I have always been fascinated by the rolls of skin on a shar-pei, and jumped at the opportunity to paint Raisin. Her fawn coloring with darker points (forgive me if I’m not using the correct term!) lent itself to all sorts of colors – blues, purples, magenta, orange, pink, and even green. I put them all in there. Just because I could.
That’s called artistic license. Sometimes that means painting something completely differently than how the rest of the world views it. Sometimes that means exaggerating what I do see (which often, I won’t kid you, nobody else sees).
I’ve always seen purples and pinks where others just saw red. I think that goes back to my early and terribly nearsighted childhood. When I got my first pair of glasses at 7 years of age, I remember being absolutely amazed at the foliage on trees. They were not just that blurry and familiar green-gray shape, but slivers of dancing golds, yellows, chartreuse, olives, apple greens – I could go on and on. I remember the absolute joy I found those first few 4-eyed months as I discovered the most amazing hues that had been there all along.
Maybe that’s why I am an artist.
“Raisin (Shar-Pei Study),” 8x8 square, acrylic dog portrait on canvasboard, private collection (THANK YOU!!). And to anyone who recognizes Raisin, SHHH!! She’s a birthday gift for Dad.
Finally, my apologies to Coco’s family – yesterday I had a senior moment when claiming I hadn’t yet painted a llaso. Thankfully they put me straight. J
Thanks, as always, for looking.
And for sharing these portraits with your friends and family (welcome to all our new readers!),
Kim
Kimberly Kelly Santini
http://www.turtledovedesigns.com/
distinctive pet portraits
& 4-legged paintings
http://www.paintingadogaday.com/
come. sit. stay.
enjoy the art.
Founding member of the Canine Art Guild
http://www.canineartguild.com/
the gateway to canine art on the web
That’s called artistic license. Sometimes that means painting something completely differently than how the rest of the world views it. Sometimes that means exaggerating what I do see (which often, I won’t kid you, nobody else sees).
I’ve always seen purples and pinks where others just saw red. I think that goes back to my early and terribly nearsighted childhood. When I got my first pair of glasses at 7 years of age, I remember being absolutely amazed at the foliage on trees. They were not just that blurry and familiar green-gray shape, but slivers of dancing golds, yellows, chartreuse, olives, apple greens – I could go on and on. I remember the absolute joy I found those first few 4-eyed months as I discovered the most amazing hues that had been there all along.
Maybe that’s why I am an artist.
“Raisin (Shar-Pei Study),” 8x8 square, acrylic dog portrait on canvasboard, private collection (THANK YOU!!). And to anyone who recognizes Raisin, SHHH!! She’s a birthday gift for Dad.
Finally, my apologies to Coco’s family – yesterday I had a senior moment when claiming I hadn’t yet painted a llaso. Thankfully they put me straight. J
Thanks, as always, for looking.
And for sharing these portraits with your friends and family (welcome to all our new readers!),
Kim
Kimberly Kelly Santini
http://www.turtledovedesigns.com/
distinctive pet portraits
& 4-legged paintings
http://www.paintingadogaday.com/
come. sit. stay.
enjoy the art.
Founding member of the Canine Art Guild
http://www.canineartguild.com/
the gateway to canine art on the web
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