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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 30/09/2026

I have several pieces in this group exhibit featuring work from dark artists throughout our region- opening tomorrow, join us! Phantom Narrative V Opening Reception: Thursday, October 1, 4 - 7 pm Carroll Community College, Gallery in the Scott Center, Westminster, MD Exhibit Oct 1 - Dec 5, 2026

My halloween painting “candy corn field” of a scarecrow in an autumn field, along with the same exhibit info text that’s in my post

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 27/09/2026

I made official shirts for Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween in 2024 and 25. I have a few left (not all sizes available) and have marked them down to $15 just to cover printing and shipping. www.joannabarnum.com/shop

Preview of a black t-shirt with art of a purple cat and an orange jack-o-lantern and text that says “bewitching peddlers of Halloween”

Preview of a black t-shirt with art of a jack-o-lantern tree and a spooky house below, with text that says “bewitching peddlers of Halloween”

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 23/09/2026

“Autumn Arrival,” watercolor from several years ago…the season blowing in. Can you feel it? Happy fall! Getting spooky. Getting cozy.

Watercolor art showing an old house in a farm field. In the sky are many skeletons floating.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 11/09/2026

Many of these sold at the show, but the otters and the butterfly/flowers/Stonehenge piece are still available. They are $200 each. www.joannabarnum.com/shop/river-o... www.joannabarnum.com/shop/butterf...

Small collage with watercolor of two otters cuddling. The collage is paint swatches and bits of old natural history book pages.

Small collage with watercolor. The background is a paint test swatch, with a book scrap illustration of Stonehenge added. On top is painted a yellow flower and blue butterfly.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 11/09/2026

Made another batch of these little experimental mixed media pieces before DragonCon. This group inspired by species from Cornwall with collage bits from old books I got in a local shop while there. I love making these as a palette cleanser between bigger projects.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 03/09/2026

The common magpie in the UK is Pica pica, whereas the magpies in the western United States are Pica hudsonia, even though they look indistinguishable to me. Apparently they were considered the same species until the year 2000. Prints & original are up in the shop. www.joannabarnum.com/shop/

Detail photo of the above framed painting

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 03/09/2026

Then we learned that it’s more of an old timey way of saying you should greet or acknowledge them. Apparently many people say “Good morning, Mr. Magpie, how is Mrs. Magpie?” I love magpies and can’t help but be overjoyed to see them, alone or in groups. Here I painted two with English bluebells.

Photo of the above described painting in a silver frame with black mat

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 03/09/2026

“Magpie Study (Two for Joy)” finished just in time to bring to Dragon Con! Saw so many of these guys in Cornwall, where we learned to “salute the magpie” to counteract any bad luck from seeing a single magpie. At first we took it quite literally, we started giving them a military salute.

Watercolor painting of two magpies with English bluebells in a style blending realism
With abstract layering

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 01/09/2026

The original and prints are available. www.joannabarnum.com/shop

Framed painting of the above described art

Photo of a print of the above described art

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 01/09/2026

“The Lovers,” watercolor. I painted this piece in the flat in Cornwall earlier this year, based on my photos of the Glastonbury Abbey ruins, a possible legendary burial place of Arthur and Guinevere. Some legends say that upon his death, Arthur transformed into either a raven or a Cornish chough.

Watercolor art of two ravens preening. In the foreground are may blossoms and in the background are the ruins of Glastonbury abbey and a bright sun in the sky.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 31/08/2026

We can’t know for sure exactly what these monuments meant to the people who built them, but I feel a deep resonance across the ages with the human urge to create for artistic, symbolic, memorial, and spiritual reasons, beyond the strictly practical.

Photo of a print of the above described painting

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 31/08/2026

When visiting the famous Stonehenge & Avebury, I was struck by the great efforts ancient people undertook working together to create these monuments, digging with simple hand tools, and moving stones across great distances, during a time when simply surviving took a great deal of energy and effort.

The above described painting in a frame and mat

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 31/08/2026

I painted “Skyward” (watercolor, 15” X 22”) using photos and memories from my travels earlier this year. Original- www.joannabarnum.com/shop/skyward... Prints- www.joannabarnum.com/shop/skyward...

Watercolor art of Stonehenge. In the foreground are close up wildflowers. Faintly in the sky is a giant skull with the sun in place of one eye. A flock of corvids flies up into the sky.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 30/08/2026

My plein air paintings from Cornwall earlier this year. The originals and limited edition prints are now up in my shop, along with lots of studio work inspired by the trip. It’s a big update! I’ve been sitting on a lot of stuff to drop at once. www.joannabarnum.com/shop

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 29/08/2026

See you soon at the Dragon Con Art Show! See you next week in Atlanta, on the lower floor of the Hyatt Regency in my usual spot.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 25/08/2026

It’s my birthday! I’m 42! That means you have to share my art- that’s the law, right? Incidentally, I’m currently looking for interesting publishing projects for the first part of 2027.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 16/08/2026

I met this pied crow yesterday!

