Hello,

Penny Ann is a freelance botanical artist.

Examining plants always
Pen to paper daily
Doodling when the sun rises
Creating meaning in the every day
Humor in the heavy
A tad bit of style
Music for the mood
Coffee…

My educational background is in business, but that often conflicted with my desire to live a creative lifestyle; full of expression and depth. Over the years I’ve experimented with preserving plants, making it my full time job in 2018. I took a step back in 2023 and asked myself what I truly wanted. The answer was nothing short of a question.

The overwhelming question mark left me journaling and experimenting with plants aimlessly - until one day I cut a petal into a square. I spent the day filling the page with squares, seeing that one plant when broken down had such vast character. This simple act transformed mystery into muse and momentum into motivation.

With this new discovery, I decided to dig deep and immerse myself in the uncomfortable nature of expression, using pixilated plants as my medium. To use plants as my way to tell stories. To share past hardships and current insecurities. To create visual interest, something that’s truly one of a kind.

I live in Southern California with my husband and two boys. I design and make everything in my studio space. My goal is to be exactly who I am. To show my boys that the craziest of ideas are attainable. That hard work does pay off as long as you don’t let the ‘Nos’ stop you. That insecurities are strengths in disguise. That their mom/life partner loves them very much.