Metro-Atlanta artist, Jessica Lily, is a watercolorist who is most inspired by a colorful, playful and magical kind of realism.
Her portraits tell a story of humanity and their strengths, reaching an embodied spirit of the person they serve – a palpable joy, an inner kindness. Something telling about our soul and the journey we have been on.
Her love for painting botanicals and wildlife aligns with that deep love for our natural world – and especially for our local ecosystem.
Jessica teaches watercolor classes at Woodlands Gardens through the Atlanta Watercolor Group. She is a member of the Georgia Watercolor Society, the Louisiana Watercolor Society, the Booth Art Guild, Women in Watercolor and the Atlanta Portrait Society. In the Summer of 2024, was an invited speaker with the Portrait Society of Atlanta on Watercolor Portraits.
She holds a degree in Fine Art from the University of Georgia and was the recipient of a drawing scholarship upon entering UGA. She has a lifelong passion for working in the fine arts, and supporting the arts community around her.
Jessica Lily
based in Atlanta, GA
678-570-5081
Available by appointment only.
Artist Talks, Awards and Exhibition Resume
2024 Portrait Society of Atlanta, Invited Speaker for Making Friends with Watercolor with Jessica Lily
2024 Booth Artist Guild, Juried Members Show
2024 Portrait Society of Atlanta, National Juried Exhibition
2024 Georgia Watercolor Society, Members Juried Exhibition
2024 Avondale Arts Alliance, Bountiful Earth Juried Exhibition
2024 Portrait Society of Atlanta, Members Juried Exhibition ~ Honorable Mention Award
2024 Louisiana Watercolor Society, International Juried Exhibition
2024 Georgia Watercolor Society, National Juried Exhibition
2023 Women in Watercolor, Members Show
Jessica has re-invented herself quite a few times!
Here are some of her creative and work histories.