Person wearing a witch hat smiling with a black and white pied crow perched on their arm.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 13/08/2026

Revelator from @midworldpress.bsky.social! It was such a pleasure to illustrate this book by @darylwriterguy.bsky.social. Art direction by publisher Travis Dunn & jacket design by Charles Brock. Book: www.midworldpress.com/store/p/reve... My original paintings: www.joannabarnum.com/shop?categor...

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 07/08/2026

Reposting an oldie in honor of #tedlasso returning

Watercolor fan art portrait of Roy Kent and Jamie Tartt from the tv show Ted Lasso

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 25/07/2026

Looking forward to seeing you at Gen Con in less than a week now! I’ll be at exhibitor booth 1360- a couple rows to the right of the art show, near the back of the hall. #gencon #gencon2026

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 24/07/2026

A couple photos for scale on the originals.

The artist holding a large watercolor cover illustration

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 24/07/2026

All the illustrations I painted in watercolor for the @midworldpress.bsky.social press fine limited edition of Revelator by @darylwriterguy.bsky.social The book is now available through MidWorld, and I am now offering all of my original paintings in my shop. www.joannabarnum.com/shop?categor...

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 22/07/2026

Drac-O-Lantern pins will be at GenCon (I’m booth 1360- just outside the art show to the right) and they’re in my shop now too. www.joannabarnum.com/shop/drac-o-...

An enamel pin on a backer card. The pin is a red dragon with a pumpkin.

Detail view of the same pin being held between fingers showing it is 2”

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 22/07/2026

My Drac-O-Lantern enamel pin is ready just in time for GenCon! A glittery red dragon igniting a jack-o-lantern, for all the folks who have been asking me if I’d ever do one of my pumpkins with a dragon. www.joannabarnum.com/shop/drac-o-...

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 21/07/2026

Endpiece illustration for the Hatteras Path upcoming fine rebind of A Child Alone With Strangers by @pfracassi.bsky.social. Original painting is now available, along with some other recent publishing work: www.joannabarnum.com/shop

Watercolor illustration of a creepy house against a dark sky and trees with a hazy moon. Superimposed over the house is a young Black boy sleeping in the fetal position. Mirroring him in the lower part of the composition is a cocoon containing an unknown pink creature.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 19/07/2026

We made these!!! Ok, no we did not. The tree made them. But we helped.

A colander of yellow apples on the counter

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 15/07/2026

Interior for the @midworldpress.bsky.social edition of Revelator by Daryl Gregory @darylwriterguy.bsky.social which is now open for preorder. Excited to hold my contributor’s copy in my hands soon! www.midworldpress.com/store/p/reve...

Watercolor illustration of an older woman clutching the shoulders of a young girl with braids. The young girl is wearing a lacy white old fashioned dress, and holding her cupped hands out in front of her. Both have blotchy red birth marks on their arms and faces.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 13/07/2026

“Three coffees no lunch”

Photo of a sculpted grinning skull wearing a pirate hat with weirdly realistic wide eyeballs, from the side of a boardwalk funhouse.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 05/07/2026

“Farther Together” original found a home today at Anthrocon! 🐦 So grateful! Such amazing vibes at this show.

Photo of the artist standing next to a collector holding a large framed watercolor of ravens flying in a starry galaxy

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 03/07/2026

Hello #Anthrocon Pittsburgh! Find me at G21-23 for original watercolor art, prints, game mats, pins and more.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 30/06/2026

Getting this new river otter cutie ready last minute for #anthrocon! See you in the Dealer’s Den.

Photo of a watercolor painting of a river otter with pink flowers in a semi-abstract style next to a stack of signed prints of the same art

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 25/06/2026

In 2028, Baby Yoda and Baby Greedo will be joined by Baby Max Reebo, Baby Salacious Crumb, and Baby Chewie in “Star Wars Babies,” engaging in lovable hijinks while watched over by a beleaguered protocol droid with striped legs seen only from the knees down.

Screencap from The Mandolorian and Grogu showing a cute baby rodian

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 23/06/2026

Drac-O-Lantern! Original watercolor: www.joannabarnum.com/shop/dragon-... Prints: www.joannabarnum.com/shop/dragon-... I’ll also have the original and prints at Anthrocon coming up.

