05/26/2026
Hi to all the new followers! ๐๐จ
I figured Iโd reintroduce myself since I've gained a few recently.
Iโm Monica artist MAM Artworks & founder of Paint Havana (studio in downtown Havana), painter, mural artist, gallery owner, and lifelong creative.
Although Iโm originally from the Midwest, I spent 20 years in Portland, Oregon... 11 of those years growing as an artist and building the courage to pursue art professionally. Exactly 5 years ago, I took a leap of faith and walked away from my corporate career to go full throttle into my art journey. Scary I know!
Then something unexpected happenedโฆ
A few years in doing art full time my cousin encouraged me to come back to Havana, Illinois after already spending a couple of summers doing art here and give this art dream a real shot here. Because of that support, I had the incredible opportunity to do the move & continue to create murals for the City of Havana and surrounding areas and open my own creative studio downtown next to Black Maple Coffee.
Today, Paint Havana hosts:
๐จ ๐ตFirst Fridays
๐จ Paint classes
๐ Birthday paint parties
๐๏ธ Team building paint parties
โจ Special events
๐๏ธ Murals across the region
Now my work is continuing to grow throughout both the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest and Iโm loving every minute of it!
Thank you for supporting local art and following along on my journey. It truly means more than you know!! โค๏ธ ๐จ