Watercolor illustrator, 3D paper artist and bestselling author, Jessie illustrates for a wide range of clients worldwide. Her joyful and funny signature style is commissioned from luxury houses (Cartier, Tiffany & Co, GOOP), to food brands (Nespresso, Great Jones, Elle à Table) to editorials (Vogue, The New Yorker, T MAG). She is the author of the Artisan book Thinking in Watercolor: A Daily Practice to Unlock Your Creativity & Discover Your Inner Artist. And she coauthored the bestselling Rizzoli book Paris in Stride (over 30,000 copies sold). She writes a bestselling Substack called La Vie en Watercolor, teaches illustration and drawing at ECV Paris and hosts bespoke watercolor retreats. Born and raised in Chicago, she lives in Paris with her photographer husband and son. She is currently writing/illustrating a graphic memoir and performing standup comedy weekly in the grungiest bars in town.
jessiekanelosweiner@gmail.com FR +00 33 6 29 22 55 72 / US + (646)222-5369
For illustration and live event inquiries, contact Marie-Claire at mc@lipstickillustration.com.
All photos: Cyrille Weiner, Stephane Ruchaud and Jamie Beck
Selected Clients
The New Yorker
T Magazine
The New York Times
Cartier
The Wall Street Journal
Vogue
Vanity Fair France
M Le Magazine du Monde
ELLE à table
Free People
Cherry Bombe Magazine
Domino Magazine
Chevrolet
Penguin Books
Harper Collins
Rizzoli
Food52
The Kitchn
Hachette Livre
Atelier Cologne
Serious Eats
Relais & Châteaux
Kenzo
Live Illustration
Tiffany & Co.
Pierre Cardin
LVMH Prize
Michael Kors
Le Samaritaine
Karl Lagerfeld
Disney
Buccellati
Pomellato
Tarte Cosmetics
Nike
Goop
Cheval Blanc Paris
Selected Press
Artist & Illustrators Magazine
The Starling Club / Jamie Beck
Artists & Illustrators Magazine
Selected Interviews
Illustration Department Podcast
Teaching
ECV Paris / Illustration and outdoor sketching (ongoing)
Paris Watercolor Retreat since 2024
Paris College of Art / Foundation drawing
Denison University / artist in residence 2016
NYU Paris / guest lecturer
Illustration representation: Marie-Claire Westover of Lipstick London
Literary Representation: Judy Linden of Stonesong Press LLC
Books Published
Thinking in Watercolor: A Daily Practice to Unlock Your Creativity & Discover Your Inner Artist, Artisan 2024, author & illustrator (already in reprint)
The New Victory Garden 2023 Wall Calendar, Universe 2022, illustrator
New York in Stride: An Insider’s Walking Guide, Rizzoli, 2020, coauthor (reprinted 1 time)
Paris in Stride: An Insider’s Walking Guide, Rizzoli, 2018, coauthor (over 30,000 copies sold)
Edible Paradise: A Coloring Book of Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables, Universe, 2016, author
Speaking
NYU Paris
Denison University
Standup comedian performing weekly since 2023, performing at The Laugh Factory Chicago and Don’t Tell Paris
Exhibitions
“MIAM”, L’Amitié Montreuil 2026
“Paris, I Suppose” Un Jour Une Illustration Gallery, Paris
2024, digital exhibition
“Paris est une fête” Un Jour Une Illustration Gallery, Paris 2024, group show