A Way Out Jo Tomsick Pairing an unexpected animal with

Pairing an unexpected animal with an image from the echelons of past society creates a visual paradox that inadvertently“humanizes” the portraiture and often makes people smile

“My daily struggle through anxiety has brought me through isolation

International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art

| 8 x 12 in

A Way Out Jo Tomsick Pairing an unexpected animal withWatercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on aquaboard 5 x 7 in. 2026 6 x 8 in. (f) Framing included Jo Tomsick grew up in Cleveland as the shy visual artist in a family of extroverted musicians. She found escape and belonging in books, video games, and imaginary friends. Most of her free time was spent reading, sketching, and dreaming up adventures in otherworldly realms. As an adult, making authentic art for her means casting back to the unfettered