A Way Out Jo Tomsick illustrates for several magazines and

illustrates for several magazines and publishing houses

| 8 x 12 in

Her “anthropomorphic creatures

inspired by films

Pairing an unexpected animal with an image from the echelons of past society creates a visual paradox that inadvertently“humanizes” the portraiture and often makes people smile

A Way Out Jo Tomsick illustrates for several magazines andWatercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on aquaboard 5 x 7 in. 2026 6 x 8 in. (f) Framing included Jo Tomsick grew up in Cleveland as the shy visual artist in a family of extroverted musicians. She found escape and belonging in books, video games, and imaginary friends. Most of her free time was spent reading, sketching, and dreaming up adventures in otherworldly realms. As an adult, making authentic art for her means casting back to the unfettered