LEENA  I  Artist & Author

I’m Leena Hannonen — artist, author, and chronic maker of things.

This channel is where the work happens: original paintings, contemporary art, mixed-media and oil painting, studio life, books, adult coloring books, works in progress, and the stories behind them.

My art is inspired by nature, movement and resilience — from ocean and marine life paintings to horses, wildlife and abstract realism.

I’m also an author. My books range from the serious At the Helm: An Artist’s Fight That Exposed Foreclosure Built on Forged Documents to the decidedly less serious Color Before Responding — an adult coloring and activity book for stress relief, everyday annoyances, things that piss you off, and those “WHAT THE HELL?!” moments when saying what you’re thinking would create paperwork.

Expect painting videos, creative process, studio work, book projects, coloring videos, new artwork and whatever I’m making next.

Paint it. Write it. Make something out of it.