The ART of Jessie James
Water has shaped my life from the start—first as refuge, then as work, and now as art. I’ve spent years swimming in lakes, rivers, oceans, and hidden desert pools, always drawn to the places where water moves and gathers. That connection flows directly into my creative process.
Many of my paintings, especially plein air pieces and early drafts, are made with whatever water I have on site—a river, a lake, ocean tide, storm water, or sometimes just a friend’s tap. These works carry the place within them, each one becoming a small record of the moment it was created.
Alongside watercolor landscapes and bright, hopeful color studies, I also create cyanotype clothing and prints made from thrifted fabric, sunlight, and gathered natural materials. Every cyanotype is a true one-of-one—shaped by the fabric, the sun, and the water of that day.
Watercolor lets me paint the way I experience the world—fluid, bright, and shaped by place. Each series uses different techniques to honor its subject, from loose, sunlit washes to structured compositions that explore deeper emotional themes.
Whether it is wild flowers or your favorite daisy come take a look at my collection of botanicals. if you dont find just the right one reach out for a commission and we can dream up your favorite flowers in a fantastical garden
Its the holiday Season and time to buy yourself some Christmas cards, postcards or just some beautiful winter wander land paintings to decorate your home.
Water has always been the great healer. check out my beautiful collection of watercollors that featuer the different water ways around the world
The Healing Power of water and ART
THE NATURE OF A TRUE ARTIST
Winter Collection
Botanicals
Waterways
Cyanotype Clothing
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After falling in love with the Arizona desert, I began creating cyanotype clothing shaped by its relentless sun and the native plants that thrive beneath it. These pieces are collaborations with the land—thrifted garments printed with ethically gathered desert botanicals, transformed into unique, sun-formed patterns that honor both place and renewal.
Get your chance to wear the Arizona sun Today!
Join The Monthly Art Club
I’m excited to introduce my Monthly Art Club, featuring my National Park paintings created with Soil the Company’s soil-based pigments and water gathered from the places where I paint. Each month, members receive a 5x7 exclusive print—an accessible way to bring fine art into your home while connecting more deeply to the landscapes that inspire it.
Subscribers receive first access to purchase the original painting, along with exclusive rights to collect larger-format prints available only within the club. Each release includes a personal story about the piece—the trail I hiked, the quiet corners of the park I found, and the moment that shaped the painting.
This club is my way of sharing the parks I love most and hoping you fall in love with them too. When art deepens our connection to these places, it helps protect them.
Join the Monthly Art Club and become part of the journey—one trail, one painting, one story at a time..
When it is more than Art
Water has become the guiding thread of my life and my art. After years in the corporate world, I stepped into a creative practice that feels honest, sustainable, and deeply connected to the natural places I love. My work is built on intention. I paint with water gathered from meaningful locations and create cyanotype clothing with sunlight, native plants, and reclaimed fabrics that are given new life. These choices matter to me because art should be ethical, clean, and regenerative.
I create because I want people to see the beauty in what is often overlooked. I want them to feel the quiet power of a river, the resilience of desert plants, the renewal that comes from giving discarded material another chance. My travels through national and state parks, and through the small communities surrounding them, have shown me how many stories live in these landscapes. Protected or unprotected, famous or forgotten, every place carries its own memory.
My art is my way of honoring those memories. It is a blend of water, land, story, and human experience. It is a reminder that nature gives us everything, including the chance to create something new. This is more than art to me. It is living work, shaped by connection and care, created in the hope that others will fall in love with these places too and choose to protect them.