https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog daily 0.75 2026-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4cc1e235-4b5a-4e9b-aed3-7cb6b143548e/Kest_Death+To+The+Dictator+web.jpg Blog posts https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2026/wonderful-commission-work-part-4 monthly 0.5 2026-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5d3def1f-0ccc-4719-8dba-d8520626066d/IMG_20260621_183503467+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work Part 4: Fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/52843b79-59a9-4d2c-b082-8552f44a8d36/IMG_20260622_121239543+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work Part 4: Fall - Make it stand out The initial tinting begins… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0c5b59fb-836c-4688-ae21-62560e0eb999/IMG_20260630_090907914_HDR+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work Part 4: Fall - Make it stand out Yes, I used a fine Sharpie pen to delineate some of the forms after the initial skin of paint was applied. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c3a10584-dcc3-452b-9486-ab1e2772a59a/IMG_20260705_191838152_HDR+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work Part 4: Fall - Make it stand out Tiny details are emerging, like the small fairy mushrooms in the lower center, the wasps, worms, snails, and such. These make it a kind of scavenger hunt that’s rewarding when one takes the time to notice… https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/is-art-school-worth-it-wrong-question monthly 0.5 2026-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/dcbaafe9-85b0-4119-bf5e-68a4947c3821/Screenshot+2026-06-27+111445.png Blog posts - Is Art School Worth It? Wrong Question - Make it stand out Page illustration of bony fish from The Animal Skeletons book, Presnall, Franklin Watts, 1995. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2026/the-signal-how-to-see-your-own-work monthly 0.5 2026-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0cc23b58-6f00-4836-8595-da33397173d0/IMG_20260417_152600989.jpg Blog posts - The Signal: How To See Your Own Work - Make it stand out Recent ware on my pottery bench… Handbuilt Dark Brown stoneware (Standard 266), approx. 14” high, unfired. Part of the 4 Directions series. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2026/housecleaning-as-a-path-to-creative-pursuits monthly 0.5 2026-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/792cd097-97f0-4c42-99b9-869c80438ebc/Kest_Bald-faced+hornet+wasp+nest+web+size.jpg Blog posts - Housecleaning as a Path to Creative Pursuits - Make it stand out A graphite drawing I’d made for my first portfolio: A cutaway of a Bald-faced Hornet nest. 22” x 30” on Arches paper. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2026/on-the-mark-of-kest monthly 0.5 2026-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/54dde793-af71-4e3c-894b-b1a00ddf8a1c/IMG_20260515_180534857.jpg Blog posts - On the Mark of Kest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/58b96ad8-4b4f-405e-bb0d-9b64c2488881/IMG_20240630_190154276.jpg Blog posts - On the Mark of Kest - Make it stand out The earliest signature I can find with Kest on it is on this painting, Thumbelina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/18422267-1ede-4184-b3d3-6b4683f53a6a/IMG_20260515_180032592.jpg Blog posts - On the Mark of Kest - Make it stand out The cartouche on my painting, Marine Biology. This mark held fast for a few decades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/836743a0-e9c3-44ad-ab30-0fc685668981/IMG_20240701_144453924.jpg Blog posts - On the Mark of Kest - Make it stand out The Kest mark on my painting, Letterlocked. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2026/an-ecology-of-color monthly 0.5 2026-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f1eae210-62c2-4c8c-8778-bf6cef707c25/IMG_20260509_112338257+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - An Ecology of Color - Make it stand out Verdure Green, a color from the new batch of glazes I’ve been testing. The fine pale particulates that shimmer within the glaze surface are from titanium rutile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c222c44d-5c7d-4408-8d82-bc992ac509d3/IMG_20260509_112458243+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - An Ecology of Color - Make it stand out Riparian, another color from this batch of test tiles, is just so reminiscent of the earthy shore of a lake. That palest pink haze on the surface is an elemental boron float. The paler greenish rivulet is a lithium-based glaze that pools and runs more freely than the glaze underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/afc0e95a-b567-4c8d-9097-7f1ee103ed7b/IMG_20260509_113558813+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - An Ecology of Color - Make it stand out My more limited palette of glazes is becoming more like my painting palette— tertiary colors that work closely together to produce tones you’d find in Nature. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/the-kingdom-and-the-queen monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f3f75a68-6a2e-40cf-abb7-4a2901c5c66d/Kest_Sovereignty+web.jpg Blog posts - The Kingdom and the Queen - Make it stand out Sovereignty. Oil on board, 2025. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2026/it-looks-so-real-how-much-realism-do-you-need monthly 0.5 2026-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/98c02d1f-8e66-40b2-8bd0-bad33ed36d57/Kest_The+Passage+web.jpg Blog posts - It Looks So Real: How Much Realism Do You Need? - Make it stand out The Passage, oil on hardboard. 2025. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/april/2026/pottery-glazes-part-2 monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c8d54d91-e18e-4d65-9877-0f7af7447b50/IMG_20260410_114341685.jpg Blog posts - Making Pottery Glazes Part II - Make it stand out Lots of beautiful colors within the tertiary range survived the ruthless culling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/28b193f2-9d83-4fec-8477-edd0bf06a8b6/IMG_20260410_114334515_HDR.jpg Blog posts - Making Pottery Glazes Part II - Make it stand out This is the third box of test tiles I’ve amassed. Occasionally, I’ll refer back to one to see how it looked and behaved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/605ce5e7-5498-4e85-a3c0-3f0d17357616/IMG_20260410_114419345.jpg Blog posts - Making Pottery Glazes Part II - Make it stand out Test tiles ready to be fired. Raw glaze doesn’t look like much because it’s just powdered rock— until the heat of the kiln can work its magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ab6b59dc-190d-4101-9882-aaffe595ac61/IMG_20260410_114356677.jpg Blog posts - Making Pottery Glazes Part II - Make it stand out My arsenal, whittled down significantly within my new guidelines. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/illuxcon-2025 monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3571a91e-82b8-4f67-98e9-a1bf61c9a7d4/IMG_20251023_135616499.jpg Blog posts - IlluXCon 2025 - Make it stand out My display wall at IlluXCon where ceramics and 2-d works unabashedly mingle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c0299a9c-e09e-4351-90a2-7baa7e517027/2025_1023+IX+Thursday-606.jpg Blog posts - IlluXCon 2025 - Make it stand out Yours truly playing bass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/db3c1d16-1927-4bc4-86a4-7e36593e6b0d/2025_1023+IX+Thursday-1571+full+band+cover.jpg Blog posts - IlluXCon 2025 - Make it stand out Our Weathercocks trio: center, Eric Winter on drums, and right, Mark Zug, lead guitarist. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/how-to-design-an-image-that-holds-the-eye-principles-of-strong-composition monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/dde37fc8-58c3-4b06-88bf-9dce0caf536e/Screenshot+2025-10-16+163343.png Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out A landscape by Thomas Cole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fc36919f-d09b-40d2-8178-1ad950369749/The+Opium+Smoker+NC+WYETH.jpg Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out The Opium Smoker by NC Wyeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/af8a851d-3e90-4477-864b-52670e60b3d5/4c1de4ae931205d9826b367e48427bb5.jpg Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out One More Step, Mr. Hands, NC Wyeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/052331c8-cbda-46c4-8ecc-6f24d3c0de16/e2197-richard_duke_of_gloucester_and_the_lady_anne-yale1896.jpg Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out Edwin Austin Abbey— Richard, The Duke of Gloucester and the Lady Anne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/83a63878-4f1e-4266-91bf-fb5febb4b77a/Paul-Cezanne-Still-Life-with-Skull-1895-1900.-Image-via-www.ibiblio.org_.jpg Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out Still Life With Skull by Paul Cezanne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9ddcb91a-6b26-4235-900e-1463ae36dcff/3b72d30f-8939-43c4-a2c3-a59255156fb9_570.webp Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out Thomas Blackshear’s Swan Song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/343ea8ec-e9b3-4212-aa4d-3f0fc5538f37/Screenshot+2025-10-16+170500.png Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out Prop by Jenny Saville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1e109a74-deb8-41fd-a3c5-ab6daedcf4da/Moebius02.webp Blog posts - How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition - Make it stand out Blade Runner, Moebius. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/from-the-forest-show-1 monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1669585748941-GYGDV71AO2KR13MZMLM1/Kest_FallBounty+web.jpg Blog posts - "From The Forest" Show - Make it stand out Fall Bounty, a work that sold during the From The Forest” show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0a96e750-27c7-4613-b6ba-fb3762a0c5d0/Kest_Bearded+Greenman.jpg Blog posts - "From The Forest" Show - Make it stand out A Bearded Greenman, a much-loved forest denizen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a13aeaff-10ad-4682-9e4f-2f0c65a0fa3b/The+Spirit+of+the+Mycelium.jpg Blog posts - "From The Forest" Show - Make it stand out Mycelium Maven, the heart of the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/90fba884-effe-4efe-9d36-07023c783c8d/Kest_Baba+Yaga.jpg Blog posts - "From The Forest" Show - Make it stand out Baba Yaga, one of my oldest and favorite guardians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c1e975d7-ab0b-46b4-bcae-43f63f521dfd/IMG_20250625_101753264.jpg Blog posts - "From The Forest" Show - Make it stand out The Horned Forest God presides within the canopied spaces. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/backfeeding monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a4e69723-2ad6-47e3-bf94-53ade89f4b5d/IMG_20250906_151600398-EDIT.jpg Blog posts - Backfeeding: When One Medium Feeds Another - Make it stand out Some designs want more space than clay alone can give. Here are a few of the works in progress. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2024/wonderful-commission-work-part-3 monthly 0.5 2026-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ae86d899-b8cc-4077-af06-dee46edfe085/IMG_20240219_163946.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/23f85f09-39c2-4dbd-bc96-42198add2ca4/IMG_20240228_113214.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/d424264b-3a5f-4846-a64c-e448da38e358/IMG_20240229_090028.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f4bab734-ea67-4777-ac3a-78ba9f433366/IMG_20240308_130539.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out Looking very watercolor-y here… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c1c38e3a-ce11-4a21-912b-8c3caa4112f9/IMG_20240323_144215.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out Starting to get some deeper values and more modeling with added layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6d47cb7e-5a7f-4502-acea-91e877ca25ee/image.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1567284d-3714-4943-bd23-ae350d5f513b/Kest_Winter+Crow.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b71bf849-c24d-4900-8d85-2d8bb7e02dd3/IMG_20250102_191916.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out I’m getting closer to finishing this piece… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4627269f-119f-45e7-ab92-4b7069e7029d/Kest_Winter.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter - Make it stand out The professionally scanned final painting. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/sigils-for-lughnasadh monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5a2daedb-6c85-4766-9c9e-ef9b5cb6de68/Gratitude.jpg Blog posts - Sigil tiles for Lughnasadh - Make it stand out “Gratitude” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5e7e08c5-3fee-4eb4-8422-ab20a72df3ee/Belief.jpg Blog posts - Sigil tiles for Lughnasadh - Make it stand out “Belief” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/d201dd19-715d-4364-ad05-dca213c6a6f7/Defiance.jpg Blog posts - Sigil tiles for Lughnasadh - Make it stand out “Defiance” https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/why-all-the-eyes-the-eye-of-providence-and-its-meaning monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/bd2b8a5f-07ea-4bb7-94c4-88bfa27db8e9/IMG_20250611_133940745.jpg Blog posts - "Why All the Eyes?" The Eye of Providence and its Meaning - Make it stand out The sigil, Peace, because presence begins with a benevolent gaze. Part of the ongoing Sigil series, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/661e9e7d-ee0b-4d20-b0ee-f4ee8db71d1b/processed_IMG_20250419_185612097.jpg Blog posts - "Why All the Eyes?" The Eye of Providence and its Meaning - Make it stand out A quick sketch for the sigil tile, Sanctuary. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/out-of-the-forest monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/44dd5b74-0e54-4f50-b817-1c42c65dc7cc/Horned+God+SqSp.jpg Blog posts - Out of the Forest - Make it stand out Horned God (WIP) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/e28ec7f7-7cd5-409e-a341-4cd5df6798c3/IMG_20250616_173809690%7E2.jpg Blog posts - Out of the Forest - Make it stand out The Rooted Sister (WIP) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1f961d5c-074e-4e5b-945f-3d775779b0ee/IMG_20250620_190010812-1.jpg Blog posts - Out of the Forest - Make it stand out Baba Yaga, (WIP) https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/if-this-work-was-found-in-a-thousand-years monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/450bb6a9-208f-4b93-96ed-aeeb55a92152/IMG_20250605_102447802_HDR.jpg Blog posts - If This Work Was Found in a Thousand Years - Make it stand out “The Interstellar Traveler.” Black stoneware with engobe. 2025 https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/more-sigils monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/41881f42-d1c3-4503-a494-38532769de2d/IMG_20250524_153235202.jpg Blog posts - More sigils: 25 May 2025 - Make it stand out “Courage” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c905290d-2a4e-4ac2-a150-42ca739bb34e/IMG_20250525_122254163.jpg Blog posts - More sigils: 25 May 2025 - Make it stand out “Transformation” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/7eb5ac6c-cec1-4358-9cb3-910230bd41c2/IMG_20250525_123111103.jpg Blog posts - More sigils: 25 May 2025 - Make it stand out “Way-Marker” https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/yarn-bowls-1 monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c61ee41f-22b4-4757-8739-55d494368c52/Sharon%27s+yarn+bowls+1.jpeg Blog posts - Yarn bowls - Make it stand out This wider-mouthed one also had a calming “Whale’s eye”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/85bb2476-d2e6-4252-a0f0-2875fcff1647/IMG_20250512_101142279_HDR.jpg Blog posts - Yarn bowls - Make it stand out The set of 3— including the blue prototype. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/audacity-of-imagination monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b6237d84-7c9c-4ac9-b0fd-87cf42e9047f/IMG_20250509_110853131-EDIT.jpg Blog posts - "The Audacity of Imagination" - Make it stand out One of the Sigil “sentinel” wall sculptures in progress, “Protection”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f6fc34ca-f726-4f90-95fa-72be0187033b/IMG_20250506_164022271+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - "The Audacity of Imagination" - Make it stand out “The Emissary” is a hollow form made of white terra cotta which will receive underglaze washes before being final fired. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/current-work-19-april-2025 monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/7e2dd20c-5fa9-4ebe-b7bd-8677f26a4e4f/processed_IMG_20250419_145012271.jpg Blog posts - Current work: 19 April 2025 https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/continuity-of-self monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/299677c2-f2fc-4fe8-9a69-6518133fd0bb/eye+magnets.jpg Blog posts - Continuity of Self - Make it stand out Magnets I made a few years ago that were actually sigils but I didn’t know that’s what was channelling…. They’re made of Sculpey! https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/more-ideas-for-sigils monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fd36f002-e1c1-4e09-b13f-7a8b59d91ca4/IMG_20250407_181225888.jpg Blog posts - More ideas for sigils... - Make it stand out A ceramic frame which will eventually have a drawing in the inner space. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/current-work-7-april-2025 monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/84969fb6-7946-4dae-b1df-3ff6913d8b12/IMG_20250403_133725566.jpg Blog posts - Current work: 7 April 2025 - Forest Sprite or Nymph https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/25/march/25/sigil-tile monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a07c4b0b-11fb-4f56-bd8b-6c255d79deab/IMG_20250427_091932476.jpg Blog posts - Current new work: 25 March-- Sigil Tiles - Make it stand out A few sigil tiles, 6” x 6”. Clockwise from top left: abundance, sanctuary, protection, and love. I’m still trying to figure out how to achieve the feeling of each intention…. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/opening-a-load-of-bisqued-ware monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1742676769304-W49VXPDLG4UK3F5EJYIJ/cauldron4.jpg Blog posts - Opening a load of Bisqued ware - Make it stand out Bisqued planter cauldrons with applied oxides. 2021. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/current-new-work-march-2025 monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/580306f1-8874-4802-b5a7-8e42a5f3a434/IMG_20250313_211048323-1.jpg Blog posts - Current New Work: March 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4e2db3f7-2c73-4ace-b0e8-abb07c70c491/IMG_20250301_124414900-1.jpg Blog posts - Current New Work: March 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2025/3/21/on-creativity monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0efbf049-a9dd-4473-9b2d-7b1e40a72b7c/IMG_20230817_122432691.jpg Blog posts - On Creativity - Make it stand out My 10-minute chalk doodle in the lobby of Marketview Arts, York PA. 2023. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/congruence monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a418c291-4bb3-40d2-8dec-ae33be648226/IMG_20230325_100156672.jpg Blog posts - Congruence - Make it stand out Slow Down, You Move Too Fast, 8” x 10”; 2023. Colored pencil and graphite. Remember that irrepressibly upbeat 60s song, “Feelin’ Groovy” by the band, Harper’s Bizarre? Aw yeah, baby. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2024/on-perfectionism monthly 0.5 2024-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/84e95ef2-2bbc-45fe-914d-7bc1e27d5fcf/K2-tiles.jpg Blog posts - On Perfectionism - Make it stand out The tile, Nimue. In Japanese culture, wabi-sabi— to “embrace the imperfect,” is often a rationale for repairing broken pottery (kintsugi). With this philosophy there’s less trauma when damage occurs, often with a highlighting of the imperfection as a kind of journey or experience of the object. This tile had too much fragmentation and still would have to be fired again to stoneware temperatures that I’ve decided to use the pieces as glaze-testing pieces instead. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2024/curating-a-life monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0381f305-5e55-4f33-8a87-e7bee26368ac/Pi7_Resizegreenmanklaus.jpeg Blog posts - Curating a Life - Make it stand out Klaus' Greenman. 15" x 15". Red stoneware. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fac4d7f6-81ef-48ff-83e6-d377a5741a7f/Thistle+%231.jpg Blog posts - Curating a Life - Make it stand out A bas-relief I made for Klaus whose last name, Diestel, means thistle. Terra Cotta, 12" h. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2024/wonderful-commission-work-part-2 monthly 0.5 2026-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/092ea2d6-ab82-4d17-b002-3b7bedf4c36e/Spring+Drawing%7E3.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f6030c60-08ce-46e3-8ec4-4d952546dc0c/IMG_20230728_165825.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a4ce3d46-cfe7-40e0-affd-24a7461a0b9e/IMG_20230829_143351.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4c928e88-91d4-4eaf-aa41-0922c3cdf067/IMG_20230906_204852.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/bc4443a8-ece8-4844-a1fd-95b88a6cf1fb/IMG_20231118_214754%7E3.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f17a9c08-1a4b-4778-8004-6763ba2eacf2/IMG_20240109_101106%7E2.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ffbd5622-c644-4973-9177-ca91a8374fa9/IMG_20240125_214042.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b1db10f2-e203-45ae-a4b0-819606e5003b/IMG_20240322_135309.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Spring, 36” x 36”, oil on cradled hardboard. 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/36f9e709-651a-405a-9b78-d136f66f79cb/2panels+on+wall.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2024/separating-the-art-from-the-artist monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c694f190-7a76-4688-857e-8c3bae177de6/ross.jpg Blog posts - Separating the Art from the Artist - Make it stand out Bob Ross superimposed over his painting, Oak On a Clear Day. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2024/1/26/pottery-stamps monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3a1ad977-13d1-4de8-8f04-145880d38990/479ee2886e5fb7d401dca9f39b082392.0.jpg Blog posts - Pottery stamps and press molds - Make it stand out “Family crest” stamps for a couple to be married in Ecuador. These will be used by a potter there to create a set of platters and cups for their household. 2023. These were sculpted or carved into terra cotta clay and then fired for hardness so they can be used again and again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a058649b-74bf-43cb-b0a3-959c65730e4a/Screenshot+2023-11-27+7.37.23+PM.png Blog posts - Pottery stamps and press molds - Make it stand out A Cicada tile, fresh out of the plaster mold. The positive and its cast reverse. (Apprx 12” x 7”.) 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2b238be1-3347-41c6-9b6e-4a6bb96971ab/Screenshot+2024-01-28+4.40.20+PM.png Blog posts - Pottery stamps and press molds - Make it stand out A variety of fern stamps I made from Sculpey makes adding repeatable textures to clay fast and easy. I sometimes use these on Monsterpots. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2024/1/11/moonpots-the-construction-method monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/eb6c5b8a-8650-454b-a4d9-80d21b90b091/download.png Blog posts - Moonpots: the construction method - Make it stand out Lotus moonpot, 2022. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/12/30/diy-easel-upgrade monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/87d2f7b4-fb00-465e-8227-d37c4de4a0bc/easel1.jpg Blog posts - DIY Easel Upgrade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/73da6ddd-3750-412b-9438-2f6b8883eb18/easel7.jpg Blog posts - DIY Easel Upgrade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b8df23ea-c706-4c77-9305-87cc25090041/easel6.jpg Blog posts - DIY Easel Upgrade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3f6f828c-4f21-4835-8907-3b85d963bd63/easel3.jpg Blog posts - DIY Easel Upgrade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/882212e3-2d4e-483d-bf7d-ad07c7ed97c8/easel5.jpg Blog posts - DIY Easel Upgrade https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/conglomeration monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/178223fb-a4e8-4281-9fcd-fe7363f4fc2d/IMG_5756.JPG Blog posts - ConGlomeration Art Awards - Make it stand out Sculpey clay— “The Nugget”— about 7 or 8” tall. I had the brilliant idea to use a whiffleball as my armature. But, when Sculpey is fired in an oven to mature at 275 deg F, one needs to remember that plastic tends to melt at that temp…. Oh, nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a327dc6e-7a14-4387-9b7a-5b8c27d036cd/IMG_5749.JPG Blog posts - ConGlomeration Art Awards - Make it stand out Another of the Sculpey clay awards— “The Angel”.. I got smart and used an aluminum armature this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/22b259de-fcea-4f76-bc1a-ed51925b3045/IMG_20190415_193851_01.jpg Blog posts - ConGlomeration Art Awards - Make it stand out Later, when I had my clay studio up and running, I switched to sculpting terra cotta tiles. A gargoyle wall tile, about 9”. I liked the idea of a hanging an art award. It’s out of the way on a wall and not taking up valuable table surface space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9b7aa242-6063-4c6e-8801-b2a8891088b9/IMG_20190415_193851_02.jpg Blog posts - ConGlomeration Art Awards - Make it stand out The last award I made for 2019. Another terra-cotta redware wall sculpture about 12”h. The theme of octopi and women must’ve been the rage in fantasy that year. