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Krystal Jenkins
Krystal Jenkins (March 18, 1989 –), commonly known as Kouseketra on the internet, is a Newfoundland artist, musician, who is also an amateur writer and poet. Although young, she shows a great amount of talent, especially in her preferred medium, graphite on paper.

Her art has been praised by the likes of Randy Hann, a Canadian drawing master. She is an up and coming artist who is constantly creating new and beautiful art. She is gaining acclaim and popularity at a steady rate, and has a bright and promising future in the art world. A web site devoted to her art is also in the works.

Currently, she does portraits, and likes drawing celebrities. She has a sketch of George Stroumboulopoulos in her portfolio. She also draws children, and enjoys to draw anime in the style of Kazuki Takahashi for fun.

She entered an essay and poem in a Remembrance Day Contest held by the Canadian Legion in 2004. Both won first place at the local level, which included New World Island and Twillingate.

Early life


Krystal showed talent early on, with even her grade 1 teacher commenting on how she drew things very accurately. She never truly took art seriously until she was in the 9th grade, when she began to build a portfolio of cartoon sketches. She has been honing her skill ever since, and now produces striking realism.

Sketches


Krystal first did very small sketches, then gradually moved to larger ones. Her most common works now are highly detailed and usually 8.5 x 11 in measure.

She has said that she will soon be making prints of the best ones for purchase. She has admitted that 'to part with a sketch I am pleased with almost pains me, because it feels like I am having a child taken from me'. Her portraits are very popular. Most who request her to draw portraits ask for them to be done of children. She enjoys this, saying 'Children are lovely to draw! So many of them have these cute chubby cheeks - and they are all so adorable...' She has also said she'd love to focus completely on her art, but she is completing grade 12 currently, and so school is her first priority.