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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 02/10/2026

My act of rebellion as an adult is having four very loved and spoiled cats since my mom actively hated cats while I was growing up.

Two tiny tortie or tabby kittens sitting on my chest. One with their eyes closed and one looking at the camera.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 06/09/2026

New mural in Kensington! A collection of California natives: A monarch butterfly, California poppies and blue eyed grass! Honored to be part of a collection of art with a Patricia Vader sculpture! #mural #artist #californianatives #floralart #eastbay #bayarea #berkeley

A 12’ x 12’ mural with a monarch butterfly, California poppies, and blue eyed grass next to a red bicycle sculpture by Patricia Vader.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 29/07/2026

Currently working on 5 different walls for a preschool! Pink mountains and local wildlife! #berkeley #murals #bayarea #artist

A picture of me in front of the mural I painted. The mural features pink mountains and a river surrounded by California poppies, lupine, a dear and a swallowtail butterfly.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 18/04/2026

Skipped a few days of plein air April to finish this garage mural in San Francisco! Hope to do more in the city. Featuring mostly news subjects for me: matilija, echinacea, cosmo and a swallowtail! #sanfrancisco #berkeley

A garage mural with a matilija poppy, echinacea, cosmo flower and swallowtail butterfly.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 18/04/2026

We ripped a mustard plant out of a crack in the sidewalk two years ago and transplanted it into a kitty litter box in our backyard. Now we’re growing its seeds in our garden. @roberto-rodriguez.com #berkeley

A picture of tiny purple and green mustard seedlings.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 09/04/2026

I did in fact paint the unacceptably cute radish for #pleinairapril day 9. Painting is magic: my painting vs my setup. #berkeley #pleinair

A hand holding a painting of a cute, round, purple radish against a white background

A very sad looking radish being held up by a clamp

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 05/04/2026

Plein air April day 4 with Berkeley Art Club at Lake Anza! I like rocks. #pleinairapril #pleinair #gouache #berkeley #rocks #lakeanza

A pochade box set up in front of a lake with two people sitting g on the ground painting.

A hand holding a square painting of a rock in a lake.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 03/04/2026

#pleinairapril day 3!! Love the sense of light. And got to put my paint to good use! #pleinair #berkeley

A hand holding up a gouache painting of a marigold in a garden.

A hand holding a tube of gouache painting called “marigold yellow”

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 02/04/2026

A bit of a chaotic entry for day 2 of #pleinairapril More nasturtiums! #berkeley #pleinair #gouache

A hand holding a painting of nasturtiums in front a yard full of nasturtiums.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 02/04/2026

Day 1 of #pleinairpril Fought the gouache through the rain on this one! #pleinair

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 20/03/2026

Adding some details to this hummingbird mural!

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 20/11/2025

Here are the ICE vehicles that were present at Hoover Elementary school today. They are likely still in the area, please be vigilant. #oakland #ICE #bayarea

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 08/10/2025

Finished 9x16 sunflower mural! I still have time in October for more murals in Berkeley/ East Bay!

A mural on a gray stucco wall of four large sunflowers and one bud in the middle about to open.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 01/10/2025

Progress on this BIG 9’ x 16’ sunflower mural! I’m still booking interior and exterior murals in Berkeley and the East Bay! Rain or shine. Contact me for something completely custom and beautiful! Kelsey@kelseyclarkestudio.com

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 20/09/2025

News garage mural in South Berkeley! At Woolsey and California st. Stained glass scrub jay, live oak, and poppies!

A mural painted on a garage to look like stained glass of a scrub jay sitting in an oak tree inside an oval surrounded by poppies.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 16/09/2025

Finished up this nasturtium mural on a bike locker today! Murals, big or small, available in the Bay Area!

Nasturtium painted against a green background with multicolored leaves on a bike locker.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 14/09/2025

Day one of my nasturtium mural that wraps all the way around this bike locker! The prep nearly killed me. Coming back Monday!

An unfinished mural of illustrative nasturtiums on a bike locker under a blue tent. There are drop cloths and paints on the ground.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 09/09/2025

A backyard mural I completed this weekend. Everyone's favorite, poppies and monarchs!

A small mural on a stucco wall of two poppies and a monarch butterfly.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 04/09/2025

Whatever this gas station has, I want it.

A gas station covered in pigeons and wild turkeys

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 02/09/2025

As soon as my ADHD medication kicks in, this boy will follow me around the house begging me to sit down and then will ambush my lap!