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/pressures monthly 0.5 2026-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a7360514-8dfe-47e3-9fb3-a21aad40bf5a/Pressures.jpg Blog posts - Pressures - Make it stand out Pressures, 51” x 14’. Graphite, charcoal, and synthetic resin on vellum overlays on Stonehenge, 2009. (The lighting in the room had a colored cast to it— but throwing the photo into B&W would have missed the yellowed tint of the vellum overlays.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/84f56fe7-c9ea-47a2-8e9b-81a7e112fa93/IMG_4309.JPG Blog posts - Pressures - Make it stand out Pressures, center detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f2aa6c40-db1a-42b1-9713-5269a52a361f/K2_Pressures.jpg Blog posts - Pressures - Make it stand out Showing work to scale. Kest in the Marketview Gallery of Art, York, PA. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/self-trust monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/8569d75a-6491-48a4-b830-20271db2f5e8/IMG_20231007_130457939.jpg Blog posts - Trusting Yourself - Make it stand out A giant ram’s head mushroom, Grifola frondosa, or maitake. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/mentors monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c05aa4ff-b661-4782-9590-7cdc8b3851c3/kest_the+meeting_color+corrected+web+file+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Mentors - Make it stand out The Meeting. Older women are wonderful mentors. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/depression monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/45ac999a-2546-4861-9793-271162e13acb/Screenshot+2023-10-04+12.00.09+AM.png Blog posts - Depression - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/clearing-up-a-misconception monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0ce8b86f-cb58-4fc1-b179-c057c97eda95/Kest_Little+Kingdom.jpg Blog posts - Clearing Up A Misconception - Make it stand out Little Kingdom, graphite; Arches mounted to hardboard, 12”. 2023. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/8/4/on-collaboration monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/573cd2eb-5a49-4b8a-b068-12d47be0df17/Screenshot+2023-08-04+11.32.11+PM.png Blog posts - On Collaboration - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ea6fa7c8-9727-47a3-ae53-f5f821a52751/IMG_20230815_124247267.jpg Blog posts - On Collaboration - Make it stand out Artist collaborators and the show’s curator in the Marketview Community Arts Gallery discussing hanging the works while the gourd and moonpot chickens discuss world domination. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/7/30/chickens-are-just-tiny-dinosaurs monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/23b1a657-faa0-4e6b-87a3-a540658d868a/Kest_SqueezyToy.jpg Blog posts - Chickens are Just Tiny Dinosaurs - Make it stand out A post-mortem portrait of Squeezy Toy. Watercolor and gouache, 11” x 9.5”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/7423ea15-e6ff-446a-bee9-eeff1a414276/IMG_20230610_104049422_HDR+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Chickens are Just Tiny Dinosaurs - Make it stand out Unsolicited c@ck pics. Mr. Fonzarelli is a Cochin and is actually a very nice roo. Check out those spurs! https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/6/3/lost-in-dreams monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/05782298-3273-4118-b944-d5f4fe341428/Lost_In_Dreams_1_Full_Res_Page_102.jpg Blog posts - Lost In Dreams - Make it stand out The graphic novel, Volume 1, Lost In Dreams: A Father’s Love, page 101. Digital, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2c836f17-62e2-416e-a9ee-c1b92be3812a/KEST_Dreams_p32+web.jpg Blog posts - Lost In Dreams - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/98861405-6ebf-434b-a9d1-d9a697a95463/KEST_Dreams_p30.jpg Blog posts - Lost In Dreams - Make it stand out Page 30. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f8a25050-6e39-47ec-8ddb-596aa52ba4f7/KEST_Dreams_p54color.jpg Blog posts - Lost In Dreams - Make it stand out Some of the pages were very dialog-heavy, but the crowded speech bubbles work to convey the way children tend to ask questions in rapid-fire. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/6/3/artist-resources monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/68ce706a-745e-4b70-9fab-19abe0f5edcb/beaver+2+web+with+K2.jpg Blog posts - Artist resources - Make it stand out For all you eager beavers…. xo https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/5/22/culture-and-aesthetics monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6d5bbddc-3d40-4c41-a78d-c631c9fa1a26/18036736_iC9bZHaJmrq7Sw4U-CSs4o8LEIacZu_QHV5mBZOT-w0.jpg Blog posts - Culture and Aesthetics - Make it stand out Sun streams in and illuminates the stained glass windows behind the stone sculpture of a saint. St. Joan on Arc Church, Hershey PA. Photo by Christine Chardo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0cd937ee-3651-4eb0-9eae-63f96491c233/4486351_orig.jpg Blog posts - Culture and Aesthetics - Make it stand out Imagine seeing this gorgeousness every day before breakfast. Photo by Christine Chardo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1bb2ae10-f9d1-432a-9b45-624c1581cbe9/1928078_bgGBfwfoINhw1__pBtl7oClT1Cd8qvLSqbwqe_OX7ys.jpg Blog posts - Culture and Aesthetics - Make it stand out The formal entrance with a larger-than-life figure of Joan d’Arc with her broadsword. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/5/9/the-log-house monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9c8439a6-98cc-4501-b98f-99bedbec6f29/IMG_20230509_095444030_HDR.jpg Blog posts - The Log House - Make it stand out We have been stewards of this dear log house for 20 years. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/4/30/pottery-with-a-face monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1da53785-f46d-4cb0-a26c-810e918a8174/IMG_0566.JPG Blog posts - Pottery with a face - Make it stand out “Patty” a monsterpot that I made a year or so after the prototypes. I was still using commercial glaze here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0746b3dc-7045-4803-bf15-a9f6806b048d/IMG_3837.JPG Blog posts - Pottery with a face - Make it stand out Eyeball mugs,4”, stoneware with studio glazes. 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4f86d3e3-3826-4c95-9c80-cbb1af0bb367/Pi7_Resizeapotropaion.jpeg Blog posts - Pottery with a face - Make it stand out Apotropaion with Serpent, 12”, terra cotta with copper washes. 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1674418793888-K0TMEL3GHQXC6TAR78EF/IMG_3814.JPG Blog posts - Pottery with a face - Make it stand out Ophanim Moonpot, 7”, stoneware with studio glaze. 2022. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/4/20/critics monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/311ddf42-02d6-47a5-85fd-c03b643985e7/Gabriel_Cornelius_von_Max%2C_1840-1915%2C_Monkeys_as_Judges_of_Art%2C_1889.jpg Blog posts - How to Deal with Critics - Make it stand out Monkeys as Judges of Art, 1889, Gabriel von Max https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/3/18/stretching-canvas monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/98e5d7df-1267-45bf-ad7c-c90d1bb79a68/corners+thumb.jpg Blog posts - The best way to stretch canvases - Make it stand out Starting at the corners seems counterintuitive…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6446d9cb-3715-4ecd-b992-8eacefd5de5e/edges+thumb.jpg Blog posts - The best way to stretch canvases - Make it stand out Thumbtacks securing the canvas in place all the way around. No extra loose fabric in the middle! And yes, I had my printer guy print my drawing on my canvas so I wouldn’t have to use a projecter and redraw it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/35245e04-bbfe-4ff3-bd1b-7f8336a0efc4/corners+staple.jpg Blog posts - The best way to stretch canvases - Make it stand out A cleanly folded corner will fit better into a frame or look good without one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/62b1e2de-3add-45e2-bf5e-3de10ad67462/continuing+staple.jpg Blog posts - The best way to stretch canvases - Make it stand out Here’s where your hands will get a real workout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/23020ec0-162d-4034-bf09-0cae1a0c10df/finished+tacking.jpg Blog posts - The best way to stretch canvases - Make it stand out The finished stapling job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/7aa86bb0-a349-46bc-a7db-73a4b8ae40d2/added+keys.jpg Blog posts - The best way to stretch canvases - Make it stand out The surface is nice and springy after the corner keys are added. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/3/14/legacy monthly 0.5 2026-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/95415e55-acdb-447f-bfc1-e57897abccd4/image+for+Legacy.jpg Blog posts - Legacy - Make it stand out The Banshees of Inisherin considers what is the spirit of Ireland and how civil war breaks so much. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/3/4/seasons-commission monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0edd4f3d-bd77-4ddc-b9e5-8bc02c525e54/IMG_20220604_095330819.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out The 4 hardboard panels prepped with an oil ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9c045acd-0d1b-472b-9660-f198ec0b5d55/IMG_20220720_174213241%7E2.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out The beginning drawing to “Summer” , one panel in a series of 4. You can see the carabiners at the top rail holding the pulleys that are part of the counterweight system I created to upgrade my easel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b088f6b0-a584-4439-a141-ef6d48cff078/IMG_20230220_155940207.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out The 36” x 36” panel with a layer of grey toner underpaint. The inked lines help to keep me from losing the drawing too quickly as I add layers of paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1cbb0058-6312-4a6a-b3e5-8ada9967f0f8/Summer+Frog.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out The first few layers of oil paint in a small section of “Summer” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/53e53f62-a1fa-445e-8e87-303358caa7fd/summer+frog2+.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out Second pass on the same area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f6950e5a-8836-484a-844a-a2933348014d/IMG_20230415_223601.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out More progress as of 16 April 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9247145a-759b-4333-8fae-83cb3c4e1930/IMG_20230426_103155.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out Progress on Summer, 27 Apr, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4f7ee6f1-f7ba-4bad-8205-978c732eb428/IMG_20231115_110554+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Wonderful Commission Work - Make it stand out Near-completion of Summer, November 2023. It’s even got my cartouche. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/3/4/a-better-way-to-price-artwork monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1669933926911-BSOAT9QV2VF1O9C56SXR/Kest_Kristin_Foxfire+website+size_2019.jpg Blog posts - An even better way to price your work - Make it stand out Foxfire, 2019. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/2/25/letterlocked monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ba69563c-9f1c-4834-a82d-62e23b5e2980/Kest_Letterlocked+%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Letterlocked - Make it stand out The “cartoon” drawing for the painting, done actual size, 24” x 36”. This drawing was then transferred to the gessoed panel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/364a9f97-da8c-4325-8ef3-b38f21f2731c/letterlocked4.jpg Blog posts - Letterlocked - Make it stand out The beginnings of the work with much of the top part of the painting still very loose and washy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/31320961-a30f-48f1-ae8a-2a702eafca43/letterlocked.jpg Blog posts - Letterlocked - Make it stand out Rendering the mushrooms more fully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/aa797767-0987-4ca0-b888-5c7d7915b0a6/letterlocked5.jpg Blog posts - Letterlocked - Make it stand out The celandine poppy coming into focus. And a snek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f5b4d8ff-0a97-4973-b1f1-f0975314927e/letterlocked2.jpg Blog posts - Letterlocked - Make it stand out More completion of the middle of the work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/8c29b83b-4e23-4a0e-89c1-3f8d9a6f5635/letterlocked3.jpg Blog posts - Letterlocked - Make it stand out The letterlocked letter amidst the violets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1673367781849-GH65JYDA5SING4P0SBWY/KEST_LETTERLOCKED+WEB+file.jpg Blog posts - Letterlocked - Make it stand out The completed work. Available for purchase and as prints at ImageKind. