Hakone Shrine

Pencil drawing of Hakone Shrine in Japan. I visited Japan in 2019 for the Rugby World Cup and 4 months before the pandemic, so this trip was the last international trip I did for over 3 years, so its stayed with me. Hakone, in Japan's Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park west of Tokyo, is a mountainous town known for its hot springs resorts (onsen) and views of the iconic volcano Mount Fuji.

This has been made using drawing pencils on an A4 grey sheet of 250gm paper. It hasn't been fully coloured to the edges (the paper colour is visible around the edge) so it can be framed under a matt board.

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Creating her whole life and armed with a degree in Costume Design from Wimbledon School of Art, London, Kate starting to focus on painting more during the great lockdown 2020. Finding herself home alone, painting allowed an expressive and creative outlet that helped fill the void of isolation from the world. She quickly discovered a passion for painting, and specifically figurative and portraiture works, focusing on bright bold colour use and strong brush work. Her works take inspiration from the Pop Art, WPAP & Impressionistic movements, experimenting with conveying identity, character, emotion and thoughts.