Art and Calligraphy by Jo

Children's Book Illustrator

I have just finished illustrating another book. Last time was a cookbook so this one was quite different. It is a children's chapter book about a boy and his adventures with his granddad's miniature donkeys. You can see a few of the illustrations on the book's website at http://davidsdonkeytales.com Email me to purchase a copy for $12 (includes shipping and handling).

Front Cover Original Art

Below are some preliminary drawings for book.

Art and Calligraphy

Welcome to Jo's Art & Calligraphy - your economical source for quality art straight from the artist.
Available are matted prints of handlettered calligraphy, scripture plaques, pet and people portraits, note cards, and original one-of-a-kind paintings. Or you can contact Jo for custom ordered work.
A wide selection of art work is available. Unframed prices start around $20 + shipping.

EAGLE picture (above) original was painted by Jo and scripture was hand lettered. Print is 8" x 10". Text is "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint." - Isaiah40:31, KJV

LOVE IS

"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous, does not brag, and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness but rejoices with the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a.

This eternal truth describing God's love will beautify any decor. It will make a perfect wedding, anniversary or "I love you" gift. Print of original calligraphy in white ink on navy background. Pressed white azaleas, Indian hawthorn, wild flower blossoms, leaves and baby breath embellish this verse.

8" x 10" Print only - $18.00; with 11" x 14" mat - $25.50.
All 8"x10" prints matted and framed $48.50 plus tax and shipping.

Maroon "Love Is" card size (about 5x7) is print of original calligraphy with pressed flowers.

Pet Portraits

JO'S PET PORTRAITS

Jo works from your photos. Pet portraits can be done in various media: pencil, pastel (chalk), watercolor or acrylic on canvas. Other pets added to the picture for additional costs.
See prices for single pet below.

The Pet Portrait Artist
"We have an artist here!" the first grade teacher exclaimed to the teacher's aide after looking over the six-year-old's shoulder. Jo was working on her very first pet portrait--a brown crayon drawing of a horse on a piece of school-issued Manila paper. The skinny dark-haired first grader had just devised a budding art form that would become her special hallmark a half-century later. No one could have known then how intertwined her life would become with the two elements she had just spliced together--art and animals.

Jo works from your photos. Pet Portraits can be done in various media: pencil, pastel (chalk), watercolor or acrylic on canvas.

Tips for Taking Better Pet Photos

If possible, use natural lighting by photographing the pet outdoors. Position yourself so that the sun is behind or to your side.
Get down on the pet's level.
Get close to your pet. Remember that detail counts.
For multi-pet portraits, get all pets looking at the same thing. A helper may be necessary. If you can't manage all pets in the same photo, take them individually in the same location with the pets' eyes focusing on the same spot. Jo can arrange them into one portrait.
Good poses don't last, so be ready. Take more than one photo.

Unframed Prices for Single Pet Portrait – Shipping added when necessary.
Portrait Type Size Price Starts At
Black and white (pencil or charcoal) 8"X10" $45 plus tax
Full color (pastel) 8"X10" $75 plus tax
Full color (pastel) 11"X14" $125 plus tax
Full color (pastel) 16"X20" $175 plus tax
Multi-pet portraits Various sizes Add 50% to single
Prints of previous art also available. For questions about larger sizes contact Jo.
Art by Jo email jochapline@yahoo.com

Paintings by Jo

Paintings

Watercolor of a nostalgic Texas farm scene painted in
1972. Prints available in various sizes. Upon request,
print is hand lettered in pencil with "--and I will restore to
you the years the locust have eaten..." Joel 2:25

"Dirt Field" (a gouache watercolor painting) was done from a
photograph.