Johanna Pack
johannapack.bsky.social
Johanna Pack
@johannapack.bsky.social
Artist, mostly watercolor, but I'll try anything. Based in Sacramento, CA, US.
Website www.johannapack.com
For this week's #BlueSkyArtShow I would like to share a photo of my tiny watercolor landscapes in a mini art gallery in my neighborhood.
#Small
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I think this painting at China Bar in the Auburn State Recreation Area captures the #Bright light of that summer morning. Why was I choosing to paint while squinting into the sunlight when it was already over 90 degrees Fahrenheit at 9AM? The world may never know. #BlueSkyArtShow
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I am pretty happy with this orchid painting.
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
For #BlueSkyArtShow this week, I am sharing a quick painting from quite a while ago that was inspired by grasses growing near a pile of fallen leaves in the sun.
This week's theme is #Autumn.
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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I was trying to figure out what art I have that would showcase the theme for today, #inside

And then I realized, this skull used to be inside of a wildcat.

This was done in carbon dust, a typical medium for medical illustration.
October 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow
Today's theme is #vertical which makes me realize I focus on horizontal quite a bit.
Anyway, these sunflowers have strong vertical stalks.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Oatmeal made a great comic about AI:
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_ar...

It doesn't cover the massive environmental costs, but it's a pretty good statement on the necessity of human creativity.
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Artists Meeting Artists
June 16, 2023 at 9:11 PM
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We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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My new book Designing Imaginative Environments is coming soon! Jump to the Kickstarter page to be notified at launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/190...
October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow
Today I am sharing this painting of Grassnut flowers, also known as Ithuriel's Spear, with the glow of sunshine coming through the petals.
October 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow
Today's theme is #Relax
Years ago, I painted my husband on a vacation, playing video games on his laptop. It was such a peaceful day.
October 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Pumpkins
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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I think you should see this!

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September 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
For today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme #TheRoad I am sharing one that I didn't really like, but looking at it again I see there are aspects that I appreciate. The flowers on the right are a very pale variety of Ithuriel's Spear, aka Grassnut.
September 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
#BlueSkyArtShow today's theme is #angles
So I thought I would share this quick painting I made to experiment with metallic watercolor a few years ago.
September 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Last weekend, I was at UC Davis for the YoloArts.org August farm visit.
Bringing art & agriculture together, and here, ag science.
It was hot enough that my phone decided to stop taking pictures, but otherwise a great day.
Scientists are out there trying to improve food, medicine, life...
August 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here's an old one for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Shiny
I had a boring temp job at the time, so I drew this at work.
August 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today's #BlueSkyArtShow is #pieces which seems like a good fit for my Oak Tree painting that was done on 20 8" squares of black watercolor paper.
August 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow #Smooth
I called this one Molten Wings...
July 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
One of the things I love about living in California is the fresh produce all year. But that wouldn't be possible without thousands of hardworking farm laborers.
July 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM