Kat Powell Artist

A few years ago I saw a bunch of artist trying a drawing challenge. It is based off of an artist named Kim Jung Gi who draws extremely detailed and realistic images with only ink. No pencil, no sketch and straight from memory and imagination! So, I decided to give it a go. The image you see below is my attempt at straight ink drawing. I also wanted to test my imagination and memory by drawing everything you see from memory. Of course, most of the drawing is fantasy but this was a great challenge for proportion, perspective, background, and anatomy.     It was a great way to get out of my comfort zone and test my confidence as an artist. I would highly recommend this challenge for intermediate and advance artist! I will be honest, it was very scary at first. But if you stay focused on what you are creating and have a general idea of what you want to draw then you will have more fun! You can start off simple by drawing one object or cre...

  Butterfly Heart   Butterfly Lungs Butterfly Spine

Finished piece

Series: de- Title: DNA This is the idea of apples and oranges. Colored pencil and pencil on textured paper. I will be continuing this series for a few more images, let’s see where it goes. I will try to do bolder colors for the next ones.

 Wow I shamefully haven't updated this blog in a good long while. Well here comes the posts, I hope your bodies are ree~ady! :3 Series: de- Title of first image: Pollen Title of second image: Sound Wave Concept drawings for a new series to keep me in practice. These are referenced from Beauchene Skulls, aka Exploded Skulls.

Full image, pencil on matte board 40"x19"

This is an old drawing I did over summer 2012. If you love obscure anime shows then you must check out 'Trava: Fist Planet.' I wish this anime series was longer! I love it so much! These are the same oddball characters from the anime movie 'Red Line.'

Another WIP for a solo gallery show in December. This piece is part of a diptych and will be colored.

This is a world that is constantly being devoured and stitched.

speed painting, acrylics, 1 hr 30 mins, 16"x20" SOLD

oil painting 15.5"x19"

Check out all the steps thus far :) more details and images through link above.

I keep getting closer and closer to finishing this image, I finally found colors that I'm happy with.

So I'm now selling some of my artwork as prints at Society 6 . And the "whomp whomp" image is available as a t-shirt/hoodie. :)

small acrylic studies

WIP of one new work: reference material with lighting, from the "studio" not even half way -___-

For the life of me i cannot think of an appropriate title..... watercolor 15"x20"

Rose painting commission 24"x48" acrylic

From Adventure Time, the Vampire Queen Marceline. There is also a video capture to go with this image: