“Bringing Fantasy to Life”
Joanne Schempp was born and raised in NE Ohio, USA. Showing an advanced talent for art at a very young age, she was enrolled in Cleveland's Museum of Art's specially gifted classes. Having this background in classical art she later attended the avant-garde Cooper school of Art and developed a kindred heart toward fantasy.
Joanne has currently returned to her artwork full time as a fantasy artist. Her medium of choice is Watercolor so that her colorful fantasy creatures may spring to life. She strives to place some emotional and personal value onto her subjects as she paints. She uses photos that she collects as reference material for her work. Although her originals vary in size, she loves to paint intricate collector pieces called ACEO’s or Art Trading Cards. She now resides in Kent, Ohio where she owns her own studio and “brings fantasy to life”.