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/2/12/art-websites-and-storefronts monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6c148477-a82e-4b1d-b6e3-db749d6d665a/Screenshot+2023-02-12+10.12.56+PM.png Blog posts - More on art websites and storefronts - Make it stand out I’ve already tweaked my home page a little since I wrote part 1 about setting up an art website. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/2/8/commitment monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/189eab84-480c-47ba-a553-f91c215d2b9b/Natural+History.jpeg Blog posts - Commitment - Make it stand out My painting, Natural History, 1999, oil on canvas. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/1/30/what-jobs-taught-me-as-a-young-person monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1e044885-7375-43f4-96b1-373166fc84b8/frog4+web.jpg Blog posts - What jobs taught me as a young person - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/1/27/gargoyles monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fd8ed626-c053-425a-98b4-803adb2e6684/Thank+You%21%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Gargoyles - Make it stand out Hanging in my current studio is one of the oldest gargoyles I’d ever made (1996?). Dark brown and lovely, Della Robbia clay is an “air dry” clay that can be heated in a kitchen oven to obtain a certain hardness but it would still dissolve in water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/970175c9-baa3-41de-827d-16391bb6c602/Thank+You%21.jpg Blog posts - Gargoyles - Make it stand out A few of my more recent “gargoyles” as tiles or free-form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c0168d28-d711-4c44-a822-a6690e44d39d/Screenshot+2022-08-28+at+21-45-46+Kristin+Kest+%28%40kestpottery%29+%E2%80%A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos.png Blog posts - Gargoyles - Make it stand out The Big Bad Wolf, one of my favorites. 2020, terra cotta, acrylic, and brass. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/1/18/making-moonpots monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/85c24e01-ca87-462d-ab6e-2b0924d7920a/moonpot+1.jpg Blog posts - Moonpots - Make it stand out The lid is carefully constructed and the opening is cut to fit the lid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c527a0d8-6e48-48ed-8f83-c965e3981e7f/moonpot+2.jpg Blog posts - Moonpots - Make it stand out A very satisfying step is to cut the opening to the lid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2a048109-d337-4b07-9f27-539e8cdf3433/Dora%27s+moonpot.jpg Blog posts - Moonpots - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/1/15/how-i-avoid-getting-lost-on-the-internet monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/932012f4-d3f6-4353-bf62-9f881acf7e41/Orange+Modern+Motivational+Blog+Post+Promotion+Instagram+Post+%282%29.jpg Blog posts - How I avoid getting lost on the Internet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/1/13/did-you-ever-think-about-running-away monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3006139b-ed4e-4118-9ef2-d83046b50959/lupa_capitolina.jpg Blog posts - Did you ever think about running away? - Make it stand out The Capitoline Wolf, the symbol of Rome, the Eternal City. Twins Romulus and Remus, were later added to the piece. The 30” tall sculpture has been radiocarbon-dated to AD1050- 1150. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2023/1/1/influences monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6349581f-8246-4126-972d-f929c4a57725/Pi7_ResizeLinsenmaier.jpeg Blog posts - Influences - Make it stand out This image is from Swiss artist Walter Linsenmaier’s book, Insects of the World. Linsenmaier worked in colored pencil on vellum and was a self-taught entomologist (and yes, I have a copy of his book in my library). https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/12/22/should-you-get-a-degree-in-art monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/37b8d4ea-88b1-40ba-8927-b70e214b6238/Orange+Modern+Motivational+Blog+Post+Promotion+Instagram+Post.jpg Blog posts - "Should I get a degree in art?" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/12/20/why-even-have-an-art-website monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ca6d7250-fc9e-4541-8ad5-cb5a26948d63/Pi7_ResizeScreenshot2022-12-2212.13.48PM.jpg Blog posts - Why even have an art website? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/mastery-in-2022 monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c1af3171-e83b-41be-92b1-f2d493445a3a/Pi7compressedThankYou%21%281%29.jpg Blog posts - Mastery in 2022 - Make it stand out Kest Pottery “Eyeball” mugs. Thank you for a wonderful year! https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/wading-in-on-ai-and-art-and-ip-theft monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0a2d5469-3cd8-42c1-9658-fd56555cae7d/AI+meme.jpg Blog posts - Wading in on AI - Make it stand out This Steve Buscemi meme is like the Giving Tree. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/the-monsterpot-story monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/62d39474-e52b-4ff8-b049-ce7872e27469/Screenshot+2022-12-08+11.21.08+PM.png Blog posts - The Monsterpot Story - Make it stand out Randy is a colorful little guy who likes to sing show tunes at the top of his lungs (usually while in the car). https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/12/15/a-partnership-with-wow-art monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b86acda5-8bbc-42e1-9661-6c0fa19790e7/Screenshot+2022-11-12+12.51.50+AM.png Blog posts - A partnership with Wow-Art - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/12/14/more-early-books-western-publishing monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/33e2d504-67d4-4014-84ab-78a384598bdc/s-l960.jpg Blog posts - Golden Junior Guides: Butterflies and Moths - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/36b96354-d075-41dc-a6f9-739e896b53dc/cover+art.jpg Blog posts - Golden Junior Guides: Butterflies and Moths - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/cc55db7e-c2a8-432c-9142-23dac1705120/Kest_ButterFlies+%26+Moths_pp+Monarch+chrysalis+10-11+Western+Pub_15x20+and+a+half.jpg Blog posts - Golden Junior Guides: Butterflies and Moths - Make it stand out Life cycle of a Monarch butterfly: chrysalis, pupa, emergent, and adult. Notice the pencil rendering of the twig, a stylistic choice I’ve used over the years in vaious publications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ac560fd6-d74b-467d-aff5-1de5487b0348/Kest_Bees+Wasps+and+Ants_pp24-25_14+and+a+half+x+21+and+a+half+%282%29.jpg Blog posts - Golden Junior Guides: Butterflies and Moths - Make it stand out The Cicada Killer Wasp and its prey. The pencil rendering of the underground chamber can still be seen under layers of Liquin, a synthetic resin I use for painting which dries to a plastic and archival consistency. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/12/7/falling-down-the-rabbit-hole monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/d4b6b0fe-a369-4fee-8aa7-78cd46b822d0/Gruber.jpg Blog posts - Falling down the rabbit hole - Make it stand out Gruber Goofypot and his monsterpot cousins will be changing their address in 2023. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/11/scaling-up monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9a724179-4612-4fcd-bc1b-17a7cc21ad08/Kest_Poppies_Image%2B1.jpg Blog posts - Scaling Up - Make it stand out Poppies, digital 2019. Available as a print— click on image. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/playing-it-safe monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/09ad4a2c-ee52-4096-bbd6-6e920ee184de/KEST_Leap_web.jpg Blog posts - Leap - Make it stand out Leap, 8.5” x 11”. Oil on board. 2016. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/29/ass-in-the-seat-time monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/02ef4d97-3483-404c-9e32-f54853328031/image-asset.jpeg Blog posts - Ass-in-the-seat Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/10/early-book-commissions-animal-skeletons monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/05ac59c5-185c-480a-857e-ab81d3364f1d/Screenshot+2022-11-25+10.35.03+PM.png Blog posts - Early Book Commissions: Animal Skeletons - Make it stand out Animal Skeletons interior spread of exoskeletons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/78f2fb61-fbf1-4e10-9932-88273cfa73da/Screenshot+2022-11-25+11.01.04+PM.png Blog posts - Early Book Commissions: Animal Skeletons - Make it stand out Voila— A regular fish skull is on the far left, the flounder on the right, and the extrapolated skull development in the middle. The eye moves to the other side when the flounder is still a small fry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5d499a12-7bde-44b5-a21c-9108eb0e04bc/Screenshot+2022-11-25+10.36.06+PM.png Blog posts - Early Book Commissions: Animal Skeletons - Make it stand out Animal Skeletons book interior spread of a colorful axolotl and an amphibian skeleton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3cf58101-f63d-4951-ac5f-b4f85c95ad82/Screenshot+2022-11-25+11.08.22+PM.png Blog posts - Early Book Commissions: Animal Skeletons - Make it stand out A half-page image showing the tiny ear bones. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/19/what-are-your-superpowers monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fb198b0c-da10-4440-b0a9-eaa45e5c7601/JustDoingMyJob_web.jpg Blog posts - What's your superpower? - Make it stand out Just Doing My Job, 18” x 24”, oil on gessoed paper. 2013. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/19/how-to-think-about-pricing-your-work monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/845c2e33-4dc4-4541-9f9e-ee5f80619cf8/Kest_Morels+web.jpg Blog posts - How to think about pricing your work - Make it stand out Morels, 22” x 19”. Oils on Olio paper, 2022. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/19/good-artist-statements monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f822cd77-ce03-4537-8279-f1bc2a7eced0/Screenshot+2022-11-19+11.33.17+AM.png Blog posts - Good Artist statements - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1669580419952-91C2AQHJDN3UMVQ4TJWO/Kest_Secret+Forest+web.jpg Blog posts - Saying the quiet part out loud - Make it stand out Secret Forest. Graphite, 17 x 13”, 2022. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/18/the-great-resistance monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2b888036-3cb7-4fbe-b2bc-09b6a91d6f16/Screenshot+2022-08-28+11.45.49+PM.png Blog posts - The Great Resistance - Make it stand out Pressures, 2009. 15ft x 51". Charcoal, graphite with vellum overlays. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/18/when-you-have-everything-you-need monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/644896f1-238d-4202-aab6-d2a41a6def57/Pi7_Resizetrolls.jpeg Blog posts - When you have everything you need.... - Make it stand out Trolls, terra cotta. 2020 https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/18/how-do-you-measure-success monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0381f305-5e55-4f33-8a87-e7bee26368ac/Pi7_Resizegreenmanklaus.jpeg Blog posts - How do you measure success? - Make it stand out Klaus’ Greenman, 2020. Red stoneware, 15” x 15”. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/18/the-mystery-of-syle monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9674119e-65cd-4cb5-99ca-56a4e9e91244/KEST_Ephemerata_K2web.jpg Blog posts - The Mystery of Style - Make it stand out Ephemerata, oil 28” x 28”. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/18/how-to-critique-artwork-objectively-a-guide monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/be8c7c17-a32c-4269-8f10-35690e3eb9d2/Pi7_Resizeblackshear.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out Thomas Blackshear, "Day and Night" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/60666769-bdbb-4f9c-ab8a-23a468a2fccd/Pi7_Resizelimpicka.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out Tamara DeLimpicka, "Girl in a Green Dress" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/d19a789f-51f0-40ca-bb5e-717d79f33f06/Pi7_Resizemucha.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out Alphonse Mucha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/04f81487-2235-4b98-bcdc-e7b7b44d94c2/Pi7_Resizefinlay.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out Virgil Finlay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ae3f7a8c-670a-4b93-81e2-2def51cb4e8d/Pi7_Resizewyeth.