Hi, I'm Kara.

A Boulder, Colorado illustrator working in both traditional and digital media. Specializing in advertising and editorial illustration, hand lettering, people, gardens, food and maps.

Clients include The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Better Homes & Gardens, Parenting Magazine, Texas Monthly, Natural Health, Bath & Body Works, Target, Fallon McElligott, Marshall Field, W Magazine, American Express, Merck, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Mont Blanc, Rodale Publishing, Crown Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Meredith Publishing, and Penguin Books.

Contact me:

319-541-9749

email: kara@karafellows.com

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Life drawing of a shop dog, Notting Hill, London 2022. . . . #dogportraits #shopdog #nottinghill #london #summerdogs #sketchbook #travelillustrated #travelsketchbook #dogfriendlyshops #dogsillustrated
Friends, pints, plants, bikes, and a four-story spiral staircase; London. . . . #travellondon #spiralstaircase #roomstoletlondon #topiarydesign
Solitude: this lone figure walked into my composition, spread out a towel and became my subject. Sketchbook drawing, Bora Bora, 2016. @fsborabora . . . #travelsketchbook #illustratedtravel #frenchpolynesia #borabora #surfacedesign #tropicalgarden
9 days in London this summer. Best hotel, fantastic city! Can't wait to go back. @claridgeshotel . . . #traveljournal #travelwriter #travelillustrated #london #claridges #mayfair #artdecointeriors
Took a little break from socials this fall to reset, but I’m back on my bullsh*t. Easing back in with a sketchbook drawing. Hi! . . . #illustration #sketchbook #traveljournal #travelillustrated #garden #relaxation #smelltheroses
Details from a map of Carbondale, CO. Love a mountain town in the summertime. @denverlifemagazine @tomtom1983 . . . #illustratedmap #rockymountainhigh #summer2022 #mountaintowns #mapillustration #carbondale #architecturalsketching
Portrait of a woman. . . . #illustration #portrait #beauty
Happy Father’s Day to my dad... 89 and going strong! He still fits into his college lacrosse sweater, which we found in a box of memorabilia last fall. . . . #fathersday #bestdad #bestperson #favoritedad #love #hamiltoncollege #hamiltonlacrosse
An image from an upcoming book that I illustrated, Leaf Your Troubles behind by @karenhugg . Due out on July 15th! . . . #illustratedgarden #gardeningbook #planttherapy #blackandwhiteart
Some highlights from a trip to Sonoma a few weeks back. Family, friends, wine, & food. . . . #oldfriends #newfriends #family #mother #sister #sonoma #winecountry
What’s better than summer in the mountains? Detail from a map of Vail for @denverlifemagazine featuring spots on Gore Creek: @pawsitivityvail @yamasushivail @artfulsolgallery @sitzmarklodgevail @axelsltd @mtnstandard @twoarrowsvail @10thmtnwhis
On a recent trip to NYC. Saw old friends, new friends, family, and spent the best day with @jolienovak and @alan_carroll_studio ! . . . #manhattan #newyorkcity #brooklyn #sundaybrunch #oldfriendsarethebestfriends
A simple map that tells a story. . . #coloradosummer #illustratedmap #architecturalsketching #birdsofsummer
8-year-old me, just before I got braces. Really don’t see why I needed them. . . . #naturebaby #taurussun #scorpiomoon #illustration