Message of April 2nd, 2024:

Hello! I am Kelley King, currently working as Principal Concept for Stray Kite Studios out of Dallas, Texas. With a lack of updates on my usual fantasy illustrations and concepts, I have been transitioning to a more fine art path. That means that my usual illustrations may be very slow in coming from now on. Mild shock, I know. The last few years of my art journey (adult life, if we’re being honest) has been difficult up until 6 months ago. While I’ve remained relatively private on personal matters and social media, a diagnoses of ADHD after almost 4 decades has changed my life and dominoes have fallen on various struggles ever since. I now advocate for late-life diagnoses in women, and a general lack of proper study in older generations. It’s common, but I’ve discovered there is sort of a mourning period for an older self and how things could have been better if I knew what was going on. Life didn’t need to feel like walking in mud this whole time, I guess! So, the whiplash has me pivoting a little.

Anyway, I’ve sort of moved on from “krhart”, and will post an update to a new domain for those works in the future. krhart.com will be staying around for sure with an update or so still. I currently live in Tennessee with my husband and rescue boxer dog Rocky. I spend most of my time with books with a little music making and gaming here and there. :)

PS I’m currently unable to provide commission work or card sketches. I apologize to those fans interested in my work, but I will post an update if time for my availability changes.


Newest update

Unorthodox

Mayflower and Grimbsy. Characters from James Butcher’s The Unorthodox Chronicles. Mixed media on paper.