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WATERCOLOR MINIATURIST
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS
Available Works
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"Year of the Horse"
Original Watercolor
24mm x 26mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
24mm x 26mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
"Oh How the Sunlight Dances"
Original Watercolor
24mm x 24mm each
$4,250
Framed in a vintage 16" x 20" black and gold frame with original vintage back and gold rimmed matting.
This series began with a feeling.
Spring light, fresh air, sun on your face.
Sunlight that hums with summer heat, thick with humidity and the song of crickets.
Fields turning gold in fall, grass rustling in the breeze, amplified by sunrise and sunset.
Crisp winter mornings blanketed with snow that make you crave cocoa.
I wanted this series to explore moments when light becomes a feeling and a memory.
24mm x 24mm each
$4,250
Framed in a vintage 16" x 20" black and gold frame with original vintage back and gold rimmed matting.
This series began with a feeling.
Spring light, fresh air, sun on your face.
Sunlight that hums with summer heat, thick with humidity and the song of crickets.
Fields turning gold in fall, grass rustling in the breeze, amplified by sunrise and sunset.
Crisp winter mornings blanketed with snow that make you crave cocoa.
I wanted this series to explore moments when light becomes a feeling and a memory.
"Saddle Up"
Watercolor on Paper
24mm in Diameter
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
24mm in Diameter
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
"Melt"
Original Watercolor
24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
"Stay"
Original Watercolor
24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
"Gaze"
Original Watercolor
24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
"Jam Sesh"
Watercolor on Paper
24mm in Diameter
$850
24mm in Diameter
$850
"Dream Boat"
Watercolor on Paper
24mm in Diameter
$875
24mm in Diameter
$875
"Gone Fishin'"
Watercolor on Paper
24mm in Diameter
$825
24mm in Diameter
$825
"Showtime"
Watercolor on paper, 11mm x 21mm
$875
Unlike all of the other pieces in It’s the Little Things, Showtime isn’t a memory—it’s a promise. This miniature floral dress was painted before the moment it commemorates: the opening night of the show itself. I painted it in anticipation, knowing it would soon be worn, soon be seen, soon be part of something special.
There was something tender about painting a dress before wearing it—like writing a love letter to a version of yourself who’s about to arrive. This piece holds a breath of expectation, of hope, of celebration, of the soft thrill that comes when something you’ve worked for finally takes the stage and you stand present in a moment you’ve dreamed into being.
$875
Unlike all of the other pieces in It’s the Little Things, Showtime isn’t a memory—it’s a promise. This miniature floral dress was painted before the moment it commemorates: the opening night of the show itself. I painted it in anticipation, knowing it would soon be worn, soon be seen, soon be part of something special.
There was something tender about painting a dress before wearing it—like writing a love letter to a version of yourself who’s about to arrive. This piece holds a breath of expectation, of hope, of celebration, of the soft thrill that comes when something you’ve worked for finally takes the stage and you stand present in a moment you’ve dreamed into being.
"I can hear the birds singing"
Watercolor on Paper
2" x 2"
$4,100
Framed in a 16" x 20" ornate gold frame with layered matting.
This collection aims to capture a moment of serenity - when the sunlight filters just right, the breeze is soft and cool, and the world around you hums with tranquility.
Each miniature within tells a story: a woman lost in thought over a pond and lush garden, a music box waiting for its tune to play, stories ready to be reopened, and a chateau bathed in afternoon light.
Together, they echo those days when time slows and you can hear the birds singing.
This piece received an 'Honorary Mention' at the Quinlan's 78th Annual Members' Exhibition in 2025.
2" x 2"
$4,100
Framed in a 16" x 20" ornate gold frame with layered matting.
This collection aims to capture a moment of serenity - when the sunlight filters just right, the breeze is soft and cool, and the world around you hums with tranquility.
Each miniature within tells a story: a woman lost in thought over a pond and lush garden, a music box waiting for its tune to play, stories ready to be reopened, and a chateau bathed in afternoon light.
Together, they echo those days when time slows and you can hear the birds singing.
This piece received an 'Honorary Mention' at the Quinlan's 78th Annual Members' Exhibition in 2025.
"The Sound of Music"
Watercolor on paper, 24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
For me, music has always meant family. Growing up with a Filipino father, family gatherings were never complete without live music—uncles and cousins playing guitar, singing in harmony, filling the room with laughter and joy. It didn’t matter if the notes were perfect (though they often were); it mattered that they were shared.
This piece is for every kitchen jam session, every street performer, every childhood memory soundtracked by someone’s voice or strumming. It’s about the way music fills a space—with sound, yes, but more importantly, with heart.
