Kira Yustak Paintings
Artist Comments
On a trip to Kauai, Hawaii, artist Kira Yusak found inspiration watching the sunrise each morning during her beach strolls. She noticed the colors, clouds, an...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This painting is of a black swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is painted larger than life to show all of the detail. It has a mystical quality as the butterfly seems to float above the garden with a few stars beginning to appear on a lavender sky.
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Words that describe this painting: butterfly, insect, garden, stars, wings, animals, representational, acrylic painting, purple
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A bonsai tree glows in morning light, with rays of sun shining through the branches. "The painting is meant to show joy in the new day as it arrives with a po...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
On a trip to Kauai, Hawaii, artist Kira Yusak found inspiration watching the sunrise each morning during her beach strolls. She noticed the colors, clouds, an...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Large clusters of hydrangeas burst with vibrant blue hues, while a delicate butterfly perches on top, infusing the scene with life and lightness. Artist Kira ...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
In primitivism style, artist Kira Yustak presents a majestic view of the jungle. She draws inspiration from natural phenomena occurring in nature. A prismatic...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
"This painting depicts a pair of cheerful woodland creatures," explains artist Kira Yustak. "Two chipmunks scamper around on a log in the forest. It's a great...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
I have a succulent in a ceramic sugar skull pot in my kitchen and painted it from life. It has a wonderful expression on its face, and I enjoy the spikey succulent growing from the top like hair.
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Words that describe this painting: sugar skull, cactus, houseplant, garden, plants, day of the dead, succulent, still life, still life, representational, primitive, acrylic painting, green
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This painting is of a black swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is painted larger than life to show all of the detail. It has a mystical quality as the butterfly seems to float above the garden with a few stars beginning to appear on a lavender sky.
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Words that describe this painting: butterfly, insect, garden, stars, wings, animals, representational, acrylic painting, purple
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Symbolic of water's vitality, artist Kira Yustak depicts a sight of hands cupping water from a clear river. She paints the introspective piece with an absorbi...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A gull perches on a rock at the ocean's edge in the early morning, its call—resembling laughter—mingling with the crashing waves. Known for its intelligen...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A bonsai tree glows in morning light, with rays of sun shining through the branches. "The painting is meant to show joy in the new day as it arrives with a po...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
An oversized praying mantis perches on a green leaf, its eyes gazing straight ahead. Its alien-like face and otherworldly appearance are both unsettling and w...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A red-tailed hawk soars high above, while the lake mirrors the mountains and blue sky. Artist Kira Yustak was inspired by watching these birds glide effortles...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A whimsical, folk art style painting of nature interacting with a human in the forest. A snake wraps itself around the outstretched hand while a cardinal rest...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak paints a bed of dandelions with two bumblebees hovering above. The airy flowers provide essential food to pollinators as the first blooms o...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak reveals a primitive seascape of the New Jersey docks during a breezy and relaxed evening. She paints a scene of boats gently drifting by th...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak reveals a diverse perspective of a thriving forest. Inspired by her deep connection with the earth, Kira depicts a large root system below ...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A pair of feet on the sand, with bubbling ocean waves rushing to meet them. "You can almost feel the cool water touching her toes and the sand beneath her fee...
21st Century and Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak reveals a charming landscape in her recognizable style of primitivism. A prismatic rainbow emerges from the raging waterfall connecting to ...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
I wanted to paint a pair of snakes that are intertwined like a puzzle. It is difficult to tell where one ends and one begins.
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Green Snakes...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak blends impressionist and primitive approaches in her portrait of a blackbird amongst tall cattails. She draws inspiration from observing them in waterways and marshy areas nearby. Kira paints it larger than life to highlight the feathers and make a bold statement. Her style bears influence from natural history illustrations...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak depicts a shiny red bicycle inspired by a love of vintage items and toys from childhood. "They bring back so many fond memories and emotions," says Kira. "That feeling of freedom when riding a bike as a child is so very wonderful and exciting!"
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Words that describe this painting: bike, bicycle, vintage, toy, still life, childhood, memories, impressionism, impressionism, still life, acrylic painting, yellow
Vintage Bike...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
"A woman is walking away from a house, and she is leaving behind her old life," says artist Kira Yustak. "She is deep in thought, wondering what her future will hold. She also has many memories in the old house that she called home. The painting is meant to be hopeful in the face of adversity and change, reflected in her large soulful eyes."
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Words that describe this painting: portrait, woman, house, home, landscape, sunset, folk art, naive, face, eyes, people, representational, primitive, acrylic painting, green, blue
House on the...
21st Century and Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
I enjoy gardening. When the peonies come up and begin to bloom every year, I feel like I fell in love with them all over again!
About the Artist
K...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
1960s Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board
2010s Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak painted this whimsical owl portrait after an inspiring camping trip in the woods. "The title, 'Only the Forest Knows,' refers to the things t...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A glowing full moon framed in undulating branches and rippling clouds. "In art, the moon symbolizes calm, beauty, and nurturing," says artist Kira Yustak. "The ...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A folk art style portrait of an octopus. The creature looks out to the viewer with a knowing expression. "An octopus is a very intelligent creature, and they ...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This cheerful painting shows a pair of Baltimore Orioles, a brightly colored male with a female. They are full of personality...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
When the garden springs to life in the summer, the colors are so amazing! No wonder artists have always been inspired to paint gardens and flowers. There is s...
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This piece was inspired by my love of nature! A newborn deer is beautiful and innocent, a new life in the world taking a nap underneath a tree. This painting...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This artwork was joyfully created exclusively for the 2018 UGallery Ornamental Artworks Collection. Each painting comes gift-wrapped and includes a petite easel for display.
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Lone Wolf...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Kira Yustak Paintings
Acrylic
