Jo is a member of Christ Lutheran church and the Art Guild both at Fairfield Glade, Tennessee.

 Bowling Green University and the Toledo Museum of Art is where Jo studied art.  Additional studies include nationally know artists as well as numerous local artists.

While living in Ohio she was a member of the Northwestern Ohio Watercolor Society, the Kentucky Watercolor Society, Associate member of the Ohio Watercolor Society, The Toledo Artists Club, Oregon Art Club and Spectrum Art Club.  Jo awards are many.  She has received the prestigious Grumbacher God Medal award and was awarded the blue ribbon for excellence and purchase award from Sauders Museum in Archbold, Ohio.  Jo's work is represented in numerous private and corporate collections both here and abroad. Her favorite subjects to paint are still life, landscapes and florals, both in realistic and abstract form.

Watercolor, "Lilacs"

Watercolor, "Barn Occupants"

Watercolor,"Sunshine in a Basket"

Acrylic, "Autumn in the Forest"

Watercolor, "Iris Creations"

Mixed Media, "Just Resting"

Collage, "Paradise"

Watercolor, "A Day at the Beach"

Watercolor, "Serenity"

Watercolor, "The Wild Ones"

Watercolor, "Harvest"

Watercolor, "Dogwoods"

Colored Pencil and Watercolor,
"Beyond the Horizon"

Watercolor, "A Rocky Accent"

Watercolor, "Abandoned"

Acrylic, "Gold of Autumn"

Watercolor, "An Ocean View"

Watercolor, "From the Garden"

Watercolor,
"Wonder of the Forest"

Watercolor, "Basket of Beauty"

Watercolor, "Dinner Time"

Watercolor, "Gristmill"

Watercolor, "Kaleidoscope"

Watercolor,
"Long Hot Summer"

Mixed Media,
"On the Wings of a Dove"

Watercolor, "Windswept"