Jessie Kanelos Weiner is a watercolor illustrator, 3D paper artist, bestselling author and standup comedian. Illustrating for a wide range of clients worldwide, Jessie's joyful and funny signature watercolor style is commissioned from luxury houses (Cartier, Karl Lagerfeld, LVMH, 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, already in reprint. She writes a bestselling Substack called La Vie en Watercolor. Born and raised in Chicago, she lives in Paris with her photographer husband and son.
jessiekanelosweiner@gmail.com +00 33 6 29 22 55 72
For illustration and live event inquiries, contact Marie-Claire at mc@lipstickillustration.com.
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
Cherry Bombe Magazine
Le Samaritaine
Karl Lagerfeld
Disney
Buccellati
Pomellato
Tarte Cosmetics
Nike
Selected Press
Artist & Illustrators Magazine
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
“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