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out NC Wyeth, "Not One More Step Mr. Hands" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b3e01476-ada1-43a2-ac6d-cc2c9ec8199b/Pi7_Resizekollwitz.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out Kathe Kollwitz, "Portrait" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4b57a7fb-b615-4d28-961c-746856759e7d/Pi7_Resizesargent.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out John Singer Sargent, "Lady Agnew" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f5ac7440-ff99-4657-a8cf-52c7ec4d8e60/Pi7_Resizebosch.jpeg Blog posts - How to critique artwork objectively: A Guide - Make it stand out Hieronymous Bosch, "Garden of Earthly Delights" triptych #3 https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/18/side-obsessions monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/189e7738-53ea-488a-b9ad-769aa7bdf472/Pi7_ResizeBlack%2BCrows%2Bpattern.jpeg Blog posts - Side Obsessions - Make it stand out A frieze of crows. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/i-repeat-myself-when-under-stress-i-repeat-myself-when monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/74f1c32f-feda-42c0-91a3-9ddbf2bcec32/Pi7_Resizeeyes.jpeg Blog posts - I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when...... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/letting-your-freak-flag-fly monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/cdb016e9-929b-4290-9ff0-fe05ad968cdd/Kest_Blue_dragon_garden+web.jpg Blog posts - Be yourself, you lovely weirdo. - Make it stand out Dragons are just a slightly different idea of dinosaurs …. This piece marks a turning point in my thinking. Oil on paper, 24” x 36”, 2018. The bright colors come from having a long career doing children’s books. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/earth-fire monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/605bde15-99d4-460e-ac59-a1b023aba198/IMG_20220906_162856519.jpg Blog posts - Earth+ Fire* - Make it stand out Recent fired piece: Ophanim, terra cotta and manganese oxide wash, 8” w x 9” h. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/e54ec049-8306-4401-8113-c050c33fd18d/minions.jpg Blog posts - Earth+ Fire* - Make it stand out An army of bisqued monsterpot minions https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/yo-science-bitches monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4d471760-6765-441a-84f4-cdf5fa709261/Screenshot+2022-11-09+11.15.18+PM.png Blog posts - Yo, Science, bitches! - Make it stand out Channelling my inner Walter White. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/13/scarcity-thinking-and-being-a-pie-maker monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4f86d3e3-3826-4c95-9c80-cbb1af0bb367/Pi7_Resizeapotropaion.jpeg Blog posts - Scarcity Thinking and Being a Pie-Maker - Make it stand out Apotropaion with Serpents in terra cotta. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/make-your-own-glazes monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b9cb2097-b5b6-414e-ad2e-f40d746274ba/Screenshot+2022-11-13+9.57.24+PM.png Blog posts - Make Your Own Glazes - Make it stand out Is green my favorite color? Uh, yeah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/05796a8c-f625-4bf6-b4da-470a1d517ae1/Screenshot+2022-11-09+10.41.50+PM.png Blog posts - Make Your Own Glazes - Make it stand out Lots of studio glazes to choose from in all colors of the rainbow. But powdered rock is a dull grey until it’s fired. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/an-old-kiln-re-build monthly 0.5 2023-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/416e1c58-d2e4-4ad1-bd52-533e08cd89d2/Screenshot+2022-11-13+10.00.15+PM.png Blog posts - An old kiln re-build - Make it stand out All coils firing in my warp reactor core. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f497c5e6-428f-441d-81ce-2135194c74d6/Screenshot+2022-11-13+10.03.57+PM.png Blog posts - An old kiln re-build - Make it stand out The old and brittle coil pieces partially fill a bucket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fe7801c3-0e0b-418f-a3e4-f5e9a29b217b/Screenshot+2022-11-09+11.16.59+PM.png Blog posts - An old kiln re-build - Make it stand out The disassembled kiln in its 3 sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/162e34bb-f0d0-4cf1-a1c5-669904180cb1/Screenshot+2022-11-13+10.03.26+PM.png Blog posts - An old kiln re-build - Make it stand out New switch installation was easy-peasy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/79d44258-10f1-43ba-9e6b-5fcb9c0b4c01/Screenshot+2022-11-13+10.04.46+PM.png Blog posts - An old kiln re-build - Make it stand out Installing new coil in the channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ab937bbc-8010-4eab-b7d7-2240c53929da/Screenshot+2022-11-13+10.02.03+PM.png Blog posts - An old kiln re-build - Make it stand out A pretty straightforward wiring setup. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/10/early-book-commissions-creepy-creatures-do-they-scare-you monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/8e57e061-ca0c-44ae-ba49-1ad829352f48/Screenshot+2022-11-12+12.56.41+AM.png Blog posts - Early Book Commissions: Creepy Creatures: Do They Scare You? - Make it stand out The Komodo Dragon interior spread was flopped right and used for the wraparound cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b86acda5-8bbc-42e1-9661-6c0fa19790e7/Screenshot+2022-11-12+12.51.50+AM.png Blog posts - Early Book Commissions: Creepy Creatures: Do They Scare You? - Make it stand out Awwwww, the new-mom Scorpion and bebehs ( I only drew 8 for clarity). I used forceps to gingerly move them from her back so I could put them in a container for transport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b23c68f5-2df9-4051-9210-8f717a65e6b5/IMG_20221111_112552869.jpg Blog posts - Early Book Commissions: Creepy Creatures: Do They Scare You? - Make it stand out The second printing cover of Creepy Creatures. Nope, they don’t scare me. (Well, okay… maybe just a little.) https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/9/my-first-book-commissions monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/552364a8-72de-4ef8-a0ea-47e7f4c6059c/Screenshot+2022-11-11+11.13.48+PM.png Blog posts - Golden Pocket Guide: Endangered Animals - Make it stand out A spread of the Amazon’s Rainforest (with marmoset) in Endangered Animals was an example of areas and species under threat when the book was published in 1995 but remains threatened today, 30 years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fbc32370-6b89-4139-aa04-9fd6f003d066/Screenshot+2022-11-11+11.13.13+PM.png Blog posts - Golden Pocket Guide: Endangered Animals - Make it stand out The cover image of a jaguar for the first printing of Endangered Animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4b2ac373-c445-4874-9ebf-2b9148a283d3/Screenshot+2022-11-11+11.12.40+PM.jpg Blog posts - Golden Pocket Guide: Endangered Animals - Make it stand out Page 4 of Endangered Animals was a T-Rex! /rawr!\ https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog/2022/11/12/old-farmers-almanac-garden-calendar-art monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9e6551a5-675b-42d1-9f1f-9a4c2e2ca7e1/Kest_+garden+cal+cover+2023+version+6+web.jpg Blog posts - The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar 2023 - Make it stand out Digital cover art. 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Done for a client who loved sea-fishing and his Great Dane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ba215e1a-b3a5-4638-a58b-091130c2dba5/Tess3+painting72.jpg The Archives Blog - Pet Portraits - Make it stand out “Tess”, 18” x 24” oil on canvas, 2004, for clients in NC. A very good girl. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/call-of-the-wild monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/81824b9d-a98a-40db-89d4-8927d4a8c6f6/Call+of+the+Wild.jpg The Archives Blog - Call of the Wild - Make it stand out Call of the Wild 18” x 24”, oil on unstretched canvas. 2002. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2024/earth-day-poster monthly 0.5 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f5e62fc1-400f-485c-8ecb-9835736af5f1/EarthDay+Poster.jpg The Archives Blog - Earth Day Poster - Make it stand out Earth Day poster, 2004. Oils, 22” x 30”. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2024/the-stone-boatmen monthly 0.5 2024-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1551109320862-B85WMZPQUA9SV89P23ZR/KEST_StoneBoatman_Aqueduct+web.jpg The Archives Blog - The Stone Boatmen The Stone Boatmen by author Sarah Tolmie. 22" x 30", oil paint on Olio paper. August 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1695680895966-X9V55FCSH8SJNSWUCUDG/KEST_Aqueduct_Stone+Boatmenwrap.jpg The Archives Blog - The Stone Boatmen - Make it stand out The drawing shows the front and back layout of the cover where the title and author’s name would be…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/18a54e6f-fa5f-4060-ac47-bd2586771ff8/61tSb5dMw-L._SL1500_.jpg The Archives Blog - The Stone Boatmen - Make it stand out The printed cover. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2024/the-strawberry-pot monthly 0.5 2024-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/cc3883b3-366b-48f2-8042-bfa8130a52b9/KEST_Gnomeand+StrawberryPot_web.jpg The Archives Blog - The Strawberry Pot The Strawberry Pot, Oil on gessoed paper, 12” x 16”. 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1782f2bc-63aa-4ef8-9c12-cf69a4899079/OFAJunestrawberry.jpg The Archives Blog - The Strawberry Pot - Make it stand out The Strawberry Pot art as it was originally published for The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2011 Garden Calendar. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2024/zodiac-calendar monthly 0.5 2024-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b2db4393-1a1a-4c8a-abc8-b9fbf0264100/KEST_ZODIAC+2013Libra_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Libra, sold last year to an online buyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9c5d9448-fc3f-4500-b917-45f308656d9f/7+Libra+%26+8+Scorpio.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Libra’s idea and design passed to the final stage but Scorpio’s rough sketch was radically transformed…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9c023c2d-9dfc-432b-a720-44be72f55786/Scorpio+2.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Scorpio sketch #2. A little more Mucha x Frazetta, perhaps? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b717e18c-adc2-4d7d-ba8f-7a6999ed196b/KEST_ZODIAC+2013Scorpio_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out The final art for Scorpio. ( And what the heck is a scorpion doing in a watery cave? Probably begging for a ride to the desert, that’s what.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/96ddcc80-aec7-456d-945d-767bb3f13bcb/Spelunker.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Ahhhhh, that’s better. I call this one, Spelunker. Let a girl have a knife. Hey, this one’s also available for sale at www.wow-art.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5462df44-5a18-4fc9-a917-0d6c33d949d6/KEST_ZODIAC+2013Leo_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Leo, sold at the recent Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0f145ded-8b87-41d3-b4fb-6081b4819f86/KEST_ZODIAC+2013Pisces_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Pisces, also sold at the WCCon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0f3601dd-541d-4abe-ad88-daa37de2aa08/KEST_ZODIAC+2013Taurus_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Taurus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f8e48bef-e2e5-4516-932b-38479306d706/KEST_ZODIAC+2013Gemini_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Zodiac Calendar - Make it stand out Gemini. The buyer liked the quirkiness and the parrots. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2024/1/25/national-parks-russell-cave monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2745b5a1-8504-45a6-98b7-2dda0fa3a0b6/Kest_RUCA+cave+DI+2.jpg The Archives Blog - National Parks: Russell Cave National Monument - Make it stand out Russell Cave and a portrayal of the native archaic peoples. Acrylic on board, 36” x 40”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b5f6d624-4df6-47b8-bbec-663241003460/KEST_Russell+Cave_composite+image+B%26W.jpg The Archives Blog - National Parks: Russell Cave National Monument - Make it stand out A composite image of the B&W work showing the eventual design and placement for the brochure grid. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/11/28/little-kingdom monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0ce8b86f-cb58-4fc1-b179-c057c97eda95/Kest_Little+Kingdom.jpg The Archives Blog - Little Kingdom - Make it stand out Little Kingdom, 13”, graphite on Arches, 2023. