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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

listen. listen. frog + bird = croaker. it just makes sense. I’m gonna make two more of these, I am unreasonably obsessed. #frog #bird #animalfusion #originalart #originalcreature

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Behold. “Steeper Creepers” & two draft sketches - if a wizard left his teabags overnight, the latent magic in his kitchen would surely bring them back to life, yes? Original painting 18” x 20”, prints available if ya want one. #fantasy #originalcharacter #painting #tea #teadrinkers #cute

Painting of two living tea bags in the morning light leaning/climbing a mug. They are orange-ish. The tag reads “eepy steepy”

A tea bag launched his companion into the beyond. What will he discover? Unclear.

Two teabats collaborate to steal a piece of walkers shortbread. Toothpicks are ineffective rollers, but they have no other options.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Swallowtail tiger trout. Inspired by the way children paint scenes & butterflies. Plus both trout, and butterflies have scales. Perfect match. 18” x 24” #fish #butterfly #silly #canadianart #painting #originalart #hybridanimals

Close up of female tiger-swallow-trout, standing in grass.

Full shot zoomed out of canvas featuring 3 butterfly trout hybrid standing on sloped hill

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

hop cakes? i-hop? Something silly for this holiday Monday. #frog #pancake #surrealism #silly #painting 8” x 16”

(Painting) A stack of three pancake frogs sitting in syrup on a blue plate.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

An #Edmonton inspired piece. Tentative title “Cult of Public Artistry” - a giant shiny structure? I assume a #magpie would start a cult worshipping them, perhaps. #originalart #painting #bird #acrylic #surrealism

Magpie holding Edmontons talus ball art structure painted on floral fabric

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Chickabees! This piece was inspired by dyslexia. It’s not quite done, but they are too darn cute not to share early :) #bee #surreal #art #cute #painting #original #dyslexia

Close up of central chickadee bee hybrid

Close up of Chickabee in front of lilacs

Close up of fellas in the background (area I need to do lore work on)

Full canvas, I paint these 4-6 inches larger then the final piece is intended to be. So much of this will be cut off!

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

UNSTOPPABLE FORCE. I gift you a boon this morning. you probably don’t want to receive this boon (a bear loon) though. Another piece in the Canadian fantasy collection - every story needs a strong villain right? 48” x 30” painting. #bear #fishing #canadian #originalart #edmontonartist #acrylic

A bear-loon glide-sprints after the coho salmon. It is sunset. It is not a good day to be a fish. The bear loon cannot fly in the open air, but it absolutely utilizes the additional speed from its wings to hunt in more challenging water.

Close up of bears face, slightly earlier version of the painting

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

weaver dam. Hard working little guys, building little micro ponds on the sides of larger bodies of water. Spider Beavers, one of the small pieces in my Canadian-fantasy collection. #silly #originalart #weirdart #spider

A group of 8 legged, silk weaving, spider beavers construct a tiny damn.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

WHISKER WALKER. Maybe if my cat was a little spookier, he’d be more confident when guests came over. This is a 16” x 12” original painting of my crazy orange, if you’d like a pet portrait with lightly menacing aura, get in touch! #surrealism #cat #devonrex #petportrait #originalart

WHISKER WALKER - painting of cat walking on his whiskers. spooky.

Orange Devon rex laying on housecoat with crazy eyes.

my incredibly anxious orange son, who loves his family but hates guests.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

SOUR FOWL - visual representation of what everyone’s shouting at the Canadians in Curling during the Olympics, apparently. I cannot stress how impossibly green this painting is. #goose #painting #surrealism #acrylic #curlings

Goose that is angry and also made of limes and also having a crisis about wing birth.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Something blursed is coming. Vanilla scented. Upgraded damn construction capabilities. WIP #2 in the Hinterland Who, What now?! Collection. #wip #acrylicpainting #creature #preview

Large orange teeth, a pile of sticks. Some rope. Hmmm. Mysterious.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#throwbackthursday - I drew these in 2022-2023. Bugs with human legs. #insects #weirdart #creepy #sassy - sometimes I wonder if I should revisit these with my brush now that I’ve grown as an artist…

Pen and ink illustration of Praying mantis with human legs, prances gleefully

Fly crushing another fly with human legs. Absolutely ripped.

