My journey as a business owner began in 2012. People started hiring me, and here we are today! How and when did your journey as a business owner begin? How has your business developed? I was teaching myself calligraphy at the time, illustrating things I just had a passion for, and eventually started posting my work on Instagram. I’d come home every night and just paint.

I was working at an office job at the time hated it.

My career as an artist was completely random. But I was terrible at school, so I knew I couldn’t go on for more school to become a therapist. I actually went to school originally thinking I’d do music, then switched my major to psychology and wanted to be a music therapist. Have you always wanted to make a career out of your artistic passion? Because I started just painting and doing calligraphy for myself and teaching myself as I went, I’m constantly learning and improving my technique and who I am as an artist. I feel like we’re always changing and finding our voice whether it’s in style, relationships, careers, and with my art it’s been the same. Watercolor came about a year into my career and I haven’t been able to look back since! How has your art evolved over the years? When I actually started working towards a career, I started with pointed pen calligraphy and illustration and getting hired for jobs that reflected those mediums. It was always just a hobby, but that’s where I attribute where I learned to not be afraid of art supplies and to just put paint on paper. I grew up painting - my mom and both grandmothers were acrylic painters, so I grew up always around art supplies. How and when did your journey as an artist begin? Did you start out in illustration or watercolor painting? She also teaches workshops and lessons out of her agency studio and abroad.

Her business specializes in illustration, watercolor, and calligraphy, for events, stationery, fabrics, and branding products. Today we’re meeting Jenna Rainey, an artist and entrepreneur with her own southern California design agency, Mon Voir. – To learn more about them, please click here to visit their website! The following special feature is presented courtesy of official World Watercolor Month sponsor Princeton Artist Brush Co.

Jenna rainey watercolour