A thirty-first birthday self portrait, “Currents” #sandhillcrane #watercolor

Dance of the Sugar Plum Penguin!

My version of Camelot’s Guinevere 🥀 #arthurianlegend #guinevere

New stickers & prints on Etsy, with free shipping through July 23rd! #artdrop

Morning sketching, reworking an old piece.

Spent today trying to capture the effervescent greed of lake water in July.

What hobbit ideals do you hold? For me, I love a good nook.

For now, the light of the year reaches its crescendo, with heat and cicada buzz and storms aplenty. Soon, the winds will change and our dances soften, into quiet contemplation with room for stories and reflection.

Birdwatcher

My interpretation of King Arthur’s Camelot 👑 #shiningcityonahill #camelot

Soak up the solstice sun, whimsies! ☀️

Share the coloring whimsy, with a June page! Find on my Patreon free-tier: www.patreon.com/waterofwhimsy

Solstice energy today ☀️

Solstice blessing to you, lovely friends! This piece from 2021, ‘Peonies and Frognflies’ always brings a smile to my face and I hope it will do the same for you ☀️🥰

Anthea, goddess of wildflowers and honey. Riotous sunlit abundance is her domain. #summersolstice

Do you hear the people sing?

I might have found a new passion - making coloring pages! #markers #coloring #artsky

Seems the season for gardening.

Fairy prints galore, in the shop: www.etsy.com/shop/WaterOf...

I heard this is what all the fairies are drinking these days. Celebrating a new passion project with thematic libations!

Which would be your fairy profession: seamstress, alchemist, or grocer? Collect an Original: www.etsy.com/shop/WaterOf...

The Fairy Village originals will go live on Etsy tomorrow at 11:30 AM CDT! #fairysky

Could AI do this? The foil of a finished piece next to initial sketches really illuminates the magic of human artists.

“The Alchemist” of my Fairy Village originals! Sale goes live this Saturday at 11 CDT #fairysky #watercolor

Bring back men who yearn #artsky #greekmythology

Pretend we met at the library #meettheartist #artsky

“And then, one fairy night, May became June” - F. Scott Fitzgerald #strawberrymoon #calendar

It’s that time of day where you should find a book, cozy corner, and cup of tea.

Mama Susquehanna, one of Earth’s oldest rivers (320-340 million years old), is home to carnivorous gar, mermaid legends, and ancient Native American petroglyphs. Want to dive deeper? Join the whimsies on Patreon for exclusive print/sticker sets and the story behind this illustration! #mermay

Susquehanna River inspired mermaid for #mermay2025

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The Sunday scaries can’t catch you here! Prints: www.etsy.com/listing/1290...

Did you know your pantry is full of symbolism? #kitchenwitch #witchsky

Enjoy some sun this Saturday, whether UV or tea variety.

Lost myself in a pile of old artwork, wondering will anyone notice when these eventually decompose.

Mini-originals to celebrate my 10,000th and 10,001st sale on Etsy 🍃 #artist #miniart #artsky

Let AI replace your mindless tasks of daily drudgery if it calls so sweetly to you. You must resist though, resist with all you can, when it offers to replace your still beating heart - your art - that human fluttering of feathers and wonder. AI devours and is never satisfied.

Immersed in 19th century mermaid sightings, reported on the Susquehanna River; legends of a black haired woman, staring out from the muddy waters.

Illustrator and fantasy art-and-writer friends: I'm collecting (very!) short stories to put into a miniature little free library that I'm building this week. Do you have a very brief legend, fable, nonsensical rhyme, etc that you could type up and send me? Let me know! 💖

Oh wait I totally have a thing for this 😆 The Saint of Tavern Style (the true Chicago-style pizza) is pleased. Blessings on your corner slices tonight. (graphite, 2022, drawn for "Pizza for Everyone")

Starting off MerMay with a southern twist, deep in the Mississippi River 🎺 #mermay

Baby Cerberus fiercely guarding the Gates of Heck.

Here’s the May spread from my 2025 Calendar of Whimsy! This is a month of sunlight, fertility, prognosticating, stargazing, and basking in the lavender drenched light of a Full Flower Moon (the 12th).

We are here for a brief and colorful moment #mementomori

Let’s go, ladies and gents! 🐝 #beehappy #frolic #spring

A little lesson from the fauna #screamtherapy #springtime

The painted old cretin taking away children’s favorite stories is the villain, in case you’re unfamiliar with our English canon. #viewerslikeme #protectpublicmedia #pbs

“I am an appetite, nothing more.” - Nosferatu (2025)

Follow the link in my bio and use code JA-WATEROFWHIMSY for discounts on ink and fountain pen accessories from Ferris Wheel Press! #ferriswheelpress #watercolor #ink

This palette is wind through curtains on a moonlit night and the air smells of wet earth, but your handkerchief is stained with a single drop of violent scarlet.