Jo Lynch

illustrator of Lil Hay

November 4, 2015

Jo Lynch has been drawing or doing some sort of creating since childhood. By the time she reached high school she was producing amusing animal characters and small portraits. As time went on, Jo developed a part-time fine art business while concurrently pursuing a career in geophysical research. Finally, she realized her dream of going back to OSU, where she earned fine art degrees in studio arts and illustration. Since than, Jo has been combining work in award-winning illustration and commissioned fine arts, while teaching drawing and illustration at OSU, as well as seminar instruction in painting and drawing techniques.

Jo's illustration style has a sense of fun with a focus on humor and unusual animal characters, as well as an eye for historical and scenic detail. Her pieces are filled with light, rich color and interesting details to explore. When not busy with brush or pencil in hand, Jo spends time with her husband and two sheltie dogs. They live in Tulsa and enjoy the outdoors and being part of an ethnic drumming and dancing troupe.

Lil Hay is a dramatic, yet whimsical fictional life journey of "Pepe", the skunk who later becomes known as "Lil Hay" the mascot of Phillips University, in Enid, Oklahoma. With a light hand, JoAnn Phillips meshes the history of the University with a personal look into the everyday lives of the students. "Lil Hay's" journey begins with college and continues through a life full of family, career challenges, and success.... all entwined with connections to Phillips University and events in its history. The writing of JoAnn Phillips, and the illustrations of Jo Lynch show us how university life was experienced by the students themselves.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2011-honorees/jo-lynch

Last Updated: 14 January 2022