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
For me, music has always meant family. Growing up with a Filipino father, family gatherings were never complete without live music—uncles and cousins playing guitar, singing in harmony, filling the room with laughter and joy. It didn’t matter if the notes were perfect (though they often were); it mattered that they were shared.
This piece is for every kitchen jam session, every street performer, every childhood memory soundtracked by someone’s voice or strumming. It’s about the way music fills a space—with sound, yes, but more importantly, with heart.
"Booby on the Beach"
Watercolor on paper, 24mm x 24mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Meet the Blue-Footed Booby—one of nature’s unintentionally comedic masterpieces. With its shockingly bright feet and delightfully awkward strut, this bird seems plucked straight from a cartoon and dropped onto a sun-soaked shore. Its name, “Booby,” comes from the Spanish word bobo, meaning foolish or clownish—an unfair judgment, perhaps, but one that makes me smile every time.
There’s something wonderfully endearing about a creature so unbothered by its reputation. The Booby doesn’t mind being the punchline—he just keeps dancing, sunbathing, and showing off those dazzling blue feet like it’s the most natural thing in the world (though I guess for them, it is).
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Meet the Blue-Footed Booby—one of nature’s unintentionally comedic masterpieces. With its shockingly bright feet and delightfully awkward strut, this bird seems plucked straight from a cartoon and dropped onto a sun-soaked shore. Its name, “Booby,” comes from the Spanish word bobo, meaning foolish or clownish—an unfair judgment, perhaps, but one that makes me smile every time.
There’s something wonderfully endearing about a creature so unbothered by its reputation. The Booby doesn’t mind being the punchline—he just keeps dancing, sunbathing, and showing off those dazzling blue feet like it’s the most natural thing in the world (though I guess for them, it is).
"A Day at the Beach"
Original Watercolor
24mm in Diameter
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
24mm in Diameter
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
"Treasures of the Sea"
Watercolor on paper, 21mm x 21mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Some go to the ocean for the sun, others for the waves. But for me, the shoreline has always been a place of seeking — a hunt for small, glimmering relics left behind by the tide. Shell hunting has been my most cherished pastime at the beach, the thing that makes any trip to the sea feel complete. I could spend hours combing the sand both on the shore and diving in the ocean, eyes scanning for a shimmer, a curve, a spiral — each discovery like a whispered secret from the deep.
This tiny painting is a tribute to those times: the thrill of finding a shell wholly intact, nature’s symmetry undisturbed. Or one graced with a small, perfect hole near the top — a ready-made pendant, strung with stories of where it’s been. Even once rinsed and stored away, there’s often still the faintest memory of salt clinging to its surface, like the ocean’s way of never fully letting go.
To hold a shell is to hold time — shaped by tides, carried by currents, worn into something singular. This piece celebrates the slow unfolding of beauty found not in grandeur, but in the simple act of noticing.
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Some go to the ocean for the sun, others for the waves. But for me, the shoreline has always been a place of seeking — a hunt for small, glimmering relics left behind by the tide. Shell hunting has been my most cherished pastime at the beach, the thing that makes any trip to the sea feel complete. I could spend hours combing the sand both on the shore and diving in the ocean, eyes scanning for a shimmer, a curve, a spiral — each discovery like a whispered secret from the deep.
This tiny painting is a tribute to those times: the thrill of finding a shell wholly intact, nature’s symmetry undisturbed. Or one graced with a small, perfect hole near the top — a ready-made pendant, strung with stories of where it’s been. Even once rinsed and stored away, there’s often still the faintest memory of salt clinging to its surface, like the ocean’s way of never fully letting go.
To hold a shell is to hold time — shaped by tides, carried by currents, worn into something singular. This piece celebrates the slow unfolding of beauty found not in grandeur, but in the simple act of noticing.
"A New Book"
Watercolor on paper, 13mm x 22mm
$850
There is a particular kind of anticipation — tender and electric — that stirs when you hold a new book in your hands. The pages, still pristine, seem to buzz with unseen stories, waiting patiently for the first touch to awaken them.
To me, books have always been more than just objects. They are doorways — unassuming at first glance, but within them lie entire worlds, stitched together with words that shimmer with life. They offer the rare chance to live a thousand lives beyond your own, to feel deeply, to imagine wildly, to be both lost and found within the span of a few sentences.
A New Book captures that sacred threshold — the moment just before you step across into somewhere unknown, arms wide to whatever wonder or sorrow or transformation awaits.
In a world often rushing past itself, the act of reading — of surrendering your full attention to another voice, another world — is a profound and beautiful thing. Each story we cradle close reminds us that our own lives, too, are narratives still unfolding, full of unseen turns and unspoken beauty.
