Welcome to the Canvas.Where your story can find its color.
Whether you are a veteran navigating the transition to civilian life, a Lupus Warrior seeking strength in the middle of a flare, or a soul searching for release from the hurts of the past... we can teach you to use painting to let go and begin to live an unfettered life.
Art to Heal Hurt
Tactical creative expression workshops designed to process trauma, stress, and chronic pain safely.
Shedding Camouflage
Original fine artwork, fluid acrylics, and watercolors inspired by nature, resilience, and faith.
Paint Parties & Speaking
Joyful gatherings at the Camouflaged Table for corporate retreats, veteran groups, and wellness centers.
Jeanette J Pizarro-Harpe
U.S. Marine Veteran • Healing Artist & Author
"Through the fluid grace of the canvas, I discovered how to live unfettered — free from the labels and pain."
From Front Line Warrior to Healing Artist
I’m Jeanette, and my journey has been a collection of many different landscapes. From the busy streets of the Bronx and my Puerto Rican roots to the front lines as a U.S. Marine, I have spent my life learning what it means to be a warrior. Today, I live that mission in a new way — as an artist, creator, author, speaker, and fellow traveler on the path to healing.
I know what it’s like to live behind "camouflage." I know the weight of carrying things the world cannot see. But I also know that even in our darkest seasons, beauty persists. Through painting, I discovered how to shed labels, process pain, and live unfettered.
At Camouflage to Canvas, We Believe:
- 1Your past does not have to be your permanent landscape. You have the power to paint new beginnings.
- 2Healing is a tactical, beautiful, and daily practice. Creativity gives shape to emotions words cannot hold.
- 3Every one of us is a masterpiece in progress. Unfettered grace is available to all of us.
Ways to Engage & Heal Through Art
Designed for individuals, veteran groups, corporate teams, and community gatherings looking for restoration and joyful expression.
Art to Heal Hurt
Safe harbor creative workshops
Guided paint sessions that act as a companion to mental health care. Participants learn tactical techniques to externalize grief, trauma, and chronic pain safely.
- Peer-witnessed safe environment
- All art supplies included
- Available in-person & virtual
Paint Parties & Events
The Camouflaged Table
Gather around the Camouflaged Table for joyful paint parties, beginner art instruction, team bonding, and celebration. No pressure, just connection.
- Private & corporate events
- Step-by-step friendly coaching
- Bring your own story & laughter
Speaking & Books
Keynotes & Published Works
Jeanette delivers powerful keynotes on resilience, military transition, overcoming chronic illness with Lupus, and finding light through creative grit.
- Veteran & military summits
- Healthcare & wellness keynotes
- Author readings & book signings
Featured Artwork & Custom Commissions
Explore original paintings created by Jeanette, reflecting elements of nature, military honor, and fluid watercolor healing.
Field of Resilience
Bold crimson poppies rising toward hope — a tribute to strength blooming through adversity.
The Camouflaged Landscape
Tactical geometric forms in bold primary colors — honoring military heritage through abstract vision.
Shattered Light
Stained-glass inspired composition exploring how broken pieces can form something beautiful.
Radiant Bloom
A luminous tulip emerging from golden warmth — symbolizing renewal after dark seasons.
Unfettered Wings
Vibrant butterfly taking flight among blossoms — a celebration of transformation and freedom.
Graceful Lily
Soft pastel lily unfurling in gentle light — a meditation on delicate strength and quiet beauty.
Sunset Contemplation
A lone figure stands before a fiery ocean sunset — reflecting on transitions and new horizons.
Inner Light Portrait
Dramatic interplay of light and shadow across a contemplative face — exploring identity and inner truth.
Crimson & White Poppy
Intimate close-up of a striking red and white poppy — honoring remembrance, honor, and renewal.
Kindred Spirits
Two vibrant lovebirds sharing a branch against warm bokeh lights — celebrating companionship and belonging.
