Longtime Seal Beach resident, JoAnn Rossi, paints beautiful watercolor artwork that resonates with others, drawing from her 91 years of inspired living. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, her life in Seal Beach is surrounded with material for her artistic inspiration. In addition to picture-perfect nature the local area offers, JoAnn’s outlook is heavily influenced by her happiness of family and friends that surround her. She’s been married to Mario for 67 years, has three children, including daughter Lyn Semeta (who was former mayor of Huntington Beach,) 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Spending most of her life helping others, in 1997 Rossi retired as an occupational therapist and began taking water color classes. It became her favorite medium. One of her proudest accomplishments was having her artwork accepted and displayed in an international exhibit in 2022.
In addition to painting she leads architectural tours of the landmark Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove where she’s a docent. JoAnn is also active in St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Seal Beach where she started a ministry to support a needy school in Santa Ana…