Original Watercolors
One-of-a-kind paintings, from loose abstract botanicals to hand-painted watercolor cards. Sold as originals and through our Etsy shop.
Lake Effect Studios
Original art, printable downloads and gifts with a sense of humor
Hand-painted watercolors, printable downloads, plus a few useful things for your desk. Opening soon, in stages.
Digital Downloads
Printable wall art you can download instantly. Print it at home or at your local print shop, in the size that fits your wall.
Gifts With Personality
Phone cases, card sets and small-batch pens for people who like good design and a good deadpan joke.
Original watercolors
The Botanical Set
The first watercolor cards. Loose, leafy greenery for people who like their holidays a little more natural.
Available soon as mailed cards or digital downloads. Join the list to hear when the set is ready.
The debut collection
Made by hand, then made useful
It starts with a painting. Botanical studies and lake-weather abstracts become downloads, cards and phone cases, with more gifts on the way.
We're opening the shop in stages. Join the list to hear first when downloads, card sets and gifts go live.
Join the collectors listFrom the studio
An MFA in painting, put to work
Lake Effect Studios is run by Hanna Arnold, who received her MFA in painting and spent years inside global companies figuring out how to make good work, well. That same approach now goes into art you'll want on your wall and gifts people actually use.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Lake Effect Studios?
- An art and gift studio in Lowell, Massachusetts, making original watercolors, printable digital art and gifts with a sense of humor.
- Who is the artist?
- Hanna Arnold, who received her MFA in painting and grew up near Rochester, New York. She now runs the studio in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- How do digital downloads work?
- You buy and download high-resolution files, then print them at home or at a local print shop in the size you need.
- Which watercolor cards come first?
- The Botanical Set. Loose, leafy watercolor greenery, available as mailed cards or digital downloads.
- Do you take commissions?
- Yes. Send a note through the contact page with your idea, size and timeline.
- Where can I buy your work?
- Through our Etsy shop, with new drops announced to the launch list first.