Most perfect tabby cat with his mouth slightly open drooling because he's in my lap.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 01/09/2025

The cats can't seem to navigate the new curtains

The old lady possessing a child while wearing a veil from the move The Others who looks very similar to my cat

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 27/08/2025

Making mockups for this year's hand painted Christmas ornaments. Last year I did Muppets Christmas Carol character but this year I want it to feel like it's your first Christmas at dad's new apartment. I personally think the red and green are festive! (Mock ups made with my own painting).

A green Christmas ornament with Rizzo the Rat from the Muppets Christmas Carol painted on it

A flat Christmas ornament painted to look like a green ashtray.

A flat Christmas ornament painted to look like a red ashtray

A flat Christmas ornament painted to look like a glass ashtray

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 24/08/2025

After five(?!) coats of spray varnish, two isolation coats and two coats MSA I finally have a waterproof, archival, matte finish on my gouache painting.

My hand holding a small colorful, gouache painting of a blooming artichoke.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 06/08/2025

A luminous artichoke on the easel today. This one popped up in our front yard after we moved in. Didn’t have the heart to eat it but knew I had to paint it. #gouache #artichoke #gardening #painting #bayarea

A gouache painting of a blooming artichoke illuminated by morning light against dead, yellow grass.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 04/08/2025

Hey y'all, I have a newsletter now! You can get updates on upcoming shows, shop updates and maybe a couple ramblings about paintings. Sign up here blog.kelseyclarkestudio.com #gouache #pleinair #oilpainting #gardening

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 22/07/2025

Lil gouache painting I've been chipping away at. I actually took a picture of this same house and roses last year but wasn't sure how to execute it at the time. Walked by recently and was re-inspired!

A gouache painting of an over grown red rose bush in front of a blue house

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 18/07/2025

Trash princess on her trash throne

A white and brown cat laying in a window above two trash cans against a green house.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 12/07/2025

Please join us for the inaugural meeting of Berkeley Neighbor's Assembly! Please share!

A flyer with a picture of a park
Flyer text:
Times are scary but they’re not hopeless if we have each other.
Break the ICE and bread with your neighbors: Share about the troubles we face and how we can keep each other safe.

Sunday, July 13th at 12 Noon
Cedar Rose park, 1300 Rose St
Stay in the loop - Text 510-616-7225

Protect Ourselves and Protect Each Other!

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 27/06/2025

Plein air painting at Berkeley Rose Garden today! The roses wilted in the heat, same as me.

An outdoor easel with a messy palette and a painting of two yellow roses.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 25/06/2025

The queen lime #Zinnia is showing off today. I picked the house color just to look good with the flowers.

A queen lime orange zinnia looking very fluorescent agains an aqua colored house.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 25/06/2025

Pride, free (for now) with ads!

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 24/06/2025

Losing my mind painting the tiniest dog for this commission #wip

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 16/06/2025

It's been a minute but I've posted some market leftovers to my shop! These would look so cute in your kitchen! #berkeley #acrylic #gardening

A grid of four small paintings. An abstract dandelion on a square panel, a colorful peach on a round panel with a blue background and dark blue trim, two cherries on a round panel with red trim, and an abstract salsify on a square panel

A grid of painting. A pigeon on a round panel with the frame painted to look like a dirty sidewalk, a crushed beer can from Headlands brewery, a can of sardines being peeled open, and a grid of hand painted cigarette magnets with colorful backgrounds.

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 02/05/2025

Hung some moulding for shelves to display/dry my panels. #oilpainting #acrylic #art

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 24/04/2025

Eeked out one last ashtray, this will be available this Sunday, April 27th, at Gilman Street Fair! #berkeley #art #acrylic

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 19/04/2025

Come find me at the Gilman District Street Fair! Next Sunday, April 27th from 10am to 5pm. I'll have original acrylic and oil paintings, prints and hand painted magnets! There will also be 200 other artists, food, and wine vendors! #Berkeley #acrylic #gouache #art #bayarea

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 16/04/2025

Dandelion! I've really been enjoying acrylics lately. #gouache #acrylic #gardening

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kelsey @kelseyclarkestudio.com · 15/04/2025

New headshots! I'm not smizing, my eyes just get smaller with each passing year! Director of art and photography: @roberto-rodriguez.com #Nasturtium #photography