I did a podcast episode with my talented friend Xian Archive! Check it out on YT and Spotify, hope yall enjoy it!

youtu.be/Rr2fYtFgatc

the faerie is a spirit of nature, a highly protective defender of the natural world. At times volatile and destructive; and at others helpful, bestowing favors.

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Two small paintings from last year - I love this size and shapes of these panels.

Promise 👆🏻🌿
Messenger 👁️🌸
both oil on panel

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“Venom and Medicine”
Oil on canvas, completed at the end of the year

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On the easel today 🦋

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Empress
oil on panel, 2023

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Hello friends. I’m Kara, a painter living in Austin, TX. ❤️

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It is said that Hera, Zeus’s wife and queen of the heavens, created the Milky Way in the sky with her breastmilk. The stray droplets that fell to earth blossomed into lilies.

“Queen of Heaven”, acrylic

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Here’s a closeup of what I’m currently working on! 🦋

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