch me in the studio working with ceramics, oils, or needle-felting, I always return to watercolor.

As long as I have been making art, I have been painting and drawing my pets. From four-legged stick figures to rendered portraits, animals have been an endless source of inspiration for me. Each animal, with all the variations of fur types, colors, and expressions, presents a new and exciting challenge.