Kayla Koeune of Inferno Art Studio

The Art of the Portrait  One of the most challenging subject matters, in my opinion, is the human face. The multitude of colors found in the flesh is as diverse as all the colors found in this world. Combine that with the tiny details of wrinkles and freckle and the intricacy of the major features and you have a feat that can have you lost for years. I fine myself asking on several occasions through the process... is it done yet, or shall I go further? How realistic do I want to go? Should it look like paint or should it look photorealistic? If its going to push photorealism why not just take a picture and print it. So yes I fine portraits to be a challenge... but a challenge well rewarded when I feel I have gotten it right. I typically start my paintings by laying an under painting that is either a neutral ground or something that is bright and opposite of what I am painting. I suppose the base of my paintings depends on my mood or I discovered a color that gives a ...

100 Colorado Landscapes #5 Through #8 A brief description of the natural places worth seeing in Colorful Colorado. #5 Rocky Mountain National Park - With over 4 million visitors each year this national park has been protected since 1915. This Mountainous, Alpine lake park reaches over the Continental Divide and encompasses 265,461 acres not including the 1/4 million acres of national forest that surround the park. #6 Maroon Bells Wilderness Area - Maroon Bells is one of five areas designated by the Wilderness Act of 1964. Located within the Elk Mountains and spans the White River and Gunnison National Forests. The Wilderness area is major access point for backpackers and hikers alike. #7 Storm King Peak is part the Grenadier Range and located in the largest wilderness area in Colorado the Weminuche Wilderness. This peak is just shy of 14 thousand feet and isn’t easiest to access but it is worth the solitude. #8 Monarch Pass The pass at ...