Floral Pursuits by Love Karla Designs
Painting with liquid gold leaf (Hint: I'm obsessed)
Introducing the Colour Collection of Art Prints!

I've been experimenting a lot lately with coloured pens (Prismacolor has an amazing selection) as well as re-colouring my floral illustrations on Procreate. I love how a simple black ink drawing can be totally transformed with a touch of neutral colour. Printed on a 100% cotton rag paper (read: tree-free), these prints are matte and have the slightest bit of texture, making them look and feel like the original piece. I chose colours that are fun and whimsical but still lend themselves well to neutral or minimalistic home decor. They're the perfect way to add a touch of floral to...
New gold leaf floral mural + Lesson (finally) learned in colour matching

For a while now I've been feeling like our nursery needed a refresh. My youngest daughter inherited her bedroom from my oldest daughter when we moved her into her "big girl" room. They're only a year apart, so everything in the room was still fairly new and fresh when she was born. The nursery had a light pink wall with gold heart decals on it serving as an accent behind the crib, and it just never really gave me any kind of satisfaction. I painted it two days before I had my first baby, and the colour wasn't even close to...
How YOU are styling MY floral illustrations!

As a {really, really} small creative business, I'm not sure there is anything better than seeing my art in your homes. I love knowing that something I've created has found a home other than my own desk. Here are a few of my favourite spaces right now that have one (or more) of my art prints in them. Holly of @calling_allcreators included this print in her bedroom. A simple glass frame with a minimal black edging showcases the art, adding a subtle touch of pretty to this masculine, bohemian-inspired space. This is one of my favourite recent designs, printed on...
I painted a floral mural inside a chicken coop. Yep. A chicken coop.

From time to time, I get strange requests. Some recent ones include: Can you please draw me a tulip bouquet in ink for free? (No.) Can you draw me some serpents for a tattoo on my ankle? (Just no.) Can you please send me all the digital files of your drawings so I can pick one out to print and frame? (Hard no.) But then, from time to time, something odd comes along and I just can't say no. This time, it was a request from a friend for a floral mural in her new chicken coop. { beginning stages...