Kayleigh Willis

I'm Kayleigh Willis — a fine art colored pencil artist based in Washington, DC, drawing animals with the kind of detail that stops people in their tracks.  I work a day job, but I constantly find myself drawing any other time.

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I grew up in Virginia Beach and have spent my career drawing the creatures most people walk past without a second look: octopuses moving through kelp, sea turtles gliding in open water, birds in full color, reptiles with every scale rendered true. 

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My originals are drawn on cold pressed mixed media paper then mounted onto wood panels, coated with a clear acrylic, UV protectant, and textured resin accents — each piece finished and ready to hang the day it arrives. My prints are limited edition Giclée prints run of 50 on Moab Natural White paper.

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