Jean Choe Design

Jean Choe Design Hello! I'm an artist based in California, U.S. I work with various media including watercolor, Gouache and acrylics. Color is my biggest source of inspiration.

I hope my art can bring a smile to your day!

09/02/2026

It opens Saturday!

Loose Watercolor Florals: One Petal at a Time — my very first online course.

🌸 5+ hours, 46 lessons
🌸 5 flower shapes: daisy, tulip, poppy, hydrangea, rose
🌸 Includes foundation of supplies and basic techniques
🌸 Every flower starts with Petal Practice — the single stroke first
🌸 A full bouquet project and three bonus paintings
🌸 Printable class notes
🌸 Yours to keep for good

Everyone on the waitlist gets in a day early, on Friday, plus $50 off — $147 instead of $197.

Waitlist link is in my bio 🌷

I had 4 students paint their way through the entire course before anyone else saw it. And these are the flowers they mad...
08/28/2026

I had 4 students paint their way through the entire course before anyone else saw it. And these are the flowers they made, and what they had to say about my course.

I wanted to know whether the course actually worked before I asked anyone to pay for it. Not whether they liked me, but whether they could paint something they were happy with by the end.

Loose Watercolor Florals: One Petal at a Time opens September 5. Waitlist link is in my bio, and everyone on it gets first access plus $50 off 🌷

08/24/2026

After years of teaching watercolor florals in person, I finally made the online course people kept asking me for.

It’s called “LOOSE WATERCOLOR FLORALS: One Petal at a Time”.

It’s built in order, the way I’d teach you at a workshop table: water and brush control first, then the simplest strokes, then the trickier ones, and finally a whole bouquet.

It opens on September 5! Everyone on the waitlist gets 24-hour early access and the lowest price it will ever be. The link is in my bio if you’d like to be first.

watercolorforbeginning

Most watercolor tutorials start with the whole flower. I start with one petal, and here's why.After painting more flower...
08/20/2026

Most watercolor tutorials start with the whole flower. I start with one petal, and here's why.

After painting more flowers than I can count and teaching hundreds of students in person, here's what I've noticed: one good brush stroke does so much of the work for you.

So I always start there! Just the single stroke that makes one petal, practiced until your hand remembers it on its own. Then you go to paint the flower, and your hands are already ready, before your mind has time to feel overwhelmed.

I call it the Petal First approach, and it's how I begin every single flower, in every workshop I teach.

My first online course, Loose Watercolor Florals: Paint with Confidence, is built entirely this way. It opens in early September, and the waitlist gets the lowest price this course will ever be. Link is in my bio. 🌸

I make kitchen linens. And I genuinely don’t love cooking. 🍳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I know — it doesn’t sound fitting. But there’s a re...
05/19/2026

I make kitchen linens. And I genuinely don’t love cooking. 🍳
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I know — it doesn’t sound fitting. But there’s a real story behind why I started making tea towels, aprons, and dishcloths, and it starts a lot earlier than watercolor does.
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My blog has the full story (link below) — from my mom’s sewing machine (I was six!) to a quiet realization I had while standing at my kitchen counter dreading dinner, and how it all eventually led to this collection of colorful, floral kitchen textiles that I make today.
It’s one of those “I’ve been meaning to share this” stories, and I’m finally sharing it.
Read the full story on my blog: jeanchoeartdesign.com/blogs/news/why-i-design-kitchen-linens
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If you’ve followed along for a while, you might remember that I used to hand-pour my watercolor paint sets. It worked, b...
05/15/2026

If you’ve followed along for a while, you might remember that I used to hand-pour my watercolor paint sets. It worked, but it also took a lot of my time, and the sets were often out of stock than in stock.
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So I’ve been testing a lot of pre-poured watercolor paints from paint manufacturers behind the scenes. After going through dozens of manufacturers, and almost giving up, I finally found one I’m really happy with!
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The new paint sets are now restocked, with the same color palette as before, but now in even better, artist-grade quality! The only change is that Permanent Rose has been replaced with Opera, a brighter pink that my students have been loving. Oh, and the 3-brush set, of course, has been upgraded to my own branded 5-brush set. (I haven’t had a chance to update the photos on my website yet, so just a quick note in case you may wonder!)
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If you already have my paint + brush set and want to try this new color, I’ve also added Opera as an individual pan in my shop.

Tap View Products & Shop🌷

Next in the Saturday wildflower series: lily of the valley 🤍May 16, 2pm at a private home in San Carlos.These tiny bell-...
05/14/2026

Next in the Saturday wildflower series: lily of the valley 🤍
May 16, 2pm at a private home in San Carlos.
These tiny bell-shaped flowers are all about light brushwork and small details. It’s a quieter, slower kind of painting—and a nice way to spend an afternoon.
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Small group, cozy space, and we take it step by step.
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Saturday at Spring Bloom Day was so fun! It was a beautiful day, the energy was great, and I loved meeting so many of y...
05/13/2026

Saturday at Spring Bloom Day was so fun! It was a beautiful day, the energy was great, and I loved meeting so many of you in person. 🌸 Thank you to everyone who stopped by — your kind words and excitement always mean so much to me. See you at the next one!

My entry for Art Challenge. Inspired by lantana’s beautiful color gradients, I decided to go all in with colors with t...
05/09/2026

My entry for Art Challenge.
Inspired by lantana’s beautiful color gradients, I decided to go all in with colors with this one!
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Art challenge hosted by .nichole.illustration &

See you on Saturday, May 9, ’s 2nd annual Spring Bloom event! We’re celebrating all things flowers, plants and gardening...
05/08/2026

See you on Saturday, May 9, ’s 2nd annual Spring Bloom event! We’re celebrating all things flowers, plants and gardening.
⭐ Open from 12 PM to 5 PM. Located outdoors at Parqdue de los Pobladores (510 S 1st Street) in downtown San José and on the adjacent street closure on 1st Street. Free admission for attendees.
✨ Featuring 20 retail vendors selling fresh flowers, dried flowers, plants, artwork, planters, floral inspired goods and more.
🌱 Swipe to see schedule for free workshops & demos.
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