Jillianne is. a self-taught artist, she began drawing as a young child. She was inspired by her mother, who is also an artist. Her mother loves to paint impressionistic florals using oil paints. Jillianne started as an art education major at the University of Illinois Chicago, but ultimately graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Photography, after falling in love with that medium. Today she is very busy teaching paint parties and private art lessons at Happy Daisy Art Studio!