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 ...

100 Colorado Landscapes    This  project is a collection of watercolors inspired by my desire to get to know the natural world that surrounds me. This Series is dedicated to the great outdoors of colorful Colorado. 100 scenic views from all over the region have been chosen. Special attention had been taken to explore the rural and hard to reach corners of this rugged state. From mountains and forests to lakes and grasslands these landscapes explore the possibilities of a medium that is new to me. I have spent my art career up to this point working predominately in ink and oil painting and decided it is time to master a paint that is conducive to travel.  The watercolors in this series are each 4 inches by 6 inches on watercolor paper. The pieces are numbered in order of their production and were started on 20 January 2018. Each Piece will be available for  purchase once the series is complete but I will take early reservations if there is one that st...

     So many brilliant sites to see and so little time. This is my second time visiting this amazing historic city driven by the character of an older world, a world I long to go back in time to be a part of. Roughly 16 million people flood into Florence each year to take in the masterminds that molded this culture. Charlie and I are here at the end of tourist season and I highly reccomend planning a trip to this fabled country in October. The weather is wonderful, mid 70’s, which makes walking around all day quite a bit more comfortable. The lines, to enter the museums, are about 30 to 60 minutes if you didn’t book your tickets in advance, which in reality isn’t too bad considering the amount of people walking around. I couldn’t imagine what the waits would be like in the height of the season. Although I chose to hang out in the queues, if you buy the tickets online a couple of days prior you can pick which time you enter for only a minimal up charge on the ticke...

  Inferno Art Studio is proud to announce its first open studio show featuring the "Art of Maps". The show will open in December 16th with private showings available upon appointment. This series was inspired by my love of travel and adventure. I spend many hours fondly pouring over maps in search of the unbeaten path. Reading maps for me is as intoxicating as diving into an epic novel or expertly written screen play. Creating a map is intricate with tons of small details and all sorts of elements to explore. From filigree to ships and compasses to elaborate labels the art or of the maps offers so much to explore that parallels my addiction of travel.   The series includes 9 two dimensional works of art to include 5 oil paintings and 4 ink and stain pieces. The hand drawn/ painted maps feature world, country, regional and historical subject matters. All the works are embellished and themed based on historic map illustration technique and traditions. The images within th...

A few years back my best friend and I took a two week trip to Thailand, and needless to say this country offers entertainment for all types of people. Meghan and I, being people who like to try it all, found ourselves in all sorts of situations, both amazing and life threatening. We did a loop of travel from Bangkok to Phuket and back where her mother was amazing enough to purchase us plane tickets. I have a love of trains, so like a stubborn fool, I took the trading down and a good person would have just gotten on the plane when someone is amazing enough to do something nice fore you. I returned with them on the plane but I still own Meghan's mom for the amazing gesture.   Phuket was a beautiful vacation oasis, and seeing as though this was not to long after the tsunami, the beaches were clear and clean. I was supposed to be doing a triathlon but instead I laid in sand sipping dark rum drinks and enjoying the stress free life. This was a great place to just walk and m...

  No matter where he is going my husband, Charlie, counts miles. I think this is reminiscent of his bicycle racing days or his addictive personality, but no matter where he picked it up, Charlie is always racking his brain about how many miles he has put under his belt. It is personal pride in the thing he loves which is an inspiring thing to watch for many of us. When he decided to enter the Peaks to Plains summer long mileage contest, where the winner received a motorcycle, I thought oh great... here we go just put the alcoholic right in the bar why don't ya!   He was concerned he wouldn't be able to do well considering we were getting married this summer and that combined with being out of the country for the honey moon would put him 3 weeks behind everyone, especially Louise. Louise and Charlie are one in the same and that's why I love them both. They both count miles, they both like to win, and they both entered the contest. Louise was his biggest concern right up...