Kira
Ru-djen

soft pastels about life and joy and other nice things

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Skeleton artwork
Landscapes
Figurative Artwork
Still Lifes and Cats

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“Onion Head” 2025, soft pastel 11x17 Available

“Konza Prairie” 2025 -soft pastel, roughly 5.5x8.25

 

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I post behind the scenes and processes of my artwork on Instagram stories,
and often you can reach me faster through a DM. Recent posts below!

 
This wall of work in progress is one of my favorite walls but also one of the funniest because that's my friend and we've laughed til we've cried and cried til we've laughed and now they stare at me and tell me *girl you should be at that easel* I'
It's been years since I've finished this self portrait - at the time it was an intentional celebration of my favorite pastels (a yellow and a blue and a white all from a vintage out of production line from @winsorandnewton - I'm lucky enough to have
Finished ❤️ Recently I learned warm water is really better for water changes for flowers and also you don't need to use your flower food right away when you get them, and also cut more than you think you should. Flowers in soft pastel, 9x12 Canson M
Have been working on this lovely grocery store bouquet for a few days now, and this shot from my first pass of color was such a fun firework of flowers and colors. While I don't often share the reference photos I did think this was so pretty and mayb
A small selection of water and rocks I've painted over the last 5 years or so. I get like this every time I finish a landscape - looking back at all the places I've been and all the reasons someone else had to wait for me to take a quick photo of a p
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