Moth… on a wheat stalk… a wheat pole. Note the sassy toe kick

boatman spread eagle. Full setae spread.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Behold! The Canadian Moose-Goose. This is the first piece in a small collection: Hinterland Who What Now? Very excited about this work, and what’s coming next. #originalart #acrylicpainting #animalfusion #creature #fantasy #canadianartist

Full photo shot of family of Canadian Meese (moose goose). Walking in the forest in early spring. Painting is 48” x 36” in real life.

Close up of a rather scrungly baby meese, not ready to move, but being nudged by papa to indicate that he must.

Closeup of adult Meese faces & cheeky older babies. Mobile enough to start chaos, yet still small enough to demand significant effort from the mother.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

this is a nerve wracking for me to share! I want to be more authentic in my creative practice… which means more whimsical creatures & places. If you’d like to see more of this type of work, please let me know, seriously. #creatures #bird #fantasy #orginalart

Four birds with three heads (a pigeon, seagull, and crow, pigeon being the center hub, as they are the most successful urban bird) engage in hunting for a meal.

They find an empty wrapper. Cries are heard on the nearby blocks, for they have been denied what they crave. Peanut Beanut.

Original rough out of idea/little guy. Quick painting and small doodle of three headed urban bird. Very quick. Very silly. Big dopey boi.

Earlier stage in painting (incase someone thinks it’s AI?? I doubt anyone would, but just in case??)

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Canadian winter content! Rivers in the mountains get these dreamy snow pillows along the edges. If it wasn’t cold, wet, and dangerous? I could imagine taking a wonderful nap here. #canada #landscape #snow #dreamy #winter Part of ongoing series.

Front view of rounded panel winter landscape

Side view of rounded panel with winter landscape

Other side view of winter landscape rounded panel

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Something different for December :) a peak into my sketchbook, where the “I love this but don’t know if it’s worth doing as a final” ideas hide. #dragon #cows #quickart #alberta #albertafantasy #doodles #gouache

Colour test of The Rustler. A large dragon who steals cows from nearby farms. He’s sustainable in his snacking habits, and has most favourite cows in his little herd.

Rustler body resolution/having fun with his bait tail.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Rounded corner cradled panel! A new exploratory project inspired by retrofuturism and dreamy landscapes. Thoughts? Roundos yes? No? 6” x 12”, acrylic on cradled panel. Photo credit to redditor, used with permission. #lilypad #art #painting #dreams #underwaterlandscape #smallart

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

First full reveal of the fin-dining collection - 3 more to go. Do you check your fridge more then once, forgetting you didn’t have the snack you wanted last time you looked? Goldfish are far from forgetful. A hungry person? Sources suggest… #goldfish #fish #burger #sushi #art #hungry #painting

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

AHHH! CAT! Trying to capture the pure unbridled crazy of a Cat? On canvas? A foolhardy quest. “ !! “ Acrylic on 12” x 12” polyester of violently bright colours, wrapped over canvas stretcher. #cat #zoomies #crazycat #funnyfeline #art

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

4/5 are so close to done… I can almost taste it. These are completely different from my regular work. #goldfish #food #painting #sculpture #traditionalart

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Been a bit but here’s a WIP! Goldfish :> these are going to have a fun surprise reveal with completed… #WIP #art #goldfish #painting #fishart

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

oh, to be an isopod rolling in the dirt. ‘The Patch’ 72” x 36” Really proud of this! First time painting plants big! #plants #pumpkins #painting #yegartist #farming #dreamy #art

pumpkin patch painting from below the leaves

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

spiny lobster has escaped containment 12” x 12” + a lil’ acrylic on canvas applied to vintage fabric scrap #invertebrates #monterybay #crustacean #art #painting #aquarium #ocean

