Mixed Media Drawings & Paintings

My preferred mediums include Faber-Castell watercolor pencils, Prismacolor color pencils, Posca acrylic pens, Micron pens, and Blackwing pencils.

"Kendra's art is unusual, distinct, yet familiar. The organic forms and the colors, when put together, feel like a human quilt." — Art Collector & Professional Framer, Mundelein IL

Nature as Muse | The Girl Who Loved Leaves

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in order.”  —John Burroughs, American Naturalist & Essayist

All pieces archivally matted in 8-ply white mats in contemporary white wood frame with UV-resistant/anti-reflective museum glass except where noted.

Watercolor pencils, colored pencils, acrylic paint pens, micron pens, and graphite on watercolor paper.

The Particle Series

A collection of mixed media artworks about the power of healing and recovery after loss, betrayal, trauma, and grief.

Watercolor pencils, colored pencils, acrylic paint pens, micron pens, and graphite on watercolor paper.

Cellular Floral Mandalas

My dad always used to say that wherever you go, you must plant a few flowers. He said this because flowers bring joy and positive uplift and because they ignite so many positive dispositions inside us. A mandala, which simply means “circle,” presents a series of symbols arranged with symmetry and balance within a circle which is within a square. Many cultures use them as a meditative tool. My imperfect, lop-sided but generally roundish “floral mandalas” are perhaps an intuitive metaphor for the imperfections of life. I hope this combination of flower and mandala brings joy, happiness, elevation, calm, and a meditative opportunity.

12 x 12 | Framed $225 each —- Both Matted & Framed in Black

Watercolor pencils, colored pencils, acrylic paint pens, micron pens, and graphite on watercolor paper.

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Healing Blankets

The blanket is a universal symbol for protection, warmth, and comfort. Cultures all over the world revere the blanket as a sacred gift to others to show caring and respect. They also connote security (a toddler’s security blanket), calming and soothing (swaddling a crying infant), and a sense of belonging (family blankets tossed over the couch for coziness and snuggling). We all know the importance of a blanket as a “love object” for preschoolers (the ever-yearned-for “blankie”) for the comfort and familiarity it brings. Blankets are also about warmth when we are cold and nurturance when we are sick.  Finally, to wrap someone in a blanket shows a profound act of love and kindness. It is my hope that my Healing Blankets will elicit all of these thoughts and emotions in their viewers.

Watercolor pencils, colored pencils, acrylic paint pens, micron pens, and graphite on watercolor paper.

Cellular Healing Meditation Paintings

4” x 4” | Acrylic Paint & Ink | $30 each

For your desk, nightstand, wall shelf, tabletop — meditation imagery for inspiration, relaxation, and restfulness. Comes with easel.

Prints

Osio-Brown Editions of Elmhurst IL specializes in museum-quality giclee printing for Chicago area artists & galleries. They are known for their high resolution scan technology and printing expertise. These prints feature rich color saturation on luxe paper. Ready to frame. Signed by the artist.

Coming Soon: The Elihu Diaries

Drawings and paintings inspired by the daily notes written by Elihu Morehouse (b.1859-d.1940) — An American agricultural laborer who lived in Elizabethtown NY in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

20 new works — Currently being framed and prepared for gallery exhibition.

Framing

Works on paper are professionally framed by Apple Frame in Mundelein IL and ArtWorks in Kenosha WI using archival materials.

Frames for The Particle Series are maple wood with 8-ply matting. Frames for the Nature as Muse series are white wood with 8-ply matting. Additional works feature black matte metal frames.