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/11/28/feast-for-crows monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/46a7260c-e186-41eb-8bb3-d82d294f251c/KEST_Feast+For+Crows+web.jpg The Archives Blog - Feast For Crows - Make it stand out Feast For Crows, 19" x 15"; oil on Arches Olio paper. 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4e754f3b-3469-444e-9b74-342b0048d9a8/FeastFor+Crows+web.jpg The Archives Blog - Feast For Crows - Make it stand out The final drawing for Feast For Crows. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/migration monthly 0.5 2026-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/22cea4cf-fd18-4d4b-bcf7-03af46d40139/Kest_Migration+web.jpg The Archives Blog - Migration - Make it stand out Migration, 30” x 40”, oil on canvas. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/7c24ad84-3618-4bbc-a78c-329dd1212f3f/Screenshot+2026-06-16+103035.png The Archives Blog - Migration - Make it stand out And wha fun it was that Clarkesworld wanted to use it on the cover of one of the publication’s volumes in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2bdf41a2-b2cc-4a29-a483-baf05c170c3d/Inbetween+Dreams.jpg The Archives Blog - Migration - Make it stand out The initial skecth in the old moleskin. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/10/4/leap monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/09ad4a2c-ee52-4096-bbd6-6e920ee184de/KEST_Leap_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Leap - Make it stand out Leap, 8” x 10”, oil on paper mounted to gessoed hardboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/d888b827-1620-4324-bc89-921b73234f2b/figure1.jpg The Archives Blog - Leap - Make it stand out Leap’s quick sketch… https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/8/22/marked monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1354896646468-EB5T3M7EJMEL6WBK8SS9/Marked+Series+%233+web.jpg The Archives Blog - Marked #3 - Make it stand out Marked #3, 24" x 30", oil on canvas. 2007. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/8/15/maidenhair monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/63cafc5a-9dd2-45b1-adec-5bb838c37392/KEST_Gnome+and+Maidenhair+Fern_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Maidenhair - Make it stand out Maidenhair, 8 x 12" oil on gessoed paper. 2016. Print available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/e31f58da-9f20-449c-8bef-d6c71d866b4d/OFAMarchFerns.jpg The Archives Blog - Maidenhair - Make it stand out The original Maidenhair image published for the 2015 calendar is nice but perhaps a little bare? https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/8/2/2023/the-cat-bell monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1471660407142-Q22PTC9B632SWKQFYP94/KEST_The+Cat+Bell_web.jpg The Archives Blog - The Cat Bell - Make it stand out “The Cat Bell” painting. Oil on masonite board, 18.25” x 13.25”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/11863022-63e1-47b5-9e44-8306aeae11b9/kest+the+cat+bell+cover.jpg The Archives Blog - The Cat Bell - Make it stand out The official cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/141470fd-c26c-4d11-952a-7678bc3094e2/KEST_F%26SF+%231.jpg The Archives Blog - The Cat Bell - Make it stand out One idea for the cover with the female protagonist giving lots of love to our feline Hero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/98abb6e5-681a-46fe-a45f-ff7b15b48aaa/KEST_F%26SF+%232.jpg The Archives Blog - The Cat Bell - Make it stand out The second idea that was developed to have a ton more cats and a more era-appropriate Mr. Rutherford macking on one of his many cats. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/7/8/book-werm monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5601d544-56ab-4ac1-a903-1a862c892d26/Dragon+and+Girl+K2web.jpg The Archives Blog - Book Werm - Make it stand out Book Werm, oil on gessoed paper 15"x 15", 2010. (Print available). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3deb7477-ceac-48e4-8a53-45a573a4f7b6/Book+Werm.jpg The Archives Blog - Book Werm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/7/8/may-the-devil-take-you monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1423193461128-XWLD9YLBIQWDF7JBHJM7/Kristin_Kest_May+The+Devil+Take+You_11x15_oil+on+paper_2012_web.jpg The Archives Blog - May The Devil Take You - Make it stand out May The Devil Take You, oil on gessoed paper, 11" x 15"; April 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a2d676cb-db66-4eee-9d9e-3de72ecb661d/The+Lawless.jpg The Archives Blog - May The Devil Take You - Make it stand out This sketch was not even 5” high and had little detail. As you can see, it initially included a third figure (a sheriff?) but was eliminated for the final painting. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/6/3/moonlight-toad monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/7144086b-eb47-432e-b24a-971ffb4d28a1/PB09_Layout_kest_DI+400.jpg The Archives Blog - Moonlight Toad - Make it stand out Moonlight Toad, 12" x 15" Oil on gesssoed paper. 2005 (?). The piece was created as an advertisement for my work in the Picture Book directory and recently sold at IlluXCon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/bdabc701-1c26-4473-b766-0a1a1f4b7fb5/moonlight+toad.jpg The Archives Blog - Moonlight Toad - Make it stand out The Moonlight Toad sketch. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/5/25/the-boys-club monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1393017316638-X86LLJM04FWTVKYUOBNE/image-asset.jpeg The Archives Blog - The Boys' Club - Make it stand out Off stage, Mickey and the gang are just bad boys. The Boys’ Club, 2010. 12" x 12" graphite on vellum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ecd46056-7c87-40d5-9f83-73f7b98d017c/KEST_+Installation+Shot+1.jpg The Archives Blog - The Boys' Club - Make it stand out The installation of “Fables” my MFA thesis work at MICA, 2010. The character, Red, is seen moving through many of the panels, meeting various activators of her non-linear story, gaining skills and powers along the way. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/5/15/wonderbread-madonna monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b99f7714-f313-43db-a988-e27be41af23b/Wonderbread+Madonna.jpg The Archives Blog - Wonderbread Madonna - Make it stand out Wonderbread Madonna, 30” x 36”, oil on canvas. 2007. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/5/15/delta-g monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f5567115-58d4-417c-801a-b151f2f0a1c5/Delta+G+web.jpg The Archives Blog - Delta G - Make it stand out Delta G, 18” x 24”h, oil on canvas. 2002. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/5/15/airless monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/777fed5a-18a6-4f4f-84bd-f0a83d5e89a8/Kristin_KEST_Airless_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Airless - Make it stand out Airless, 18” x 24”h, oil on canvas. 2002. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/5/10/pyracantha monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1573403518183-1IHHMIFFIZT686V9PHPQ/image-asset.jpeg The Archives Blog - Pyracantha - Make it stand out Pyracantha,oil on alkyd-treated museum board. Apprx. 15” x 20”. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/30/himba-dragon monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/85add1c5-c816-4244-aaf4-2102f7181d90/Kest_HimbaDragon+Cooks_36x40_Jan13+web.jpg The Archives Blog - The Himba Dragon Cooks - Make it stand out The Himba Dragon Cooks, oil on canvas, 36" x 40"; 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3e7897b7-6619-4aa5-ba26-c485e8eeb780/Himba+Dragon+b%26w+revised.jpg The Archives Blog - The Himba Dragon Cooks - Make it stand out The sketch for the painting! https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/30/the-meeting monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c05aa4ff-b661-4782-9590-7cdc8b3851c3/kest_the+meeting_color+corrected+web+file+%281%29.jpg The Archives Blog - The Caves of D'Anath - Make it stand out “The Meeting”, 40” x 36” oil on canvas, 2011. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/25/natural-history monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/189eab84-480c-47ba-a553-f91c215d2b9b/Natural+History.jpeg The Archives Blog - Natural History - Make it stand out Natural History, oil in gessoed paper, 17” x 18”. 1999. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/22/flesh-for-ichthyes monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1393017389897-Q7H0TABRKFSGHQD3OIXB/Flesh_For_Ichthyes_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Flesh For Ichthyes - Make it stand out Flesh For Ichthyes, 18” x 22” graphite on Arches paper. 2012. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/22/shadows monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1368387269070-MAMDUI80818EMAEAH4GX/Kest_Kristin_Shadows_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Shadows - Make it stand out Shadows, 18” x 24”, oil on canvas, 2000. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/22/garden-of-the-blue-dragon monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/cdb016e9-929b-4290-9ff0-fe05ad968cdd/Kest_Blue_dragon_garden+web.jpg The Archives Blog - Garden of the Blue Dragon - Make it stand out Garden of the Blue Dragon, oil on treated Arches, mounted to cradled hardboard; 36” x 24”. 2018. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/16/just-doing-my-job monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fb198b0c-da10-4440-b0a9-eaa45e5c7601/JustDoingMyJob_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Just Doing My Job - Make it stand out Just Doing My Job, 18” x 24”, oil on board. 2013. (Available as a print.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/60dc8c78-5131-410f-9609-0f823da494de/Kest_TedaandJaneGoToMars+a.jpg The Archives Blog - Just Doing My Job - Make it stand out The sketch for the painting. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/17/ghosts-doing-the-orange-dance monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1368385650313-AQ42NHUCVDOLJH36TOFH/Kest_Kristin_GhostsDoingThe+OrangeDance_+web.jpg The Archives Blog - Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance - Make it stand out Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance, 15” x 18”, oil on gessoed papoer. 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2731508f-d1e0-4542-ab9a-76fd60acb7de/OrangeGhosts+web+1.jpg The Archives Blog - Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance - Make it stand out The accepted sketch for the cover. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/17/occupation monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1423318072182-7ZJ8NPQ3LF7CU5ZBVB6K/Kest_Kristin_Occupation_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Occupation - Make it stand out Occupation, oil on canvas, 26” x 32”, 2003. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/16/gevurah monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1670549325085-XMOI2DI4CQD8LIYDI8VS/KESTKristin_Gevurah_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Gevurah - Make it stand out Gevurah, 22” x 30 graphite on Arches paper. 2011. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/14/joy-ride monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1388069398525-T4US6K2E2YGKIGC24SQ6/KEST_Kristin_Joy+Ride_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Joy Ride - Make it stand out Joy Ride, 28” x 28”, oil on canvas, 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/84a8461e-9249-4e99-9f20-c10744dd861e/Joy+Ride.jpg The Archives Blog - Joy Ride - Make it stand out A wild and crazy ride. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/14/ephemerata monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9674119e-65cd-4cb5-99ca-56a4e9e91244/KEST_Ephemerata_K2web.jpg The Archives Blog - Ephemerata - Make it stand out Ephemerata, 28” x 28”, July 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c5b6d3c2-c979-4d56-8049-bd095b7a50b2/Ephemerata_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Ephemerata - Make it stand out Here you can see the early sketchbook idea and design. I made a few changes to the finial piece such as adding a loincloth to the main adult figure. https://kestfineart.com/archives-1/2023/4/14/magazine-of-fantasy-and-science-fiction monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1370378842375-DDNO4M9914NINHA6CYNQ/Kest_Kristin_Rusalka_web.jpg The Archives Blog - Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - Make it stand out The Rusalka, 18” x 24”, oil on hardboard, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4058df16-e983-4a7c-ba72-c316e909ea66/Russalka+with+banner+and+grid2.jpg The Archives Blog - Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - Make it stand out Sketches are typically 7” wide or tall. I like to work small at first so that I can really see how the design is developing and to make sure I get all of the text and title elements placed correctly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/8e354ebc-eb01-4b0b-ac5c-fdca00011f4f/Kest_Rusalka_colorstudy.jpg The Archives Blog - Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - Make it stand out The color study for the final work was made quickly. 