From me to you: a direct artist studio, not a marketplace
Welcome, I'm Katherine — the artist behind every piece on this site. PencilsPortraitsPaints
is my direct artist studio: one person, one hand, one vision. Every original
artwork and limited-edition print you see here was made in my studio and shipped
straight from me to you, with a story behind it.
I'm not a marketplace. I don't host other artists. I don't curate a catalog of
thousands. What you find here exists because I made it — pen-and-ink stippling
portraits, abstract watercolors, and limited-edition prints inspired by the
people and labor that hold our communities together.
If you're looking for the variety of a multi-vendor marketplace like Saatchi Art,
Etsy, or Artfinder, those exist for a reason and they're wonderful at what they
do. PencilsPortraitsPaints is something different on purpose: one artist's voice,
carried through every piece.
Trust your gut. If my work feels like the kind of art you want to live with,
you're exactly who I make it for.
— Katherine Lee, artist
Stories of the work
in stop motion animation
In addition to my portraits, I create stop-motion animation videos, found on my Instagram page, that convey a story of the of the art itself.
The video below conveys how the logging industry and its unique nuances inspired my work for the piece "Controversial Labor Is Still Labor."