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

invertebrate brigade group 1 6” x 6” fun little paintings for a fun end of summer. The real question will be if I turn these into greeting cards or magnets ahead of spooky season 😂 #insect #crab #millipede #originalart #canadianartist #bugart #painting #homedecor

house fly on the finest 1980s couch section

Hermit crab gazes over the sea, dreaming.

hello, millipede from the sky on fabulous brightly coloured plaid

Scarab on orb of ultimate power (it’s actually poop, but he personally sees it as the most powerful force in the universe and I have represented it accordingly)

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

medical marvel. the horseshoe crab. Love em. Part of “Going Coastal” 12” x 12” acrylic painting, on upholstery, wrapped over canvas stretcher. if you’d like this piece in your home, $275 CAD before shipping. #horseshoecrab #crusteacean #eastcoast #coastal #canadianart

A horseshoe crab sits in her sand divot. Proud. Glamorous. Shiny.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

“I am small” 90” x 48” A 2 panel, mural-esque(?) painting of the forest floor on flannel bedsheets mounted to a canvas stretcher. This is the first piece in the ‘Point of View’ collection. #nature #mushrooms #largeart #originalart #painting #yegartist

Full spread of painting, two stretchers so it can be hung in two places, or as one giant painting.

Section centre panel 1. Mushrooms on forest floor as the sun flows through the trees.

Last panel, mushrooms on forest floor, sunshine lighting up the translucent mushroom caps.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Otters! An almost done, sneak peek at my next multi-painting project, working title is ‘Going Coastal’. #otters #mammal #animalart #underwater #coastal #seacreature

A close up of a painted otter cruising through the bull-kelp.

Quick shot of the full painting - 24” x 36”

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

a quick tomato frog for the fine folks. I was obsessed with these as a kid. I would draw them facing the camera, ludicrous wide. #frog #tomatofrog #painting #amphibian #animal

Acrylic painting of frog on canvas scrap, applied to striped fabric scrap.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

A fuzzy jumping spider! Bataes sp. This piece sold surprisingly fast - so more spiders are on the way, apparently! #jumpingspider #spiderart #painting #canadianartist

A fluffy jumping spider on wool, acrylic paint original.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

chickadees! did you know dominance structure determines who has access to the best food? I’d be so mad so fast. 20” x 24” #yegart #edmontonbird #chickadee #cute #originalartwork #painting

4 chickadees siting on branches. One chickadee is plotting his rise to power.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I finished a pretty group of budgies this week! 20”x 24” This is a bit of an advertisement, as I am hoping to fill my June commission schedule out. If you’d like a painting of your bird (or other pet) you should shoot me a message. #budgies #parrots #birds #petbirds #originalart #acrylicpaint

Close up of cutie patootie head tilt budgie

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

big business babies. Who are you taking with you to convince the investors you’ve got this? #goldfish #frog #snail #salamander #silly #cute #businesscasual

a very fierce goldfish girly is ready to slaughter the day. Painting of black goldfish with red bow.

Painting of white lipped snail with large floppy bow

Painting of extremely professional frog with corduroy tie.

Painting of Salamander who is entirely not sure how to tie his tie, but he is here and ready to do the work.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Big blue heron. Really proud of the lighting in this one. #birding #bird #heron #art #canadianartist #originalart

Full body of blue heron painted on brown, swirling fabric

Close up of poofy post preening feathers heron

silly tilt view making beak of heron huge

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I’ll post better photos when I get a canvas frame for the owl. Ooop. Sometimes you do good work without doing the prep steps first.. #bird #owl #lazyartistphotos

Black vulture and barn owl looking away from each other on floral fabric.

