Funabashi Studio is the ongoing practice of Kelly Funabashi, painter, illustrator, and observer based in Astoria, Queens.
The work spans atmospheric abstract landscapes, botanical field studies, figure drawings, and illustration — built on a daily practice. Curious, passionate, and hardworking. Watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, natural inks, and Procreate.
Follow the practice → @funabashi.studio
ORIGINALS
One of a kind. Hand-painted originals in foraged artisanal inks, watercolor, and mixed media, each piece made once and never again.
ILLUSTRATION
Botanical field studies, figure drawings, portraits, landscapes, and abstract work — illustration built from daily observation and available for editorial commissions and licensing.
"Each painting is an intuitive response to whatever I'm carrying that day: part what I see, part what I dream, part what I need to let go of."
PRINTS
Fine art prints in small editions — botanical field studies, Icons portraits of women, observational Studies, and prints from the original ink painting series. Museum-quality matte paper. Free shipping.
Botanical illustrations for the Rockaway Field Guide
A field study of native and invasive plant species found along the Rockaway Peninsula — commissioned botanical illustrations created in collaboration with the RISE initiative.
Kelly Funabashi is a painter and illustrator based in Astoria, Queens — creating fantastical abstract landscapes, botanical field studies, figure drawings, and illustration from a prolific daily practice and an eye that doesn't stop looking.
For commissions, licensing, and press