Combat Boot Sanctuary
A black combat boot cradled by vibrant wildflowers — honoring the warrior's journey from battlefield to blooming sanctuary.
Inner Wisdom Haven
A serene figure with eyes closed, guided by a wise owl beneath honeycomb skies — finding stillness and inner knowing through nature's wisdom.
Queen's Grace
A regal woman accompanied by her lion spirit, adorned with cascading orchids — embracing sovereign strength, courage, and feminine power.
Healing Jewelry Creations
Handcrafted wearable art pieces inspired by Jeanette's paintings — fluid watercolor resin jewelry that carries nature's beauty and healing energy with you wherever you go.
Wildflower Pendant
Pressed wildflowers under glass with fluid watercolor, copper wire-wrapped.
Crimson Bloom Earrings
Fluid watercolor resin beads in crimson and emerald with pressed flowers.
Poppy Cuff Bracelet
Fluid watercolor under glass with poppy motifs, copper band with wire details.
Butterfly Whisper Ring
Miniature watercolor butterfly under glass, silver wire-wrapped with crystals.
Custom Jewelry Commissions
Each piece is one-of-a-kind, handcrafted with intention. Commission a custom pendant, bracelet, or earrings featuring your favorite painting theme or personal healing symbol.
Request a Custom PieceBooks by Jeanette Pizarro-Harpe
From healing memoirs to collaborative anthologies, Jeanette's written works share her journey of transformation and offer readers a path to their own creative restoration.
Out of the Blue
Using the Spectrum of Art to Navigate the Depths of Sorrow
A deeply personal exploration of how color, creativity, and artistic expression can guide us through the darkest chapters of grief, chronic illness, and emotional pain — finding light when life comes out of the blue.
The Art of Living
A Complete Guide to Creativity, Healing, and the Creative Life
A comprehensive guide to embracing creativity as a daily healing practice. Jeanette shares practical techniques, reflective exercises, and stories from her journey to help readers cultivate a creative, restorative life.
Camouflaged Shame (Uncensored)
A Path to Redemption After Military Sexual Trauma
A courageous, uncensored memoir confronting the silenced wounds of military sexual trauma. Jeanette charts a raw and redemptive path from shame to sovereignty, offering hope to fellow survivors.
Scars to Stars Vol. 4
Chapter Contribution & Collaboration
Jeanette contributes her chapter to this collaborative anthology of transformation stories — where authors from all walks of life share how they turned their deepest scars into guiding stars.
Scars to Stars Vol. 5
Chapter Contribution & Collaboration
The next volume in the Scars to Stars anthology series, featuring Jeanette's continued chapter contribution alongside other inspiring voices of healing, resilience, and transformation.
Words That Heal, Stories That Transform
Each book is an invitation to shed your camouflage and step into your own story of healing. Available for purchase, book club discussions, author readings, and signing events.
Listen, Watch & Be Inspired
Tune into the Unfettered Canvas podcast and watch Jeanette's featured interviews on resilience, healing, and the creative life.
Unfettered Canvas
Hosted by Jeanette Pizarro-Harpe
Art as Medicine: Jeanette's Story
Veteran Voices Network
Latest Episodes
Camouflage to Canvas Wellness Disclaimer
At Art to Heal, we believe in the restorative power of creativity as a soulful, supportive tool. Please note that our workshops and resources facilitated by Jeanette Pizarro-Harpe are intended for supplemental restoration and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, clinical diagnosis, or traditional psychotherapy. Jeanette serves as a facilitator of expression and a peer witness, not a licensed therapist.
We encourage participants to use these creative practices as a "Safe Harbor" to complement ongoing work with a licensed mental health professional. This space is designed for those actively supported by a clinical provider or those seeking holistic maintenance after completing primary trauma therapy.
By participating, you acknowledge responsibility for your own mental health care. If the creative process feels unmanageable, please reach out to your primary provider or a crisis professional immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Shed Your Camouflage and Begin Painting?
Join Jeanette in the studio and take the first step toward creative freedom and restorative peace today.