Amber Kempthorn

Amber Kempthorn’s work employs the use of myth­i­cal crea­tures and birds to con­vey a nar­ra­tive that is often times a quest, the begin­ning or end of it. Absurd sit­u­a­tions and char­ac­ters help to make their sto­ries believ­able and endearing. 

I real­ly enjoy her care­ful­ly col­laged works, which use graphite, ink, pas­tel, and oth­er papers. The works, while huge are extreme­ly detailed in scope and con­struc­tion. Amber has clear­ly con­sid­ered each piece of her images, which range but can be as large as 60 inch­es in length! If you look close­ly, you can see that the paper comes off its sur­face a bit, giv­ing a nice and sub­tle three dimen­sion­al effect. 

All images via her web­site.