Meltdown!

Oh dear....its been a bit quiet here cos Ive had to erase my hard drive and reinstall everything.
*sigh*
On the upside, and rather oddly, its meant Ive had a literal cleansing of ideas and half-finished art, as the only stuff I had backed up was old finished pieces. I think it may even have been just the kick I needed to get me thinking fresh thoughts and trying new things.

Starting work on a new painting this week, as well as a super new collaborative thing called Milk&Sugar- right now its just a lil facebook group of a few artist friends, but the idea is to have everyone do something in their chosen medium, that fits in with a different weekly theme- hopefully this will blossom into something and have a website and all that malarkey.
We've started it as a place for slightly more up and coming artists/writers/photographers ect to get a bit of inspiration from others, and also a way of getting our stuff seen.
Check it out eh?

Ive also been helping out with the design and marketing of a friends' massage company. Heres the flyer I made for them:



Meanwhile, back to the great big reinstall...

Sketches...

A couple of sketches Ive been working on....not entirely sure what theyre for yet, but they might change over the next few days.
Click to see them full size and properly.

Happy New Year!

Well Im back from London, after a busy but enjoyable Christmas.
It's been a difficult couple of months for me- moving to a new town, and having A LOT of trouble looking for work to get me on my feet.
Hard as it's been, I'm more or less together now- have some regular work, not to mention a few freelance illustration jobs that can be seen in FORUM magazine and, soon, the February issue of SCARLET magazine.
Next time youre in WHSmiths, have a flick through- Ive illustrated the 'Cliterature' section. :)
For now though, a random drawing Ive been working on.

More to come very soon!
Katexo

Yet more illustrations...! Plus the ebaying of some paintings :)

Some new magazine illustrations (click for the full image):





One of the paintings from my 'vandalised' series is also up on ebay!
Get it now!

Starting work on some murals soon, in a local hostel....more news on that soon!

Kate
xo

new paintings...

Ive started work on a series of oil paintings, which I then 'vandalise' with spraypaint.
Its a scary process...effectively ruining oil paintings I have spent long hours working on by spraypainting over them, and splattering paint here and there...but destruction has always been an obsession of mine, as I feel destruction is a form of creation, and always forms something new.
Working on more of these as I speak, keep checking back.

Also, I should be starting some huge murals in a hostel soon, very excited about that!

Kate
xo

some illustrations for some stories...

'dreams mean work...'

Thanks to anyone who has bought a painting of mine in the last couple of weeks- its all very much appreciated, not to mention helpful considering my up and coming house move!
A couple of my works on these pages are still available to buy- please email me if youre interested! katekamikaze@hotmail.co.uk.
I am still happy to do commissions, again, email me for details.

I have been sketching a lot the last few weeks...I should be doing a few illustrations for 2 magazine features, which is really exciting, so Ive been quite busy.
More about that when its all a little more solid!
In the mean time, its a month until I move to Brighton, in the hope of new people, new places and, most importantly, new inspirations.

ReadingBy The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paul Coehlo.

Kate
xo