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.

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4.29.26 Icons. Watercolor portraits of women who changed everything. Available as 16×16 prints on enhanced matte paper. Each one painted by hand, then printed to hold every wash and detail. Shop the full series → link in bio funabashi.stud
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These blank art cards feature original abstract ink paintings inspired by nature’s movement — sky, stone, water, and wind.
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ORIGINALS

One of a kind. Hand-painted originals in foraged artisanal inks, watercolor, and mixed media, each piece made once and never again.

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ILLUSTRATION

Botanical field studies, figure drawings, portraits, landscapes, and abstract work — illustration built from daily observation and available for editorial commissions and licensing.

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"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.

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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.

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Beach Plum — Rockaway Field Guide Botanical Print
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Beach Plum — Rockaway Field Guide Botanical Print
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Beach plum — a scrubby native shrub that produces small, tart purple fruit every August along the Atlantic coast. Found in the dunes and sandy margins of the Rockaway Peninsula, it is one of the few native species still holding its ground. Illustrated for the Rockaway Field Guide, a field study of native and invasive plant species created in collaboration with the RISE initiative in Queens, New York.

Illustrated by Kelly Funabashi in Procreate. Printed as a museum-quality fine art poster on thick, durable matte paper sourced from Japan.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%

Produced on demand. Each print ships directly to you.

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Purple Parrot Tulip Watercolor — Studies Print
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A parrot tulip up close — fringed petals unfurling in deep violet and magenta against an electric yellow ground. The kind of flower that makes you reconsider flowers entirely. Painted with the attention usually reserved for something much more consequential, because it is. Part of the Studies series — observational and personal works in watercolor and digital media.
Illustrated by Kelly Funabashi in watercolor. Printed as a museum-quality fine art poster on thick, durable matte paper sourced from Japan.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan

Produced on demand. Each print ships directly to you within 3–7 business days.

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Butterfly Milkweed — Rockaway Field Guide Botanical Print
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Butterfly milkweed — the bright orange native wildflower that monarch butterflies depend on for survival. One of the most important native plants in the Northeast, it has become increasingly rare as development and mowing remove the open, sandy habitats it needs. Illustrated for the Rockaway Field Guide, a field study of native and invasive plant species created in collaboration with the RISE initiative in Queens, New York.

Illustrated by Kelly Funabashi in Procreate. Printed as a museum-quality fine art poster on thick, durable matte paper sourced from Japan.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%

Produced on demand. Each print ships directly to you.

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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.

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