Bio
My name is Kaelee Thompson and I am a Montana based freelance illustrator. My earliest childhood memories are of horses and being at the barn. I quickly became the cliché "horse obsessed" little girl and picked up the habit of drawing horses whenever I couldn't actually be in their presence. From that point on drawing and creating art became a constant in my life. I went on to study illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Since graduation I have done a good bit of moving around within the United States, creating art and working with horses along the way, all the while collecting inspiration and always seeking to learn.
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A ranch gig landed me in Montana where I am currently offering horse portraits and horsemanship lessons. My mission is to utilize my art to share a message of the importance of giving back to the equines of this world who have given so much to us. I create homages to beloved horses and will share some of their stories along the way as well. I use graphite pencil or pastel to create the likeness of the horse, and use color, patterns, gradient techniques, and symbolism to reflect the essence of each individual animal.
I create other fine art and illustrations also, many still inspired by an equine lifestyle as well as by nature, and mysticism. For these works I typically create in a range of mixed media processes including a mix of my preferred mediums of graphite pencil, water color, gouache, ink pen, or pastel. I typically am inspired to create landscapes that incorporate horses into grand scenes of nature, while utilizing gradients and linework to elude to the mystic vibrational structures of existence. I have always been fascinated by the subtle energies of this world and the depth of beauty available to those who allow themselves to be open to sensing this vibrance in all aspects of life. Horses and nature are my preferred subject matter as they are very sensitive to these subtleties and also easily reflect a soft aesthetic beauty I aim for within my style. There is an inexplicable feeling of freedom and connection I experience whenever I am around horses, am submersed in nature, or when I am making art. I am passionate about sharing some of that with others through my work, and linking my main inspirations of horses and nature with art so that they may symbiotically energize each other.