Hello! I'm Erin Gennow.

I've worked professionally as an artist and designer for over 20 years. I earned a BS in Film, with an Art & Design minor, from Grand Valley State University, and then a BFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art University. I work in watercolor, gouache, and oil, and digitally in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Over the years I've created artwork for Disney, Pixar, Nick Jr., Paramount, Colorforms, University Games, Artistic Studios, and Gap. My fine art paintings are in a number of private collections.

I illustrated the picture book Rhyme: A Pig in Politics, and I wrote and illustrated The Animals Come Out at Night, a Clavis Publishing Key Colors 2022 Top Ten Finalist.

Today most of my time goes to Erin E. Gennow Arts, my stationery and fine art print studio. Every card and print starts as an original watercolor painting. My work is usually bright and cheerful, and it comes from nature and the small moments of daily life. I grew up in Michigan, and now the natural beauty of Northern California finds its way into almost everything I paint.

I love the start of a new project: the brainstorming, the sketches, and working alongside clients and teams to create something hand painted and one of a kind.