$850
There is a particular kind of anticipation — tender and electric — that stirs when you hold a new book in your hands. The pages, still pristine, seem to buzz with unseen stories, waiting patiently for the first touch to awaken them.
To me, books have always been more than just objects. They are doorways — unassuming at first glance, but within them lie entire worlds, stitched together with words that shimmer with life. They offer the rare chance to live a thousand lives beyond your own, to feel deeply, to imagine wildly, to be both lost and found within the span of a few sentences.
A New Book captures that sacred threshold — the moment just before you step across into somewhere unknown, arms wide to whatever wonder or sorrow or transformation awaits.
In a world often rushing past itself, the act of reading — of surrendering your full attention to another voice, another world — is a profound and beautiful thing. Each story we cradle close reminds us that our own lives, too, are narratives still unfolding, full of unseen turns and unspoken beauty.
"Cozy Corner"
Watercolor on paper, 24mm x 24mm
$875
This sanctuary doesn’t ask for anything but your presence — a chair worn soft by time, a pillow that cradles without question, sunlight that pools gently across your lap, and the feeling of warm rays on your skin.
This little corner is where the noise of the world fades just enough for you to hear yourself think, to relax. It’s a space that becomes a vessel — for rest, for family time, for reading, for dreaming. A place where stories unfold not only from the pages stacked behind you, but from within and all around you.
Books line the wall like old confidants. You know the ones — the titles that changed you, the sentences that echoed long after the spine closed. Each time you return to this seat, you return a slightly different person.
Cozy Corner reflects on the architecture of comfort, to the spaces we craft with intention and fill with our living. It reminds us that peace doesn’t always need to be chased. Sometimes, it’s waiting — right there in the warm spill of afternoon light and the familiar bend of your favorite book.
$875
This sanctuary doesn’t ask for anything but your presence — a chair worn soft by time, a pillow that cradles without question, sunlight that pools gently across your lap, and the feeling of warm rays on your skin.
This little corner is where the noise of the world fades just enough for you to hear yourself think, to relax. It’s a space that becomes a vessel — for rest, for family time, for reading, for dreaming. A place where stories unfold not only from the pages stacked behind you, but from within and all around you.
Books line the wall like old confidants. You know the ones — the titles that changed you, the sentences that echoed long after the spine closed. Each time you return to this seat, you return a slightly different person.
Cozy Corner reflects on the architecture of comfort, to the spaces we craft with intention and fill with our living. It reminds us that peace doesn’t always need to be chased. Sometimes, it’s waiting — right there in the warm spill of afternoon light and the familiar bend of your favorite book.
"Wanderlust"
Watercolor on paper, 14mm x 24mm
$800
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Somewhere between the packing tape and the moving stickers, between tearful goodbyes and wide-eyed hellos, I learned to love the world not as a place to settle — but as a place to savor. As a military family, the globe was never just an ornament in our house. It was a promise that somewhere out there, life was waiting to be experienced.
Growing up in constant motion meant I learned to belong nowhere and everywhere at once. Airports became thresholds of possibility. Hotel breakfasts were feasts of curiosity. And in every new city, I found a piece of myself reflected back — in the kindness of strangers, the hush of foreign cathedrals, the rhythm of languages I didn’t speak but somehow felt familiar.
Wanderlust is not about escape. It’s about presence — being awake and deeply engaged in the world. It’s the click of a train door closing, the first taste of something unknown, the golden light of the setting sun falling differently on a street you’ve never walked before. It’s the little things — the tiny, almost invisible moments — that make the vastness of the world feel so intimate.
$800
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Somewhere between the packing tape and the moving stickers, between tearful goodbyes and wide-eyed hellos, I learned to love the world not as a place to settle — but as a place to savor. As a military family, the globe was never just an ornament in our house. It was a promise that somewhere out there, life was waiting to be experienced.
Growing up in constant motion meant I learned to belong nowhere and everywhere at once. Airports became thresholds of possibility. Hotel breakfasts were feasts of curiosity. And in every new city, I found a piece of myself reflected back — in the kindness of strangers, the hush of foreign cathedrals, the rhythm of languages I didn’t speak but somehow felt familiar.
Wanderlust is not about escape. It’s about presence — being awake and deeply engaged in the world. It’s the click of a train door closing, the first taste of something unknown, the golden light of the setting sun falling differently on a street you’ve never walked before. It’s the little things — the tiny, almost invisible moments — that make the vastness of the world feel so intimate.
"Basket of Possibilities"
Watercolor on Paper, 17mm x 19mm
$875
Tucked within a frame smaller than a nickel, this painting captures a universe of making. A basket brims with skeins of yarn—twists of color and texture coiled with potential.
