Plants Cats and a Television Set

I think I’ve come up with a style that I might be happy with. I need to simplify and narrow down colors. I don’t like things too fussy or complicated so I may continue to omit details in this cat series. I do however think I’m onto something with my signature. Like the name within a box. Freehand. I always circle my ‘i’s. And I do need to include my surname. I thought about Kim k. Then Kim k w. Now I’m Kim k. Widmark. And the 30 second speed time lapse vid (which only took me 4 hours) shows a lot of changes within this piece. Like I’ve said before. It’s a labor of love and I’m not striving for perfection. For that’s the ultimate enemy of progress!!!

Bird wrapped in rainbow feathers

    Working on painting this darling painting bunting bird. There are plenty of reference images on Pinterest but I still am having trouble with this one. Especially his feet. Bird feet are super hard and tricky. They have this prehistoric vibe about them that I have not been able to master. Oh well. Practice. Create. Everyday. He’s cute and certainly wrapped in rainbow feathers. Love is love. And let’s lets respect all humans. This bird is simply love. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Gorgeous quick edits with Snapseed

                                                              

I’m obsessed with this photo editing app called snapseed. Highly sophisticated and professional. Will enhance your photos to a serious pro level. Some examples above. Love it. 

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My main Blonde Pom man

I painted rummy

I painted my cat. It was kind of a challenge throughout as I sometimes get confused with my multiple layers then I can’t decide on backgrounds and the different mediums and brushes. It’s all a labor of love though. 3 hours of therapy. And painting cats is never boring. I figured out how to include a video of the whole entire crazy messed up process using procreate. Only traced the initial shape from the reference photo I took. Final artwork has the simple charcoal background. Which seems to add a bit of moody drama. I’m happy and that’s all that matter. Cats.

Endangered Green Magpie Artworks

                           

  

                       

                                         Uploading the time lapse video may just be impossible using blogger. Not having any luck. This image was borrowed from Pinterest and no artist name was found so I can’t give anyone credit. Using my own images in the future. This bird was simply a delight to paint. I don’t typically trace but it worked and is helping me learn this new skill. I prefer to not trace and refer to the reference photo instead. The procreate app is so sophisticated I am just barely entering the land of magical creations. Fine. Perfection is the enemy of progression. That is so true. I’m happy working and creating at the speed I’m currently moving. I plan to do a series of birds now. Of course. Wild. Native. Endangered. And simple regular old backyard finches. They are so fascinating to me. Little birdie.....

Procreate finally adds FONTS to the app!

Finally I can now add TEXT with the new add on text application from Procreate!Yippee! This is super basic for my  purposes and I am constantly learning new moves every day with this amazing and super duper sophisticated app. Today I completed these two guys. Cleaning up and figuring out my style that I want to bring forward. Simple pieces with retro colors and a few fun details. Playing also with the signing of my Artworks. Kim k studio/kimk_art/puppycat_art. 

For now it’s still a work in progress. Feels good. 

iPad Pro original Artworks

My very first original creation. About 2 months ago I came up with an idea for a series of Artworks. I just completed this special piece today. Part of me cannot decide on backgrounds and color composition. But I think I’m getting the hang of it and I am pretty sure this is the look I’m going for. Vintage folk art Cats. I need retro colors and simple shapes. This piece took approximately 4 hours and has about 4000 strokes. I just find this new found love of illustrating highly therapeutic. Call it a labor of love. Below are the canvas specs. Hopefully no issues with printing and final output of this guy.