creating JOY one brushstroke at a time

My name is Jennifer Nilsson and I’m a multi-faceted artist who is best known for my watercolor artwork that depicts sweet country scenes filled with nostalgia. I also enjoy creating mixed media artworks brimming with color and JOY!

Welcome to my creative world!

With every image I’m getting closer to finishing this sweet autumn floral collection. The colors are totally non traditional and I am loving the coral, pinks, and greens in this. I hope you love it, too. 🧡🩷💚 #autumnflorals2026 #autumnart
Our warm day has turned dark, windy, and chilly reminding me more of fall than spring - perfect weather for working on a few autumn themed images in my newest collection ♥
A little break from the artsy posts to share my joy over this jar of “goo.” This, my friends, is the apple scrap vinegar I made last fall and that thick layer seen here is a massive scoby that is still growing layers. The darker bits is
Spring is in the air but fall is blooming in the studio today… I’ve rediscovered my love for watercolor. #watercolorartists #surfacedesign #fallwatercolorpainting #pumpkinsanddahlias #archeswatercolorpaper #princetonbrushes #winsorandn
I’ve had a couple friends reach out to ask what is going on with me and “licensing” since I had stated I was retiring. Here is what has been happening... Hubby and I have been chatting - he told me that “for someone who is r
The sun is shining, a warm breeze is blowing and I am thinking ahead to spring and summer sweetness! We just came off a line of horrific storms. It seems a small isolated tornado was LITERALLY two properties away from us, causing us to lose many tre
The dollhouse is getting a bit of spring refreshing today. I’ve repainted the roof, shutters, and doorframe, in the same shade as the original. But now I’m torn as to how to best paint the exterior walls and sills. The paint is in a ho