Funabashi Studio is the ongoing practice of Kelly Funabashi, painter, illustrator, and observer based in Astoria, Queens.
The work spans fantastical abstract landscapes, botanical field studies, figure drawings, and illustration — built on a prolific daily practice and an eye that never stops looking. Curious, passionate, and hardworking, Kelly moves between watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, foraged inks, and Procreate with the same rigor and restlessness.
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