Kat Powell Artist

This painting is my first attempt at a "transforming" painting. The idea I had was to paint a figure with the same steps I use when I draw the human figure. You can see in the video that I start with a rough outline for the skeleton figure. If you have ever taken a figure drawing course you know that in order to properly capture the human form you start with the skeleton and muscles underneath. It's like building a house. You need the frames then the drywall before you add the house paint. Anyways, after I paint the rough outline I fill in the skeleton, while keeping the light source in mind. Giving depth and highlights. Keep in mind the skeleton is rough because this is not a skeleton painting. So I don't care about the tight details and realism. This is just a phase. I then move on to the muscles. When I was in college my drawing professor had us learn all the muscles by name, and I knew them all....but then I got lazy and forgot most ...

Colored Pencil drawing of Ramsay from Game of Thrones. This gloriously insane man would smile while being flayed alive! You can see the step-by-step progress here on my Behance page.

colored pencil, pencil, ink on lightly textured paper, done back in Aug 2014

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.

de- Peeled This image was influenced by the story of Edward Mordake. I hope, if he was a real man, that he found peace in death.   Craniopagus parasiticus .

Follow the link to watch the video captured of this painting. Brook Mind Blown One Piece fanart of Brook and Trafalgar Law. This is what I would expect to happen if these two actually fought.

Series: de- Title: Fruit (wip) colored pencil on paper

 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"

pencil and digital painting

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

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

oil painting 15.5"x19"

A small series of paintings that morph fetal skeletons with plants. I know the photos are bad. acrylic on wood acrylic on canvas  *for the first two paintings: the white makes around the figures is chalk, it is a great tool to use when you aren't sure about composition or any extra details and it wipes off cleanly oil on canvas, this was the first flower skull idea, been working on it for a long time acrylic on wood