Kat Powell Artist

Watercolor Painting that I've been working on from June 2015 to present. After I catch up with all the works from last year I will post a more resent image of this watercolor painting. Colored pencil drawing of a flayed horse with Chihuly inspired colors!

Cover illustration for new book series called Bad Mojo 3rd book in the Slug Pie Series Check them out at slugpiestories.com

I've been work for a very long time on this one image. Unfortunately, it seems after i get the penciling, composition, light source, and shading figured out i get stuck on the colors. If anyone reading this/looking at this blog has any suggestions please help me out! The color palette on the second and third image show what i was trying to achieve,  but it doesn't thrill me......

This picture illustrates the many manifestations a person can take. There are times were I share equally in discourse, rare times were I converse freely and openly, but too often I dare not say a word. For society, family, and even friends have taught me that it's far better to keep my mouth shut than to open up and lose everyone.

This image is about Thanatos vs. Eros, or Death Instinct vs. Self-preservation which are personified by my skelies. Also the nerves that are anchoring the feet are spilling a type of Morse Code. Personally I've never acted out my death drive but the thought of self-destruction has crossed my mind (i.e. thought of what it would be like to drive off of a bridge). From my own perspective, this isn't about suicidal thoughts but more about the curiosity of what death would bring. "morbid ain't it" Death is the final frontier of human exploration.

Another speed painting captured using Corel Painter this time.   Story time: As the little skelies were traveling through the jungle they came across a tiger that had been attacked by poachers. With great ingenuity and determination the skelies will soon give the tiger back its freedom and its life. Until then the tiger will have to rely on them for survival. For now a simple swim gives the best comfort.

This is part of a series I've recently been working on. Please enjoy my little Skellies! Title: Toys for Tots   This an actual lithograph print, also this is the first in the series of my infant skeletons. This piece is a promise i'm making to myself and to any future kids i might have. Acetone again with matte. Such a cute little guy with his balloon, which is as big as his freackin head! If his bones were hollow he would fly away...... up up and away with my beautiful my beautiful ballooooon Title: Evil: Hear, Say, See.... This one is more of a mix of acetone transfer, ink drawings, and matte. Favorite part of this was drawing the eardrum. (i really want to see one in real life) Title: Go Fish Technically this is an acetone transfer. I've never done a series before but these infants were really fun to draw over and over again. I love them! Title: Sunkiss This is actually an acetone transfer w/ monotype color. Title: Ties that go ...

 I've always been stronger at illustrating and drawing so i start with a sketch.    Then i try to focus on light source(s) and shadows. Finally i add in color and more shading. This is a very simple walk through, if i do another i will try to save more steps. http://k-el-p.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d38ww6h

"Egg Drop Soup: Birth of the World" Oil painting of girl breaking open an egg and the yolk is spilling out an new world. (physics be damned!) And in the window in the canvas is an egg has is sprouting a mini sculpture of gold wire and handmade kozo paper. And yes that is a real egg, don't worry it doesn't smell. ;)  This is an Exquisite Corpse that I did with a very good friend of mine. An Exquisite Corpse is a collaboration between two or more artists. You get your canvas, section off even parts, and you start the painting whatever you want, cover up all but an inch of it and from there another artist can paint from the colors and lines that you've put on it. Basically you are painting blind . :)  Steampunk idea. With a man, a bird, and a clock. "Self-Experimentaion" This was a challenge for myself in the following ways:   5'x6' ft oil painting (second largest painting i've done), translucency, reflection, opacity, focus, glass, edges, an...