Art is for you.

Hi, I’m Jesse! I’m a multi-passionate creative that primarily works in watercolor, but I love to detour into gouache, pencils, design, quilting, and embroidery. Life is too short to only choose one.

When I’m not painting, you will most likely find me outside on a hike or riding my bicycle. It’s nice to meet you!

Photo of Jesse Gagnon standing in front of Cracker Lake in Glacier National Park.
Watercolor painting of shooting star wildflower in Wild Iris, Wyoming by Jesse Gagnon of  J. Gagnon Designs.

Inspired by nature

Watercolor progress painting of Cracker Lake Glacier National Park for ornament by Jesse Gagnon of  J. Gagnon Designs.

I love to find inspiration through my travels and to translate what I see into a painted keepsake.

Watercolor painting of pika smelling wildflowers Colorado
Watercolor painting of 1912 Ford Model T by Jesse Gagnon of  J. Gagnon Designs

Memories into art

Turning someone’s memories into a handmake keepsakes is a privilege, if sometimes a nerve-wracking one. There is something meditative about creating a personalized illustration, from creating the sketch, to matching the colors, to the last brush strokes. You want to capture the realistic details that are important, whether the shine of a car emblem or the house number on a childhood home, while also adding your style.

Collection of water color house portraits by Jesse Gagnon of  J. Gagnon Designs..

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