Kirra

Oh gosh ! Thank you so much!! Lots of time spent crouching various places and/or blessed with really lovely photographer friends!

Colour richness is likely due to my use of limited palettes - gotta be choosy with mixtures!!

Close up of spiny lobster painted face

Side of spiny lobster painting

Full view on wall

telson zoom

spiny lobster has escaped containment 12” x 12” + a lil’

acrylic on canvas applied to vintage fabric scrap

#invertebrates #monterybay #crustacean #art #painting #aquarium #ocean

house fly on the finest 1980s couch section

Hermit crab gazes over the sea, dreaming.

hello, millipede from the sky on fabulous brightly coloured plaid

Scarab on orb of ultimate power (it’s actually poop, but he personally sees it as the most powerful force in the universe and I have represented it accordingly)

invertebrate brigade group 1

6” x 6” fun little paintings for a fun end of summer.

The real question will be if I turn these into greeting cards or magnets ahead of spooky season 😂

#insect #crab #millipede #originalart #canadianartist #bugart #painting #homedecor

A horseshoe crab sits in her sand divot. Proud. Glamorous. Shiny.

medical marvel. the horseshoe crab. Love em.

Part of “Going Coastal”
12” x 12” acrylic painting, on upholstery, wrapped over canvas stretcher. if you’d like this piece in your home, $275 CAD before shipping.

#horseshoecrab #crusteacean #eastcoast #coastal #canadianart

Full spread of painting, two stretchers so it can be hung in two places, or as one giant painting.

Section 1, panel 1

Section centre panel 1. Mushrooms on forest floor as the sun flows through the trees.

Last panel, mushrooms on forest floor, sunshine lighting up the translucent mushroom caps.

“I am small” 90” x 48”
A 2 panel, mural-esque(?) painting of the forest floor on flannel bedsheets mounted to a canvas stretcher. This is the first piece in the ‘Point of View’ collection.
#nature #mushrooms #largeart #originalart #painting #yegartist

A close up of a painted otter cruising through the bull-kelp.

Quick shot of the full painting - 24” x 36”

Otters! An almost done, sneak peek at my next multi-painting project, working title is ‘Going Coastal’. #otters #mammal #animalart #underwater #coastal #seacreature

they are appreciative of finely woven materials, after all. Heheh

Thank you!!! :) I have a Phid planned for the near future so… stay tuned fellow spider enjoyer!

Acrylic painting of frog on canvas scrap, applied to striped fabric scrap.

a quick tomato frog for the fine folks. I was obsessed with these as a kid. I would draw them facing the camera, ludicrous wide. #frog #tomatofrog #painting #amphibian #animal

Thank you!

Absolutely! I have a drawing of one somewhere in the stacks… yet to paint it though. Love them - friend had one as a pet, I was super envious.

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Thank you! I’ve been ‘up cycling’ mostly my late grandmothers fabric collection into art - but occasionally I use something ‘new’. It’s a lot of fun!

Thank you!! I will take a peak at my past posts and see what fits well.. have an awesome rest of your weekend!!

Oh, thank you! I appreciate this add a bunch, still learning the Bluesky community ropes. That sounds exactly like my kinda feed though 🥳

Oh uh, it was a weird wool I purchased from someone who thrifted it! I primed it and used it in place of canvas. I don’t know if that’s what you mean to ask, if not let me know I will clarify 😅

A fluffy jumping spider on wool, acrylic paint original.

A fuzzy jumping spider! Bataes sp.
This piece sold surprisingly fast - so more spiders are on the way, apparently!
#jumpingspider #spiderart #painting #canadianartist

4 chickadees siting on branches. One chickadee is plotting his rise to power.

Angle shot to show texture build up

Close up of chickadee prime

chickadees! did you know dominance structure determines who has access to the best food? I’d be so mad so fast.
20” x 24”

#yegart #edmontonbird #chickadee #cute #originalartwork #painting

ope: to clarify, delivery is local to #yeg #edmontonart - outside of Edmonton shipping must be discussed <3

Painting of budgies in eucalyptus tree

Close up of cutie patootie head tilt budgie

Close up of grumpy boys

Ad copy!

I finished a pretty group of budgies this week! 20”x 24”

This is a bit of an advertisement, as I am hoping to fill my June commission schedule out.

If you’d like a painting of your bird (or other pet) you should shoot me a message. #budgies #parrots #birds #petbirds #originalart #acrylicpaint

a very fierce goldfish girly is ready to slaughter the day. Painting of black goldfish with red bow.

Painting of white lipped snail with large floppy bow

Painting of extremely professional frog with corduroy tie.

Painting of Salamander who is entirely not sure how to tie his tie, but he is here and ready to do the work.

big business babies. Who are you taking with you to convince the investors you’ve got this?
#goldfish #frog #snail #salamander #silly #cute #businesscasual

Full body of blue heron painted on brown, swirling fabric

Close up of poofy post preening feathers heron

Closeup of heron face

silly tilt view making beak of heron huge

Big blue heron. Really proud of the lighting in this one. #birding #bird #heron #art #canadianartist #originalart

Black vulture and barn owl looking away from each other on floral fabric.

Barn own on floral fabric, clipped to a board because I forgot to use a stretcher frame

Vulture on floral fabric, leaned on the washing machine because that’s the best lighting in the house.

I’ll post better photos when I get a canvas frame for the owl. Ooop. Sometimes you do good work without doing the prep steps first.. #bird #owl #lazyartistphotos

Marbled white painted on cedar block

Swallowtail painted on cedar block

Luna moth painted on cedar block

A collection of Lepidoptera on long grain wood sections. These are part of the Mother’s Day collection, inspired by stuff my mom likes. #butterfly #moth #bugs #gifts #art #painting #mothersday #yegart #edmontonartist

Thank you for whispering to the aquatic pods c:

Gratitude to the researchers in the Wardill Lab. Your research inspired a silly, interactive painting. Thank you! #popsci #scienceart #cuttlefish #art #yegartist #seacreature #weirdart

#personal #artistupdate #gouache #bird #painting #easter #silly

a very scrunchy looking little bird

✨happy Easter everyone ✨
I felt like this little guy until very recently…

I had to take April off to recover from a concussion! But I am feeling a lot better and ready to get back to work.

Stay tuned for the full photo showcase of Fungus on Flannel - my first solo exhibition! Woo!

#popsci #cuttlefish #weirdart #yegart #edmontonartist #animal #kkent

A bright orange cuttlefish looking very stylish in the 3D glasses he found.

The same cuttlefish without 3D glasses! I made them removable to create an interactive art piece. Should I make more fits??!

AHHHHH! Behold. He’s just a little guy (no actually this is a 24” x 36” canvas) - I am painting foreground plants in over the weekend. Inspired by research on cuttlefish depth perception & the pacific garbage patch.