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Also useful as a wallpaper accent, for greeting cards, and package design for soap and other hygiene products. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1702509442364-C2NFIF6WAK2T0UEGDZ45/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Crossvine One of the interior images for The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2025 Garden Calendar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/03521b68-3e1a-474f-88da-2fe76251a5ec/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Old Farmer's Almanac Garden Calendar--Passionflower Intricate and exotic-looking purple Passionflowers grow on a vine and produce small edible fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1670550458892-QX51FF4GW2T34JYXXB4O/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Old Farmer's Almanac 2024 Garden Calendar The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2024 Garden calendar with a blue jay, daffodils, and York apples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/db3d3e62-74ac-4ae2-91a6-10f6ce04a793/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - American native honeysuckle ~ Lonicera ciliosa Native honeysuckle flowers and vines intertwine against a fern-y background. 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1640553244278-AVJWTHPPGPWRGWNYLLEH/image-asset.png Freelance Illustration - Old Farmer's Almanac Planner 2023 Sampler of page banners for the 2023 Planner by Yankee Publishing Co. featuring Irish Holly, Virginia Creeper, and Nasturtium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1682217649776-2RAKDQ6GAHIZ8K0CVY6H/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Hops Beer label design ; digital; self-initiated. 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1683260227828-PQRVXYJIAFG4GB2KMGGP/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - The Old Farmer's Almanac 2024 Planner The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been around and giving planting and agricultural advice for 232 years. Their latest planners have hardback covers to endure consistent use throughout the year. The botanical designs are inspired by an Arts & Crafts aesthetic, one that I personally enjoy and reflects my own belief that handmade art is always better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9e6551a5-675b-42d1-9f1f-9a4c2e2ca7e1/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Old Farmers Almanac 2023 Garden Calendar Yankee Publishing’s garden calendar for 2023. Features crocosmia, liatris, and Iris with a Buckeye butterfly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1657645676023-A9SQ8M3WOQY1MS15GEN2/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Old Farmer's Almanac 2023 Planner Moonflowers and moths, cover design for Yankee Publishing, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/546595a4-e5d5-4e8b-8473-3fb7d3eccc88/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Old Farmer's Almanac Calendar-- Persimmons Ripe persimmon fruit on a tree with leaves and a bright blue sky background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/88b08cec-ca43-4e23-8de1-4d5f66642772/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Old Farmer's Almanac Calendar-- Cyclamen A December page featuring the cyclamen flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/175be6ec-bf71-4d97-95ce-3f2e8f9d09a9/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - July Tomatoes Digital. Nov 2015. Image for The Old Farmer's Almanac Garden Calendar 2017. Tomatoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1608571521544-ETVVIA42JBYGZM914YGJ/image-asset.jpeg Freelance Illustration - Olf Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar 2021 Yankee Publishing, Co. Calendar cover featuring sunflowers, passionflowers, persimmons, and a small finch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/e1fce113-6055-474e-9d8e-cb0646b5a16f/Kest_Enfresh+product+collage+RGB.jpg Freelance Illustration - Enfresh packaging Packaging art for Enfresh’s line of hand sanitizer wipes. Digital. 2018. Labels featuring scents of grapefruit, mint and eucalyptus, lavender, and unscented fresh water. https://kestfineart.com/kest-blog-1 daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1672580615298-JR4S03ZTZAECRUL9W2ZR/Pi7_ResizeKest_Poppies_Image%2B1.jpeg The Art Tank Blog https://kestfineart.com/index-1 daily 1.0 2026-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4cc1e235-4b5a-4e9b-aed3-7cb6b143548e/Kest_Death+To+The+Dictator+web.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b490b541-557d-4a67-b2ff-771b8a12e5f4/IMG_20261005_141349340.jpg Home - Make it stand out PHORAE #3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/115ae6d3-19ab-490a-97be-d5d116768ed4/IMG_20261005_130235750.jpg Home - Make it stand out The Studio Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6efc8b23-f54a-483b-b60f-7fb3167c7605/IMG_20260801_103038789.jpg Home - Make it stand out Boutique Ceramics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/79179f75-4ea1-4235-832c-ff90e81991b4/The+Brood+SqSp2.jpg Home - Make it stand out Fantastic Worlds https://kestfineart.com/faq-page daily 0.75 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1679063008797-5MT5KHVLXI0DHQJER00D/processed_eda41bf71bda45408ff6e2deac7d2ddd.jpeg FAQs - Make it stand out Letterlocked, 24” x 36” oil on hardboard, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0381f305-5e55-4f33-8a87-e7bee26368ac/Pi7_Resizegreenmanklaus.jpeg FAQs - Make it stand out Klaus’ Greenman, red stoneware, 15” x 15”, 2021 https://kestfineart.com/product-reviews daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1676138316637-N0V8YIP6S28B8RHEDNIL/IMG_3707.jpeg Reviews! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c61ee41f-22b4-4757-8739-55d494368c52/Sharon%27s+yarn+bowls+1.jpeg Reviews! “I have been in love with Kristin's creature mugs for a long time and when I found myself in need of a yarn bowl, I reached out to see if she'd be interested in making one. What a wonderful process it's been! Kristin has an adventurous spirit and asks such thoughtful questions; I felt the love and care that went into each part of the process from prototyping to glazing. I ended up with three beautiful, special bowls that I couldn't wait to put yarn in. Even her "prototype" has a wonderful personality to it and is currently cradling six balls of yarns. Thank you, Kristin!” ~ Sharon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/98c0116e-6079-4040-acd9-4e3275f62d2e/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.24.56+PM.jpg Reviews! “This is the coolest ceramic I have EVER owned or seen. Thank you.” ~erinischarizard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/8677979e-2d38-48b0-ba5f-fb05995cfce9/image.jpg Reviews! “Absolutely beautiful and unique mug. The quality and attention to detail is amazing! Bought this mug as a gift for my partner who is studying to be and O.D. and he couldn’t stop raving about it. I had to get a second one for myself because I was jealous! Kristin is incredibly nice and very talented! Thank you for our mugs! :) “ ~ Jennifer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0f4413ad-d867-4baa-9d50-89c6d5801b41/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.29.43+PM.jpg Reviews! “I’m in love. Asmodeus taunted me in my feed until I brought him home— couldn’t resist those ice blue eyes… Fast shipping, packed beautifully.” ~ Miribeth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/e3cc0f6c-18f5-4fdd-bb31-cf860fe6b733/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.13.49+PM.jpg Reviews! “AMAZING! I saw she was out of the mug I wanted so bad so I messed her and she sent me pics of what she had left and she let me buy one! Amazing customer service and the mug is even better in person! Will be buying again! Highly recommend!!! Super fast shipping! And such good quality!!” ~Brittney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a96db9dd-be2a-46f0-81f9-80c41533afdf/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.26.44+PM.jpg Reviews! “I reached out to Kristin inquiring about a previous Monsterpot design I had showed interest in. She was incredibly delightful to communicate with. Not only did she design another with similar markings, she promptly contacted me when she was done making it and made sure I was able to purchase my lovely Makayla. They’re immaculately crafted! I really am over the moon about her. She will be my salt goblin in my kitchen! Thank you!!! ALSO, securely packaged!” ~Amanda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/463a9646-75e0-4fb4-b478-67cf30105ab6/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.27.18+PM.jpg Reviews! “Kristin created a fantastic Greenman number tile for my house. It is perfect! And the transaction was perfection in every way too.” ~Carole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/25de9b85-fb84-4af4-8094-05fdbc624570/download.png Reviews! “Pippa is magically glorious with sublime craftsmanship and majestic creativity. Divine customer service, a major artist, and genius otherworldly manifestations. Pippa is perfection. Gratitude.” ~Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/dee7b421-2da8-479e-912a-8cbe93d959a2/campfire+mug.png Reviews! “Absolutely WONDERFUL! I purchased a group of these for the eye doctors that I work with! I am so excited and cannot wait for them to open them! The quality is amazing! They are absolutely stunning! And Kristin was so accommodating and amazing to work with! Highly recommend!” ~Jennifer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/366370fc-8125-4eae-a7b5-b6c87a436b99/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.23.49+PM.jpg Reviews! “ Positively delightful, this beauty even has a snail!! There’s so much fun in this perfectly crafted and functional work of art. I love it!!” ~Deneen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/57cbb35a-8e35-4b01-bf96-e852ea32de9e/Screenshot+2023-02-11+12.44.11+PM.jpg Reviews! “Everything arrived safely and in perfect condition!!! The wrapping was awesome and clean!! I’m in love with my special piece! I’ll cherish this forever! Thank you for the bonus piece as well! Very fast response and great communication! I definitely can’t wait to buy from this artist again! So much love and thought in this sweet piece! Definitely a 5 STAR!” ~Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/127c1f55-ca35-484a-9827-b7f25c4ff383/pentagon.png Reviews! “I just received the Pentagon vessel on time and in perfect condition! It is amazing!! I purchased it for my daughter’s birthday but I’m having a difficult time letting it go. lol I can’t wait to see what you create next. Thanks so much, again!” ~Travis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/27a4450f-4e1a-46ef-94f6-aa9f7e51f3d7/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.24.25+PM.jpg Reviews! “I love how thoughtfully this little pot was packaged; it got here both quickly and safely! Definitely a high quality and skillfully done piece of pottery :)” ~Ren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a8cde2d6-59d6-462b-8d8d-f37d34bf099e/bernard.png Reviews! “Bernard is so adorable with his grumpy little face!!! Love him!!! He arrived well packaged and really fast too.” ~Debbie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2797a50b-b4a3-45e0-8fb1-e230a062608c/Silas.png Reviews! “Okay, these little monsters are seriously cute. I ordered Silas as a gift for a friend, and now I want to keep him for myself. So now I’ll have to order one for me as well. Shipping was very quick, and well-packed, so no worries about damage during shipping. Also the quality is fantastic! You have some serious talent and I’m looking forward to being a repeat-buyer. :)” ~Tonya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2e7648d6-a4a1-46a7-b5d3-98bc27ee26e8/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.26.24+PM.jpg Reviews! “OMGosh, I LOVE these! Bought two as a gift for a friend I’ll be visiting on the coast of Oregon. These two little eyeball creatures look as though they could have waddled on their adorable little feet right up out of the surf to join us for morning coffee. They almost make you feel like they should have names! Whimsical and very well made. Obviously packed with great care, they arrived most promptly. Next purchase will be for me— here they will be odd little desert eyeball creatures. I don’t have a beach. :-) Glad I discovered you, KestPottery!!” ~Kelley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6aa1a61e-cfe6-4385-9e25-83bb31930b7e/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.28.05+PM.jpg