Last summer I had the opportunity to design and paint a mural representing my hometown of Holton, KS. The mural is located on the side of the LaborMax Staffing at 128 W 5th St, on the northwest corner of the Square. Check it out ..read more

 These four moth paintings went to their new home recently!  ..read more

I kicked off my summer by completing a mural at Prairie Lake northeast of Holton, KS! The mural is inspired by Prairie Pickers who have a bluegrass party at the lake each June ..read more

Portraits and sunflowers are two of my favorite things to paint! I recently finished this 16x20” oil painting. It is framed and ready for display! Available for $320 Email artbykatiemorris@gmail.com ..read more

I’m really pleased with my most recent watercolor painting featuring a honeybee on a sunflower which I photographed in my garden.  It is 7x7 inches on hot press watercolor paper in a 9.75” square frame.  The painting is available for $95.  Email artbykatiemorris@gmail.com to purchase.  ..read more

This summer I had the opportunity to design and paint a mural at Holton Municipal Pool. Part of the plan was for this to be a community art project, so after I had painted some outlines, community members were invited to come participate in painting! The turnout was better than I ever expected with approximately 50 community members, many of them families with young children, coming out to help in just a few hours.  I went back to finish the painting over the next couple of weeks and was thankful for the help of some friends and family to get the big areas filled in. This is definitel ..read more

I really enjoy painting watercolor feathers. I usually stick to chickens and game birds, but decided to paint a peacock feather for a bigger challenge. It was definitely more complicated but I enjoyed it! I have a couple feather paintings available in my Etsy shop and would be happy to paint custom feathers for anyone interested ..read more

When the Holton Community Hospital remodeled, the dining room lost their window. So when I was asked to paint a mural in that location, they wanted a Kansas landscape. I took a photo of a farm not too far from my home and that was the starting point. I added in a few more wildflowers for more color. I was able to complete the 8 x 13 foot mural in a week. The barn seems to be everyone's favorite detail of the mural! I hope that the hospital employees will be able to enjoy the painting for years to come and that it gives them a peaceful scene to look at when taking a break on a stressful ..read more

The first 13 years of this website were as an art education blog. All the ideas shared and lessons learned are still HERE but with most art education conversations now happening on social media, this space will shift to sharing my artwork. I would love to have you follow along- see my social media accounts HERE! You can check out my Etsy shop and see some possibilities for commissioning custom artwork here.  I am excited to share more of my artwork with you and thank you for being here ..read more

I just wanted to take a minute and share some of my 7th graders’ artwork that was created for our Art of Conservation unit. We learn about conservation and duck stamps before students create artwork in their choice of media using observational drawing skills. It is a good confidence booster since we cover skills that are helpful for realistic drawing since we all know students at this age tend to lose interest if they have trouble translating what they see. I also use it as an opportunity to demonstrate multiple painting and drawing media that students can choose from. I can’t wait to share th ..read more