Chocolate

Completed a commission today for our neighbor to give to her new husband for their wedding.  So fun to do something that someone needs and have it turn out well.  Chocolate is a hard color to do in watercolor- existing browns look so flat and lifeless.  They have to be boosted with reds, oranges, yellows and blues.

Watercolor on paper 8x10
Judith A. Johnson

Snaps I and Snaps II ~~ Kimberly Kelly Santini

 

"Snaps I" and "Snaps II," each 5" x 5", depicting a small stack of Alpha Snaps dog treats, done in acrylics on museum quality panel, for sale via Facebook auction. 

 

All the rules are spelled out clearly on my Facebook page - and just FYI, bids are only accepted via Facebook comments. I regret that it's not possible for me to manage bids via email and FB both.

 

Also, for the record, daVinci (the kitten) likes dog treats more than Finnigan (the dog). I had to shoo Vinnie off my little stacks of cookies multiple times while I was painting.

 

Thanks so much for following along with my artwork!

Kim

ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

 

Precocious ~~ Kimberly Kelly Santini

 

 

"Precocious," 9" x 12", portrait of a stinking cute German Shorthaired Pointer puppy, acrylics on museum quality panel, available to the first asking nicely for $549.

 

Ask nicely by emailing me!

 

In process pics are here.

 

And if this little guy doesn't find a home soon, I'll send him off to a local exhibition. Because while I love shipping and sharing my art around the country, I also think it's important to support art groups close to my own stomping grounds.

 

And now I'm off to teach tonite's grownUPs Journaling class, where will will be using lyrics as a starting point to create collages. $20 says I come home with glue in my hair.

 

Thanks so much for following along with my artwork!

Kim

ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

"Ibizan Hound Running" Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey

12x16

Colored Pencil

My dog, Halen the ibizan hound, loves to run. This colored pencil drawing was fun to do because of his happy expression when gets a chance to do what he loves to do. I also tried to capture the sense of movement in his legs and sometimes completely airborne.

Beamer ~~ Kimberly Kelly Santini

"Beamer," 6" x 6", commissioned portrait of a ridiculously cute mixed breed stinker, acrylics on museum quality panel, private collection (THANK YOU!!).   Want a pet portrait of your own? What are you waiting for? email me!   In process pics of Beamer's portrait are on the studio Facebook page - and thanks to my new iPhone, I can create separate photo albums for the paintings, making it easier for you (moving forward) to locate the in process pics of a specific piece!! Yeah for iPhones!!   Thanks so much for following along with my artwork! Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

 

Last Chance to Order!!

 

 

This poster was created specifically to benefit the dancers at Broadway Dance Studio (where The Princess studies), and it features a beautiful full color reproduction of my painting "Dress Rehearsal." Proceeds from poster sales are earmarked for the team's trip to a Nationals Convention and Competition next year.

 

Order your copy by 5pm EST tomorrow and support the dreams of a young dancer!

 

Posters are 20" x 26" and will be shipped in a tube. They are $25 each, with S&H $15/order.

 

Orders can come to moi!

 

Thanks so much for helping these young dancers and supporting the arts in ALL it's forms!!

Name This Painting ~~ by Kimberly Kelly Santini

 

Untitled, 8" x 10", portrait of a sassy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, done in acrylics on a museum quality panel. $469 to the first asking nicely.

 

 

Do you remember "Pile," the commissioned portrait that was ultimately donated to a breed specific fundraiser - this painting was inspired by a photo that was included in all the reference materials for the Pile project.

 

And I would like one of you to name the piece -suggestions can come to Facebook, that way they will all be consolidated in one location so that you can bounce ideas off each other.

 

And while you are there, you can see the in-process pics of this painting, too!

 

Thanks so much for supporting my artwork!

Kim

ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

Sharing Painted Memories

I have to come to the realization that most of my paintings will someday find that special someone that connects with them.  I just sold this acrylic painting I did when we first moved to North Carolina.  We rented a little old cottage along the Bogue Sound and had the most spectacular sunrises and sunsets.  I was inspired every day to paint them and I created this painting with one of my older dogs in the scene.  He had passed a few years earlier, but the scene reminded me of him and memories of his thoughtful gazes.  The painting will be heading to New Orleans on Monday to that "special" person who now shares my memory with their own.

He Loves the Sun

I have been painting animal portraits for people for over 25 years now.  I realized that as many photos I take of my Rhodesian Ridgeback "Socks" or see him in a beautiful pose, I had never painted him.  This is my third Rhodesian Ridgeback, and I know from experience the health problems these dogs can have.  He is the love of my life, next to my husband!  He will be turning eight years old this spring.  He is a reminder of the loss of my Dad that same year.  I got Socks as a puppy at eight weeks old, and eight weeks later lost my Dad to cancer.  The joy of having a new puppy helped me through the terrible loss and sadness of losing him.  This is a typical "look" for him...he loves the sun and a comfy bed.  How easily this painting came off my brushes...I guess because he is so close to my heart.

Come Paint With Me ~~ Kimberly Kelly Santini of Painting a Dog a Day

 

 

Seriously, come paint with me!

I'm going to share some of my ideas about color mixing and paint application. And talk for a bit, too, about how artists can use the internet to promote and brand their work. 

 

It's all going down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 18th - 21st. More info here.

 

I'd love to hang with you!

 

(And if this workshop doesn't fit your calendar, there'a another one in Traverse City Michigan this August and a third one happening in Springfield Missouri this September)

 

Come on, let's throw some paint around together!!

Kim

ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com