This piece is a commemoration of the moment before invention, when materials hover on the edge of becoming. The yarn isn’t just yarn; it’s the seed of blankets, scarves, tiny gifts made by hand and heart. It’s an echo of my own love for crafting, for the rhythm of the hook, the thrill of watching something grow from a single loop.
Though modest in size, A Basket of Possibilities speaks to something expansive: the alchemy of imagination, the joy of tactile creation, and the repetition and persistence of hands that make.
$875
Tucked within a frame smaller than a nickel, this painting captures a universe of making. A basket brims with skeins of yarn—twists of color and texture coiled with potential.
This piece is a commemoration of the moment before invention, when materials hover on the edge of becoming. The yarn isn’t just yarn; it’s the seed of blankets, scarves, tiny gifts made by hand and heart. It’s an echo of my own love for crafting, for the rhythm of the hook, the thrill of watching something grow from a single loop.
Though modest in size, A Basket of Possibilities speaks to something expansive: the alchemy of imagination, the joy of tactile creation, and the repetition and persistence of hands that make.
"Make Believe"
Watercolor on paper, 19mm x 21mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
A tribute to childhood afternoons spent weaving entire worlds out of our imagination. Make Believe is inspired by the magic of creating whole universes with my little brother, using nothing but our beloved Beanie Babies. A simple toy could become a diplomat, a hero, a lifelong friend. This particular one, with its vivid hues and wide-eyed expression, was always among our favorites.
Painting it now, in miniature, feels like pressing a leaf between the pages of memory, preserving something delicate, bright, and full of life. This piece is a depicts the way play shaped our bond, fueled our creativity, and filled our days with fun and laughter. Even at this tiny scale, it holds something vast, like the endless stories we once dreamed into being. It almost seems like it could get up and walk away, just as we always imagined they might when we weren’t looking.
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
A tribute to childhood afternoons spent weaving entire worlds out of our imagination. Make Believe is inspired by the magic of creating whole universes with my little brother, using nothing but our beloved Beanie Babies. A simple toy could become a diplomat, a hero, a lifelong friend. This particular one, with its vivid hues and wide-eyed expression, was always among our favorites.
Painting it now, in miniature, feels like pressing a leaf between the pages of memory, preserving something delicate, bright, and full of life. This piece is a depicts the way play shaped our bond, fueled our creativity, and filled our days with fun and laughter. Even at this tiny scale, it holds something vast, like the endless stories we once dreamed into being. It almost seems like it could get up and walk away, just as we always imagined they might when we weren’t looking.
"Knock Knock"
Watercolor on paper
$875
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
$875
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
"The Old Fashioned"
Watercolor on Paper
24mm in Diameter
24mm in Diameter
"The Speakeasy"
Watercolor on Paper
24mm in Diameter
Framed in an ornate antique black and gold 11x14" frame.
$950
24mm in Diameter
Framed in an ornate antique black and gold 11x14" frame.
$950
"The Martini"
Watercolor on Paper
24mm in Diameter
$855
24mm in Diameter
$855
"Soul of the Rose Waterhouse Rendition"
Watercolor on Paper
17mm x 18mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Watercolor on paper, 17mm x 18mm
Painted in miniature as part of the It's the Little Things collection, this piece reimagines Waterhouse’s The Soul of the Rose not to diminish its impact, but to distill its essence. It is part of a mini-series within the collection called 'Miniaturizing the Masters'.
The original piece has always made me sigh in a way that felt like palpable stress and anxiety leaving my body. The figure leans into the rose, lost in scent, in memory, in longing. There’s a stillness here that transcends time, a hush that seems to silence the noise of the world. Recreating it on such a small scale was both an act of admiration and meditation—a practice in honoring the peace the original has always stirred in me.
This piece isn’t just about beauty, it’s about the balm of it. The way certain images, even in the briefest glance, can soften the edges of a hard day and invite a deeper breath.
17mm x 18mm
$850
For purchases, please contact Kai Lin Art at (404) 408-4248.
Watercolor on paper, 17mm x 18mm
Painted in miniature as part of the It's the Little Things collection, this piece reimagines Waterhouse’s The Soul of the Rose not to diminish its impact, but to distill its essence. It is part of a mini-series within the collection called 'Miniaturizing the Masters'.
The original piece has always made me sigh in a way that felt like palpable stress and anxiety leaving my body. The figure leans into the rose, lost in scent, in memory, in longing. There’s a stillness here that transcends time, a hush that seems to silence the noise of the world. Recreating it on such a small scale was both an act of admiration and meditation—a practice in honoring the peace the original has always stirred in me.
This piece isn’t just about beauty, it’s about the balm of it. The way certain images, even in the briefest glance, can soften the edges of a hard day and invite a deeper breath.
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