Cube!
Astor place sketch requested by a friend

Beautiful first day on my NYC trip with the Urban Sketchers! The absolute perfect day for the cherry blossoms. One gouache painting and two sketches from that session!

Castro Marquee from my recent series on neon signs titled BEACONS.

I made this after my show opened because I was so excited to finally see the marquee lit up.

Acrylic on panel, 16"x20"

This one is still available at Queer Arts Featured on Castro!

Bay Bridge from the top of Vallejo st! This was a meet up with the East Bay painters who came into the city to paint at Ina Coolbrith Park, but I went up one more set of stairs for this view.
This is a little larger than I normally paint (8x10) and the buildings were a challenge!

#pleinair

Loved this book!

gouache painting on coaster, close-up of a backlit yellow tabbycat, dark blue-purple background

demonic mood :) #gouache #artwork #cats #catart #caturday

My painting for Dylan Sanchez's terrific new novel, Garden of Order: Legends--out now!!

digital illustration of a night forest scene, a red squirrel with a blue scarf is looking at a bush with a shocked expression on her face. there are two big eyes looking back at her from the bush

Hi #kidlitartpostcard I'm Katria, author & illustrator looking for new picture book and middle grade projects!!

📮 katriaraden@proton.me
📌 www.katriaraden.com

The Three-Headed Lich

my latest private commission for a client/friend whom i've been so happy to return to working for, this piece was a fucking delight to paint

Two queens stand before the sunset

YA book cover featuring a girl with a candle burning away a circle of leaves

Several TVs stacked on top of each other in a dark room show a staticky creature pressing up against the inside

A dark-skinned man crouches over the top of a train, magic in his hands

I'm wide open for work right now, if anyone's looking! I have lots of experience in gaming (card/ttrpg) spaces and I'm trying to work my way into book covers. More in my portfolio at kimsokol.com, signal boosts appreciated!

Wondering around for the perfect view, I discovered the Black Point Gardens. This vantage was a new angle on the Maritime Museum and Aquatic Park for me, and so cool to be able to include Coit Tower and the Bay Bridge.

6"x6" gouache on panel, available!

Golden Gate Bridge from China Beach-- a spot I've been meaning to check out for a while! It was so quiet and peaceful. They are in the midst of some kind of remodel. Very unique quality of light on this clear day.

6"x6", gouache on panel, available!

Panhandle Monument
Gouache on panel, 8"x6"
A beautiful day in San Francisco with the Japanese magnolias in bloom!

Panhandle Sun-- I noticed how beautiful the grass in the sunlight is and had to try to paint it!

6"x4", gouache on panel.

@milak-art.bsky.social and I started the last day of this year's Frank Bette paint out back on Park st, and I had to paint @oleswaffleshop again! Then we got breakfast.

Grant and Green Nocturne-- the last of our San Francisco paintings from the Frank Bette off island day and my 12th painting of the week. My favorite part is the warm light from the windows in the foreground. You can see that North Beach was really active and crowded for a Thursday!

Washington and Jones -- a fantastic and epic location picked out by Danny Folkman.

This was the 10th painting of this year's Frank Bette paint out, on the "off island" day when Danny and I painted in San Francisco.

Alameda Theater Nocturne! This was the 8th painting of Frank Bette this year, and a subject I challenge myself with each time. This year I've been specifically studying neon and that made a big difference in my approach.

Lincoln Park- the 8th painting from this year's Frank Bette. I loved these trees and the light hitting the buildings outside the park. It was one of those afternoons that's sunny, but the fog looms closely, and I tried to capture that feeling. Sold!

Grand st Launch Palm Reflections-- this was my Quick Draw entry for Frank Bette this year and my 7th painting of the week!

This painting is currently up at the Frank Bette gallery with many other works from the Paint Out -- make sure to go see the show!

Park at Central in Alameda-- the sixth painting from Frank Bette this year! I was pleasantly surprised by the loose quality of this one. @milak-art.bsky.social picked out this spot and @geoffallen.bsky.social was across the street from us looking at the Alameda Theater!

Green House-- this is right across the street from the Frank Bette gallery. This was the 5th painting from this year's Paint Out. I noticed the shadow this house makes the previous day and had to return for it! @milak-art.bsky.social was nearby painting the gallery itself.

The fourth painting kicked off day two of this year's Frank Bette with a lovely morning at Cafe Jolie ! They were patient and accommodating, so special thanks to them for letting us occupy their parklet. You can see @milak-art.bsky.social painting right ahead of me in the second image!

My third painting from this year's Frank Bette! San Francisco Skyline Nocturne, from the Alameda main st ferry terminal. It's a diptych on two 5"x5" panels.

Thanks, Heather! Yeah, it was a big one, I did 15 paintings!

"Bay Yo Bus" was the second painting of the week! My friend and fellow painter, Danny Folkman, met the owner of Bay Yo Bus so we could paint with Mila Kirillova.

This was my first award winning painting! Thanks to the Frank Bette Center for an inspiring week.

The painting from this year's Frank Bette paint out in Alameda! "Pacific Marina," 8"x8" gouache on panel

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