Lesley A.J. Baumann

Born the year Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown, Lesley A.J. Baumann is a graphic designer, animal portrait artist and the author/illustrator of the picture book J is for Justify. She grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and earned her BS in Design from the University of Cincinnati before moving to Arizona, California, Vermont and back to Ohio while building her client base. In all aspects of her work, Lesley has a skill for observing a subject and translating it into stunning visuals that resonate with the intended audience. In her free time, she enjoys riding her American Saddlebred, cheering for her favorite racehorses as they thunder down the stretch and attempting to keep up with her exuberant young Justify fan.