Art of Caitlin Ono

An illustration of two girls, back-to-back, holding hands with blood dripping from their feet.

“Snowy White, Rosy Red, will you beat your lover dead?”

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An illustration of Mami Wata, a water spirit from Africa (tracing back to the 15th-20th centuries) in a style inspired by Gustav Klimt.

Mami Wata

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An illustration of Hayao Miyazaki, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, standing in the rain, holding an umbrella, next to Totoro.

Mr. Miyazaki and Totoro.

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A watercolor and ink illustration of a girl with green hair in a white dress holding and surrounded by tadpoles.

Preliminary sketch for a watercolor and ink illustration of a girl with green hair in a white dress holding and surrounded by tadpoles.

Tangles and tadpoles.

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An illustration of a woman dancing amid the clouds, bringing the dawn.

Preliminary black and white graphite illustration of a woman dancing amid the clouds, bringing the dawn.

A woman to bring the dawn—may these soothing, pastel colors bring peace and light to your life.

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Illustration of a young Asian girl standing in a garden of orchids with lizard friends.

Initial sketch of an illustration of a young Asian girl standing in a garden of orchids with lizard friends.

A memory from childhood: orchids and family.

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Ink and watercolor illustration of a girl with a snake and poppies

Welcoming the Year of the Snake. Happy Lunar New Year!

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Wrangling puppies is a lot of work 😄

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Black and white graphite illustration of a tiger watching over several bulldog puppies.

Tigers and bulldogs.

#art #illustration #graphite #drawing

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Guardian spirits, in Japanese tradition, usually come in pairs—one with an open mouth 'ah', the beginning, and one with a closed jaw, 'un,' to represent the end. A call and an answer, this piece was inspired by swirling Japanese fox spirits, kitsune.

Illustration of a woman(?) standing amidst a pair of guardian kitsune spirits, one with their mouth open (representing “ah” the beginning) and one with their mouth closed (representing “un” the ending).

Underlying black and white graphite drawing of a woman(?) standing amidst a pair of guardian kitsune spirits, one with their mouth open (representing “ah” the beginning) and one with their mouth closed (representing “un” the ending).

“Ah” and “un”, the beginning and the end.

#art #illustration #graphite #kitsune

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An illustration of an Asian woman with her glaive and a water dragon amidst the ocean.

Whenever I'm Lost, I Return to the Sea. A dragon appears from the swirling depths, but this woman warrior is not afraid.

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CaitlinOno - Etsy Shop Fantastical Print Illustrations by CaitlinOno located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Top shop for gifts. A buyer bought a gift from this shop and gave it a 5-star review!

One day my Etsy shop will be open again, so if you’d like to watch it, check out caitlinono.etsy.com.

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