Cheeky art to make you smile.

I’m Iris, a watercolor artist in Springfield, VA. I paint whimsical animals with gentle mischief, made to interrupt the chaos of everyday life with a smile and a bit of calm.

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Studio letters sharing art, inspiration, and what’s unfolding on my watercolor table.

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🌙😴🐾 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Day 12 of Jehane’s 12 Days of Christmas ✨ Happy Holidays! We made it through all 12 days of this art challenge. Grateful to Jehane and these artists for hosting: @jehane_ltd @bonbiforest @thistlemoon @tra
🌟 🎅 🌃 BELIEVE IN MAGIC Day 9 of Jehane’s 12 Days of Christmas ✨ The timing of this prompt occurred while I was visiting NYC last week, so it felt fitting to let The Big Apple inspire this illustration with the Empire State Building in the
❄️🐎🤍 SNOWY SANCTUARY Day 11 of Jehane’s 12 Days of Christmas ✨ I’ve seen the healing power of horses up close, which is why I was drawn to the idea of horse sanctuaries, places where rescued and aging horses live out their days with c
🐾🎄🐶 TINSELTOWN HOUNDS I was inspired by my recent trip to NYC. A Christmas-sweater-clad dog bounded across a busy intersection while its harried owner tried to catch up. Day 10 of Jehane’s 12 Days of Christmas ✨ Grateful to Jehane and t
🦉🌲🦌 TAWNY OWL Day 8 of Jehane’s 12 Days of Christmas ✨ Grateful to Jehane and these artists for hosting this art challenge: @jehane_ltd @bonbiforest @thistlemoon @traceyenglish @abbyjacdesigns @mariamatos_illustration @katherinequinnillu
🎄🐭🌿 COLLECTING HOLLY Day 7 of Jehane’s 12 Days of Christmas ✨ Meet the pika. Nature’s cutest florist. All summer long, this rabbit-like mountain critter gathers mouthfuls of wildflowers and grasses to dry for winter meals, sometimes
🌲✨🌊 WHITE TREE Day 6 of Jehane's 12 Days of Christmas Today's painting is inspired by the ghostly driftwood forests of Jekyll Island (Georgia USA), where entire sun-bleached trees shaped by tide and time rest along the shore. Under a moonlit sky