Kat Shevchenko, Artist & Illustrator

Here are some shots that the lovely Pamela Lozano captured of me from a live painting experience I recently had.  It was most defintely amazing and brought me out of my little bubble for a moment, I truly enjoyed sharing and can't wait to do it again! :) 

      Health is such a delicate thing. Once taken away can leave you completely blindsided at such little privileges you had taken for granted. Like being able to see clearly and function. The virus that had taken over my eye had left me in pain all day and rendered everything in a cloudy haze.  Then it spread to the other eye. I looked in the mirror. I looked into my eyes. I felt like a zombified shell of myself. My eyes were completely red and the side of my head had swelled up. My lymph node engorged golf ball size making it difficult to chew on that side of my mouth.  I had never been so scared and helpless; I downward spiraled into gloomy agitation. I couldn’t go anywhere, couldn’t really do anything that require too much eye strain, it was too painful and exhausting. Like a prison, inside myself. I finally stopped struggling and surrendered to heal on my body’s own time. Wandering in my labyrinth…What demons lay there undiscovered?  ...

Here is my latest watercolor all finished!!! *Trying to see the positive when all is lost, without loss all those seeds will never travel to become wishes fufilled.   You may purchase giclee prints of this watercolor  here

Almost there, detail from a painting in progress, first time working on watercolor paper in a long time, as I usually only use illustration board for the past couple years. I'm using Arches 140 lb Watercolor paper block, Daniel Smith Watercolors Prima-Tek Series, Winton Newton Watercolors, Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay India inks for outlines, & Deleter pen holders and tips...The finished piece will be posted up soon, just dropped it off at the photographer's today! (*And there will be prints made available.)

Pencil on paper...to be continued? hmm....

RAINBOW SERPENT This painting is the outcome of a creative urge I had to create my own interpretation of a celestial being that represents a potential enlightenment within the human psyche. The body is serpentine symbolizing kundalini energy that rises up through the chakas and emanates through the third eye and crown chakra in a burst of gold divine light. The wings are rainbow representing all the colors of the chakras. An embellished giclee print on premium watercolor paper is available in my Etsy. Limited edition of 20.   http://www.etsy.com/listing/94299572/rainbow-serpent-embellished-giclee-print

Grand reopening of my Etsy! Please come have a look! :)