Kayla Koeune of Inferno Art Studio

Although I spend most of my time in my studio lately I have been trying to get out and paint in the world. I must say it has been quite refreshing as lame as it sounds the cool air, the quiet nature and the warm light have brought new inspiration into my work. In my college days I spent more time drawing from the subject ... be it from a still life, a model or outdoors, rather than spending all my time in the studio painting from photos and memory. These days life is the opposite and getting out a few times over the past few months have really motivated me to live more. Instead of using photos, to hike into a spot in order to paint from the source creates its own adventure that I need more of. I forgot how much information a photo lacks. You can imagine how the colors dance in the light but seeing the colors dance while your working makes you learn how to capture the life in a image. It is one thing to render an image but a complete other thing to capture the feel of life. So here...

What started as doing a fun drawing of a woman motorcycle rider clad in a helmet and scarf has developed into a series of pieces. Inspired by pop art and early poster art these women are bold and depict the reality of a rider. There is an overwhelming majority of photographs and paintings of women on motorcycles depicting them half naked and sexy as hell.. which is great for those women and I know boobs sell... but I am just not one of those ladies. When I get on my motorcycle I am going somewhere, which means I am probably going to hit wind and rain and hopefully a whole lot of sun. I am usually dressed with a base layer (my favorite made by smart wool), a heavy jacket, a scarf to protect my face and alway my helmet no matter the state law. If I am going down and its not hard enough to kill me you best believe I hope to save what brains I have left in this life. Any how, with that being said, where are the women like me depicted in popular images? Where is the glorification of...