Kate Louise Powell
@katelouisepowell
freelance illustrator currently based in Glasgow ✍🏻 anti-speciesist, anti-fascist, anti-hunt 🦊🇵🇸 shop my work:
rats are precious and so misunderstood 🐭 I'd love to make more work like this ✍🏻 I'm open for commissions right now if you have been wanting a piece of your companion animals (details below) this piece is a drawing of two rat friends, Sage & Parsley 🌿🐀
in awe 🤍🦉 we got so lucky with this close encounter with a barn owl, they were just happily resting in a tree next to the path at Blacktoft Sands with the afternoon sun shining on them. what an amazing and serene bird
I am currently open for commissioning again ⚡️🤍🌿 here is an example of a small piece I finished a couple of months ago (two rabbit brothers Moose & Marlow), I am keen to focus on work featuring flora & fauna (especially birds these days) but I am open to discussing all ideas ✨
my kingfishers of the world drawing is now available to wear 😄🩵 I am so excited about this, thank you for all the love and enthusiasm for this piece🪽
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Tofu Vegan makes some of the best Chinese food I’ve ever eaten and I’ll aim to go there every single time I’m in London 🥢
an unexpected treat to see this green woodpecker and offspring when we were walking around Kew Gardens :’) we watched them eating ants. Frustrating to not have my camera but amazing to observe them with the naked eye so close to where we stood
Mildreds in London is such a classic for a reason 🍽️ just really excellent vegan food 🌱 we got the chorizo arancini, shiitake peanut laksa, kimchi bokkeumbap and the pistachio cheesecake which was one of the nicest desserts I’ve had in ages 💚
a new piece featuring dogs from Angel Watch Rescue and Rehome - a registered charity based in Romania, with managers from the UK, Canada and Romania who rescue and rehome Romanian stray dogs to the UK 🐶 Adopt, don’t shop 🤍
more lovely birds from the other day: yellow wagtail, skylark, corn bunting, yellowhammer 💛
birding is funny: a 200km round trip yesterday to stare at a hedge for 4 hours to get a 5 sec glance (and take the world’s sketchiest photo) of a bird but we were so delighted as it was of course the long-tailed shrike (the 2nd ever for UK, the last one being seen 26 years ago)
not the RSPB using uncanny valley generative AI not-humans to model their clothing, Jesus Christ 😩 so disappointing, and it also looks horrendous. Just use real people!
my latest piece for Save The Buns 🤍 featuring rescued rabbits, an open cage, broken syringes & discarded lab equipment (such as awful rabbit restrainers) Animal testing is completely outdated, morally reprehensible and ought to exist only as an ugly chapter in a history book 💉
there are just hours left to make your voice heard in regards to a REAL ban on trail hunting The government consultation closes just before midnight tonight (18/06/26). Use your words and help put the pressure on to end hunting with hounds once and for all. Your opinions matter
prints of my latest bird piece, A Realm of Kingfishers 🩵🔷 this piece was so fun to draw, the hardest part was choosing which of the 100+ species to include🪽
some more wonderful seabirds from Bempton Cliffs on Saturday - fulmar, bridled guillemot, gannets, puffin 🪽
this past weekend was raptors galore in Yorkshire, highlights include my 1st ever goshawk & hobby, great views of marsh harriers, long-eared owls, barn owls, and us unexpectedly finding an immature WHITE-TAILED EAGLE flying above Bank Island/Wheldrake Ings in North Yorkshire🦉🦅
prints of my drawing depicting a Laysan albatross pair, mated for life 🤍🥚
the stunning yellow mouths of razorbills 🖤⚠️ it was so great to see them up close at Bempton Cliffs this weekend
animal agriculture vs. the environment illustrated stickers 🌏🔥🐂
my finished kingfisher illustration, one of the most colourful things I've ever drawn in my life 🩵🌈 with the following species: ruddy, buff-breasted paradise, green, belted, stork-billed, little, common, grey-headed, banded, white-throated, kookaburra, woodland, pied & oriental dwarf kingfishers
last week I had the pleasure of seeing long-eared owls for the first time, a bird I had been wanting to see for years (and they ended up being my 250th lifer!)
it’s been one whole year since the arrival of my nephew, Roman 🐣 I drew this piece to mark the day he was born, delivered by twin white storks, surrounded by the birthstones and birthflowers of May and Gemini 🌼♊️🌟
I’ve raised £500 for The Sameer Project with this design, it’s a small drop in the ocean but I’m glad to at least be able to do something with my drawing
hen harriers hunting right in the back garden of the place we were staying on Mull, these were our views as I was making dinner, unbelievable
my drawing of St Melangell, holding a hare and surrounded by rescued rabbits. She is the patron saint of hares and arguably a 7th century hunt sab; according to legend she saved a hunted hare under her cloak and protected them from a prince's hounds 🐰🌞 Today is her feast day 🐇
finally got a close up look at some puffins on Staffa last week 🖤
I just finished this little commissioned drawing of two brothers, Moose and Marlow, surrounded by plants they love including dandelions, chamomile, basil, mint and cornflowers🤍🐇 Marlow (on the left) sadly recently passed away and this piece is a tribute to him 🌼🌿