Barn own on floral fabric, clipped to a board because I forgot to use a stretcher frame

Vulture on floral fabric, leaned on the washing machine because that’s the best lighting in the house.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

A collection of Lepidoptera on long grain wood sections. These are part of the Mother’s Day collection, inspired by stuff my mom likes. #butterfly #moth #bugs #gifts #art #painting #mothersday #yegart #edmontonartist

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Gratitude to the researchers in the Wardill Lab. Your research inspired a silly, interactive painting. Thank you! #popsci #scienceart #cuttlefish #art #yegartist #seacreature #weirdart

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

✨happy Easter everyone ✨ I felt like this little guy until very recently… I had to take April off to recover from a concussion! But I am feeling a lot better and ready to get back to work. Stay tuned for the full photo showcase of Fungus on Flannel - my first solo exhibition! Woo!

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

AHHHHH! Behold. He’s just a little guy (no actually this is a 24” x 36” canvas) - I am painting foreground plants in over the weekend. Inspired by research on cuttlefish depth perception & the pacific garbage patch.

A bright orange cuttlefish looking very stylish in the 3D glasses he found.

The same cuttlefish without 3D glasses! I made them removable to create an interactive art piece. Should I make more fits??!

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Couple spider/tarantula blocks I never posted. Salticus is still a bit of a WIP, Twinkle toes is done & has found a home. #spider #invertebrate #art #wip #painting #canadianartist

Zebra jumping spider on a cedar block. Looking at you with its big sweet peepers!

A tarantula with a bow on her head. This is how tarantula owners see their children tbh.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

wip post! I’ve been busy with events so I’ve had less time to paint. #cuttlefish #invertebrate #marine #cute #wip #painting #acrylic #orange

Orange Common Cuttlefish painting on purple and blue grid fabric, incomplete

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Magpie march #2… I wanted to do three but it’s been a busy month! #birds #magpies #painting #originalart #yegart #yeg #yegbirding

Two magpies disagreeing on appropriation of a branch. Painting on yellow polka dot denim

Close up of distressed magpie on left side of painting

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A real case of “it’s mostly done, but I still wanna muck around”. Magpies 1 for magpie march. 36” x 24”, acrylic on vintage fabric. #edmonton #art #yegart #painting #birds #magpie #fineart

Photo of “we are here” the first magpie painting for magpie march. Purple toned (this is what I want to change, lol) magpies on floral fabric.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Big honk! I finished the family. 48” x 36”, ‘First time Parents’ I am so excited for spring weather — Fellow Edmontonians, where’s the best spot for baby geese? #birdwatching #geese #yeg #yegart #acrylic #originalart #canadianart

Six baby geese, two parent geese, painted on ornate blue fabric. Completed original painting, at least for now.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Pike planks big brother. The trout trunk! A fancy slab of live edge walnut featuring a favourite rainbow sport fish. Want this on your wall ? Drop me a message for details :) #fishing #trout #angler #art #liveedge #painting #originalart #yegart #canadianartist

A school of rainbow trout swims gracefully across the front face of a live edge slab.

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Moose update! He’s probably done??? I’m going to let it sit for a couple days. This piece is 36” x 24” . Goose next? Yes? #canada #moose #big #painting #acrylic #mammal #angry

Painting of a big moose lookin at ya from behind a tree. Probably time to back off!

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Pike plank! My YouTube algorithm was ruined for this fishy fella. #fishing #sportfishing #icefishing #painting #art #acrylic #fish

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Two big fish! How many of you learned about these from animal crossing? I used a combination of animal crossing and real world characters for both of these paintings.

Painting of Coelacanth on an 11 inch by 10 inch ish piece of red cedar

Painting of oarfish on an 12 inch by 8 inch ish piece of red cedar

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

shingleback skink on quilted maple. I really like these guys. Cute face on em’

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

a single cat post per month on an art account is okay? Right? Here’s a multi-clip-cut of my two cats using the wheel together. Orange was okay after his tumble and got back on the wheel immediately. #cats #orangecat #devonrex #catwheel #sillycats #catsplaying

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Kirra @kkentart.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

a throw back on this fine Saturday because I’ve been in progress on a lot of things. This was one of my favourite paintings from 2024! Lilypads on a pond near a log processing facility. #watercolour #lilypads #nature #painting #art #yegartist

Long format image of lilypads painted with watercolour.

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