Jorie Johansen is an artist and photographer from Whitefish Bay, WI who spends her summers in Door County.   Her work is a celebration of color, imagination and play.  Using acrylics, she creates bright, whimsical compositions that blend abstraction with recognizable forms. Each painting invites viewers to pause, smile, and connect with their own sense of wonder. I’m drawn to bold palettes, layered textures, and fluid shapes that suggest liveliness and joy. I paint not to represent the world as it is, but as it feels in my soul.