Watercolor art of a red flying dragon lighting a fire inside a grinning jack-o-lantern with a dark background and wafting smoke.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 21/06/2026

This year’s convention freebies! I hand these little buttons out at shows if you sign up for my newsletter. And if you’re already on my newsletter, you can just come ask for one (while supplies last). I’ll have these at Anthrocon, Gen Con, and Dragon Con. www.joannabarnum.com/newsletter

Photo of a few 1” buttons in the artist’s hand. The art on the button is of a raven flying against a rainbow background

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 14/06/2026

One of several available watercolor magical library ravens- www.joannabarnum.com/shop

Watercolor spot illustration of a flying raven, a stack of old books, black quill, and ink jar all surrounded by glowing green magic

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 13/06/2026

Cawthorn Library Attacks! Or, what I feel like when the deadlines start coming at me too fast. One more done for @hitpointpress.bsky.social, Big Bads: Most Wanted, AD: Brian Walters I painted the illustration traditionally in watercolor and the original is available: www.joannabarnum.com/shop

Watercolor illustration of two fantasy adventurers, a human magic user and an orc barbarian, in a library being attacked by magical flying books and ravens.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 10/06/2026

“Ghost Librarian” and “Thirst for Knowledge” for Hit Point Press. If you think you see a bit of an 80s pop culture homage here, yes you do 😉 The originals are watercolor on paper and are available: www.joannabarnum.com/shop

Watercolor on paper of a blue/purple ghostly figure of an elf woman holding a book and making a “shh” gesture.

Watercolor illustration of a black foreboding building with raven statues out front and eerie glowing green windows

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 10/06/2026

I don’t do a lot of dragons, but over the years I’ve gotten a lot of requests for one of my jack-o-lanterns with a dragon so I’m finally giving it a shot! When I’m done, this will be a watercolor in an oval frame, and probably a pin design.

Preliminary pencil drawing of a small flying dragon breathing fire into a jack-o-lantern.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 09/06/2026

Heeeey let’s try the carousel format. These spooky raven library original watercolors are all on 9” x 11” sheets and are $275 each. They were done as RPG illustrations for Hit Point Press. I also have mini prints of some of them available. www.joannabarnum.com/shop

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 08/06/2026

"Reading Ravens" illustration for Big Bads: Most Wanted from @hitpointpress.bsky.social AD: Brian Walters I have limited edition prints of this piece now available! Along with some other prints and originals from the project. www.joannabarnum.com/shop

Tall narrow illustration in watercolor of several ravens flying up into the night sky with a full moon. Each raven holds a book or scroll.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 04/06/2026

Frontispiece illustration for the upcoming Hatteras Path Editions rebind of A Child Alone With Strangers by Philip Fracassi @pfracassi.bsky.social

Watercolor illustration of surreal muddy swirling colors surrounding bits of imagery including a young Black boy, an older man in shadow, the eyes and teeth of unidentified creatures, a flock of crows, and a swarm of wasps.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 04/06/2026

Drac-o-Lantern doodles. Which one should I develop? As both a more detailed painting, and a pin design.

Two rough sketches of red dragons with jack-o-lanterns

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 15/05/2026

I’ve been working on “The Lovers” when in the flat here in Cornwall. I think it’s done, but I’ll give it another look over when I get home. I planned this composition to maybe crop the painting into a large oval frame, but not so sure I want to now. Ravens, Glastonbury abbey, and may blossoms.

Large watercolor painting with a hand holding brushes in front of it for scale. The art is of two ravens with their heads close together framed by the ruins of an old church and many white flowers.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 13/05/2026

Plein air watercolor of the Cot Valley and Porth Nanven. The turquoise water near the shore at this spot is magical. It appears and disappears depending on how the sun shifts.

Plein air watercolor painting of a stream in a valley opening out to a beach and ocean. There are pink flowers on the grassy hills.

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 13/05/2026

Painted plein air at the Nine Maidens stone circle in Boskednan (Cornwall, England)

Watercolor plein air painting of three standing stones with expansive fields, cloudy sky, and a peek of the ocean in the background

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 06/05/2026

Painted the Tregeseal Barrow and English bluebells from life today.

Photo of a plein air painting on an easel in front of a field and ancient barrow

Watercolor painting of an ancient entry tomb made of big mossy stones, surrounded by purple flowers and grassy fields

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 04/05/2026

Large indoor project I’m working on here in Cornwall- ravens, Glastonbury Abbey, and May blossoms.

Preliminary pencil drawing of abbey ruins and two ravens with a pencil sitting in the photo showing large scale

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Joanna Barnum @joannabarnum.com · 28/04/2026

A venerable cherry tree in the St Just Parish Church graveyard (a different spot from yesterday). It’s a wide panorama format- not sure how that will preview here. Click to enbiggen. Original is about 4” x 10”

Watercolor plein air painting of a large wide old cherry tree in bloom shading several old graves

Plein air easel set up in an old churchyard cemetery

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