Reviews! “ Ursula is just amazing! Her whimsical monster goofiness is amazing! She has made herself at home with Harrison but… I think another monsterpot is in my future! Thank you! I love them!” ~Dana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c1cf358d-df60-43a0-bb6a-3eb32a934f9a/buck+moon.png Reviews! “I am so thrilled with my new Cauldron! It is even more amazing in real life. Plus my interaction with the shop owner was splendid, she was helpful and communicated promptly with me.” ~Christianne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/d2e82149-0646-40c6-8f2e-3d075a39dc40/darien.png Reviews! “oh my holy heck… he is the cutest thing in the world… (wait can monsters be cute? haha) WAY better in real life than the photo. Fast shipping too!! If I could give more stars I would. Thank you sooo much!!!” ~Daniela https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/07381c89-b004-45ac-8326-2ad2b24f519c/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.29.16+PM.jpg Reviews! “There’s so much character in this pot, it definitely makes me smile! Shipping was fast and it was packaged nicely as it arrived intact.” ~ Gretchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/30d8429e-bb4c-40f3-900b-17bafa25c085/Screenshot+2023-02-11+1.12.11+PM.jpg Reviews! “I got Bertie as a gift for someone. So cute!” ~Erica https://kestfineart.com/purchasing-shipping daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3a26812f-270b-4684-bcce-86545e412dee/Kest_Secret%2BForest%2Bweb.jpg Purchasing and shipping - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/404-page daily 0.75 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fb198b0c-da10-4440-b0a9-eaa45e5c7601/JustDoingMyJob_web.jpg 404 page - You might be lost. Navigate back to Starfleet Command. Please let the Captain know there is a broken link. https://kestfineart.com/archives daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9674119e-65cd-4cb5-99ca-56a4e9e91244/KEST_Ephemerata_K2web.jpg The Illustration Archive https://kestfineart.com/commissions daily 0.75 2026-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/60c231de-796c-4049-b748-d2dd1db8617c/House+number+TilesSqSp1.jpg Privately Commissioned Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/c69d44f4-61cb-4ecb-a1bc-47317e2f3405/Screenshot+%281%29.png Privately Commissioned Work - Architectural Tiles I made many of these between 2019 and 2021 and each is special and unique~ just like the homeowners. Red outdoor-rated stoneware, 10” x 15”h; various glazes. No part of these tiles were made from a cast; they’re all original hand-sculpted bas-relief work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a9456a84-6e32-40bc-87f2-7a6e346a2143/image0+%281%29.jpeg Privately Commissioned Work - Large Goofypot Lantern A wonderful collector commissioned this large lidded lantern and it was a blast to make! Approx. 12” h. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/052983ba-5592-489d-a88c-62ee69ec44b4/Sharon%27s+yarn+bowls+2.jpeg Privately Commissioned Work - Yarn bowls A wonderful fan of my work asked me to create a special yarn bowl for her so I made a few using the Yixing method of rounding pottery with a paddle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3ae8e228-9b12-47f9-90c9-5bd5eab4c298/IMG_3082.JPG Privately Commissioned Work - Chicken Planter 2022, red stoneware, 14’ x 10”, manganese wash, satin black, blue, and green glazes. My client, a “chicken-mom”, wanted something fun for her garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6e40e947-f51e-40c0-9b77-32cc59d17a45/IMG_2801.JPG Privately Commissioned Work - Laurie’s Moonpot A dear friend’s family gifted their mom a moonpot whose daughter had died unexpectedly. The glaze is very special: it’s made with Laurie’s ashes. Read more here about how these are made with a paddle + compass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/057e1a98-b184-4ac2-ba7c-3e65ca91c36b/Green+Sinner+G.jpg Privately Commissioned Work - The Green Sinner 15” x 15”, red outdoor-rated stoneware with iron and satin black glaze. An event planner and florist company in Pittsburgh PA hired me to create their building sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/0381f305-5e55-4f33-8a87-e7bee26368ac/Pi7_Resizegreenmanklaus.jpeg Privately Commissioned Work - Klaus’ Greenman An old and dear friend asked me to create a large Greenman for his house. 15” x 15” red stoneware and glaze. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/fac4d7f6-81ef-48ff-83e6-d377a5741a7f/Thistle+%231.jpg Privately Commissioned Work - The Thistle A thistle tile for a friend with the last name Diestel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9dc2be78-e05b-4b9b-9c9d-95d99a541eae/IMG_20220308_143826643.jpg Privately Commissioned Work - Forest Spirit 14”h; terra cotta redware with copper oxide washes. The client’s dad had passed on and she wanted to honor his memory by having his visage sculpted in the form of a Forest Spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a0f23284-53b3-4397-9025-e3b42cb28318/IMG_3797+Mike+I%27s+mugs.JPG Privately Commissioned Work - Mike’s Mug 2022. 8” h, brown stoneware. Mike, an art colleague of mine who teaches high school, likes to have a ginormous mug with eyes on his desk to “scare” his students. It doesn’t work and he often gives the mug away… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/8cc7e958-2290-4018-bd2f-9aa6cfc283a2/IMG_20190415_193851_02.jpg Privately Commissioned Work - The ConGlomeration Awards Sadly, ConGlomeration, the sci-fi and gaming conference in Louisville, KY, is no more, but I got to make the awards for the Art Show several years in a row. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/3a1ad977-13d1-4de8-8f04-145880d38990/479ee2886e5fb7d401dca9f39b082392.0.jpg Privately Commissioned Work - Sinchi stamps A couple to be married in Ecuador commissioned these stamps to be used by a traditional potter who will be making an entire set of dinnerware for their nuptials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/a9128f29-222e-4957-a511-a33f59165580/Syniyah+and+Vivian.JPG Privately Commissioned Work - Siniyah and Vivian 2020. Buff stoneware with chromium-tin glaze. A friend commissioned sibling monsterpots for his two daughters. I’ve made many special monsterpots! Here’s an article about them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5349cb9c-ad14-4a30-98e7-0e309f214015/IMG_3943.png Privately Commissioned Work - Ophanim Vessel A lidded ceremonial vessel built for a lovely and mysterious client. Dark brown and white stoneware, blue interior glaze; 10” x 10”. 2021. https://kestfineart.com/blog-2 daily 0.75 2026-04-26 https://kestfineart.com/blog-1 daily 0.75 2026-01-20 https://kestfineart.com/archive-1 daily 0.75 2026-04-26 https://kestfineart.com/blog-3 daily 0.75 2026-04-26 https://kestfineart.com/phorae daily 0.75 2026-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/298ad8a2-4a5e-4aca-b2fa-52cd1d1b6cc2/IMG_20261005_141340454.jpg Phorae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/528fe8a2-da94-436b-920a-b9402983c091/IMG_20261005_141349340.jpg Phorae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/d005f5ea-89ad-4c9f-8717-bffec60437e7/IMG_20261005_141406254.jpg Phorae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/838681ec-c7e7-4fde-b29f-9d1cd9a5dcd4/IMG_20261005_141436172.jpg Phorae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/6cbf0547-838a-487c-a864-4edb1a5bcac9/IMG_20261005_132229549.jpg Phorae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/369d1d92-a788-4836-af8f-a8094454baf4/IMG_20261005_132259406.jpg Phorae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9e7ef7f5-33d4-4f7a-aa1d-a17072864ae3/IMG_20261006_121424177.jpg Phorae - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b7b106e9-1ba0-465d-a739-3dd82beb3834/IMG_20261006_121304691.jpg Phorae - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/5aff084e-75a4-4376-8533-5298cec6a892/IMG_20261005_132040977.jpg Phorae - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/e3e9b319-69ba-4d70-9b09-dd03b4a6ccff/IMG_20261005_132053877.jpg Phorae - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://kestfineart.com/fine-art-paintings-and-drawings daily 0.75 2026-10-10 https://kestfineart.com/fantastic-worlds-gallery-page daily 0.75 2026-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/2604ad29-a017-499f-bc00-318671555b97/The+Brood+SqSp2.jpg Fantastic Worlds (gallery page) - Make it stand out The Brood. 36” x 36” x 2”, oil on canvas. 2025. Available for acquisition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/22cea4cf-fd18-4d4b-bcf7-03af46d40139/Kest_Migration+web.jpg Fantastic Worlds (gallery page) - Make it stand out The Migration. 40” H x 30” W x 2” d. Oil on canvas. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/31e7eee4-6cb4-4b2c-95e9-f9b9677c8037/Kest_the-black-fairy+web.jpg Fantastic Worlds (gallery page) - Make it stand out The Black Fairy. 10.5” W x 16” H, Oil on Olio paper mounted to hardboard. SOLD https://kestfineart.com/sigil-paintings-gallery daily 0.75 2026-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/98c02d1f-8e66-40b2-8bd0-bad33ed36d57/Kest_The+Passage+web.jpg Sigil Paintings - Make it stand out The Passage. 12.25” W x 15.25” H. Oil on gessoed paper mounted to hardboard. 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/f3f75a68-6a2e-40cf-abb7-4a2901c5c66d/Kest_Sovereignty+web.jpg Sigil Paintings - Make it stand out Sovereignty. 12 1/8” W x 13 1/2” H. Oil on gessoed paper mounted to hardboard. 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/ab06f8ad-c9ab-45e8-bfe5-541cca304506/Kest_Renewal+web.jpg Sigil Paintings - Make it stand out Renewal. Apprx. 13” x 10”. Oil on gessoed paper mounted to hardboard. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/e03ff399-1d5d-4520-b6bb-fd95feacd986/Kest_Abundance+web.jpg Sigil Paintings - Make it stand out Abundance. Apprx 13” x 10”. Oil on gessoed paper mounted to hardboard. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/eced10fa-909e-4d59-9e84-917341ed100c/Kest_Unity+web.jpg Sigil Paintings - Make it stand out Remembering What Was Always Meant For You. Apprx. 13” x 13”. Oil on gessoed paper mounted to hardboard.SOLD https://kestfineart.com/from-the-forest-gallery daily 0.75 2026-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1673367001726-NK51FZ29MS195YNY5ZNY/KEST_Chanterelle+WEB+FILE.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out Foxfire. 36” H x 24” W. Oil on gessoed, cradled hardboard. 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1669580419952-91C2AQHJDN3UMVQ4TJWO/Kest_Secret+Forest+web.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out Secret Forest. 13” W x 17” H. Graphite on Arches mounted to hardboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/845c2e33-4dc4-4541-9f9e-ee5f80619cf8/Kest_Morels+web.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out Morels in a Pennsylvania Woods. 17” H x 24” W. Oil on Olio paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/4cc1e235-4b5a-4e9b-aed3-7cb6b143548e/Kest_Death+To+The+Dictator+web.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out Death To The Dictator. 10.75” W x 14” H. Graphite on Arches mounted to hardboard. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1673367781849-GH65JYDA5SING4P0SBWY/KEST_LETTERLOCKED+WEB+file.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out Letterlocked. 36” H x 24” W. Oil on gessoed, cradled hardboard. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1670550603187-U8VDYL48EM3VOMOXH3J4/Kest_A+Prayer+to+Heal+the+World.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out A Prayer to Heal the World. 16” H x 13” W. Graphite on Arches mounted to hardboard. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1703303090605-BCKYSESRWZWJURK1OU0B/Kest+SCAN_Cochin.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out Cochin. 18” W x 24” H. Graphite on Arches mounted to hardboard. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/792cd097-97f0-4c42-99b9-869c80438ebc/Kest_Bald-faced+hornet+wasp+nest+web+size.jpg From The Forest (gallery page) - Make it stand out Cutaway of a Bald-faced Hornet Nest. 22” H x 30” W Graphite on Arches paper. 1992. https://kestfineart.com/boundary-subjects-gallery daily 0.75 2026-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/1652230740632-I8EE98ZB5BZIDXM0U39R/KEST_Ma1Donna_web.jpg Boundary Subjects (gallery) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b78b3bf3-c606-4328-be6f-5f446c144a32/Neo-Mestiza+300dpi.jpg Boundary Subjects (gallery) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/b99f7714-f313-43db-a988-e27be41af23b/Wonderbread+Madonna.jpg Boundary Subjects (gallery) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/50196013e4b0a463fb30f7ab/9f72492f-ee65-4ed9-a30c-b6061ff18a5d/Pressures.jpg Boundary Subjects (gallery) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.