Kate Halpin Art

Getting close to done on this mother hummer...😛 #hummingbird #painting #botanicalillustration

Working on a dreamy fern world for some tiny creatures #fern #polypodium #botanicalillustration #painting

Showing love for California endemics with this new little painting of Yellow Mariposa Lilies (Calochortus luteus) and a Ten-Lined June Beetle. These impressive beetles resemble bats when they spread their wings and fly. 🦇💛 Acrylic on birch 6” x 8” #painting #california #calochortus #botanicalillustration #beetle

Let moth symbolism encourage us to find light even in darkness, the silver lining in hard times, and love in all circumstances. Let the moon guide us through the night. ❤️ Polyphemus Moth and Irises - 8” x 16” Acrylic on birch.

I love it when paintings start to take on a life of their own. No matter how hard I try, no matter the skill level, or hours spent, the paintings have their own agenda. They always want to be something I couldn't have imagined. The hardest part is letting go of so much control, observing the process in appreciation, and welcoming this strange creation with love. ❤️ #controlfreak #polyphemusmoth #painting #workinprogress

Progress shot of painting the dragonfly wings! #insect #scientificillustration #painting

The Amorphophallus titanum at @california_carnivores is about to bloom!!!!! 😍😳 I love this place ❤️ #amorphophallus #titanarum #corpseflower

Celebrating my birthday today and appreciating all the beautiful little things. #butterfly #aniseswallowtail #insects #painting

Veins in progress. #dragonfly #insects #painting

Oh the magical creatures that come to my doorstep!!! #silkmoth #polyphemusmoth #moth

Ideas come and you think they'll be easy. Then hours and hours and hours later, you wonder what the heck made me think that!? Regardless, I love putting my heart and time into a painting and getting back something better than imagined. "Rain Makes the Flowers Grow" - 18"x24" acrylic on birch. #egret #irises #painting

Working on the egret with irises today.... #egret #iris #painting

Works in progress... #swan #painting

Views from my studio window tonight...#whatdreamsaremadeof #sonomacounty #california

I loves my mom ❤. She visited me all the way from Alaska! We spent a beautiful day exploring the Sonoma coast and saw a Humpback whale! 🐋

Swans and water on my mind...#swan

Ferny falls in my driveway. Inspiring a few paintings.