Welcome

If you are looking for special artwork to elevate your living space, you are in the right place.

I love working with clients to commission or select the perfect piece of art, from original oil paintings to prints, miniature treasures to large scale showstoppers.

Bio

I hold a B.A. in Studio Art from Carleton College and continued my studies in Painting and Illustration at SACI in Florence, Italy. Since then, I’ve worked as a professional artist, illustrator and art educator.

I love to explore nature - searching out beautiful scenes to interpret in paint. I also love to paint people! My childhood sketchbooks are filled with faces (my grown up sketchbooks, too) and I was the kid on the museum field trip standing with her nose up too close to the portraits, trying to understand how it was done. I’m a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, but I tend to move around - always looking for new inspiration. When I’m not painting, you might find me hiking, paddling, reading or gardening.

Artist’s Statement

I’m endlessly fascinated with the variety of faces in the world. Portraits are more than just a likeness, they capture the character and unique spark of the subject. I enjoy getting to know my portrait clients and consider it a true honor and privilege to be entrusted with painting their loved ones.

I’m inspired by the colors and energy of nature and strive to interpret it with expressive brushwork and luminous color palettes. I take every chance to explore new landscapes and find poetic ways to capture them in paint. I hope my paintings give the viewer that thrill of coming across a gorgeous vista, the kind that makes you pause to soak it in.

My illustrations are perfect for children’s picture books and middle grade novels with themes of inclusivity, magic, mindfulness and nature. I also design repeat patterns and hand lettering for surface design. I work with publishers and select self-publishing authors to create custom illustrations, book layouts and products.

Selected Recent Clients: WelcomeUS, French Oil Mill Machinery Company, Arcadia Publishing, Pioneer Valley Books, Reader2Writer Press, The University of Cincinnati, The Camargo Club

I’d love to work with you!
Send me an e-mail about your project poguesa@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2001 Carleton College (Northfield, MN) - BA Studio Art, minor Art Education

2004 Studio Art Centers International (Florence, IT) - Graduate Studies Painting

Selected Exhibitions

2025 Golden Ticket juried show, Clifton Cultural Arts Center

Art Comes Alive annual juried show, ADC Gallery

Publications

2024 Dead Avenue Vol. 1, Illustration (Reader 2 Writer Press)

2021 A Safer Sport (Pioneer Valley Press)

On Turtle Patrol (Pioneer Valley Press)

2020 Library’s Most Wanted, Illustration (Arcadia)

2019 A New Friend for Emily (Pioneer Valley Press)

2018 Emily’s Mom (Pioneer Valley Press)

Salamander Crossing (Pioneer Valley Press)

Teaching

2023-24 Cincinnati Public Schools, K-8 Visual Arts

2022-23 Priority Placements, Vermont, K-12 Visual Arts

2018-20 Artist in Residence, Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School