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All Dressed Up


"All Dressed Up (Donica)," 7" x 12", commissioned Andalusian filly portrait. This painting was done in Golden Open acrylics on a Raymar panel and will be headed to her new home shortly (THANK YOU!).

I see a couple minor changes I want to make and my client hasn't had the chance to give me any feedback yet, but I have to call it a day - dinner's gotta be cooked and then I'm off to an Art Guild Meeting.

And for the record, I only had 1 paczki today. Ok, 1. And a half. But that's it. For now.

Enjoy your Fat Tuesday!

Thanks, as always, for looking at and sharing my artwork with your friends and family -
Kim

My reference photo for Donica's painting

A Quiet Week

It will be quiet in these parts the next couple days - and not because of a sugar crash after my paczki-fest today.

I have several portraits scheduled that are surprise gifts. I don't want to risk ruining things by posting or sharing images.

So, don't worry if you don't hear from me. I'm just knee deep in paint.

And stale paczki's. Yum.
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  1. Jodi Cieslak6:00 PM

    This painting is my PRE Andalusian filly JS Donica. I am thrilled with the painting and can't wait to see it on my wall.

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  2. jparkerart7:32 PM

    this is so nice! do you have a flickr so i can favorite all your stuff! i'm addicted to fave-ing stuff on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferparkerart/

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  3. Kimberly Kelly Santini10:03 PM

    Jodi - I can't wait to get it into your hands!! Thanks so very much for inviting me to paint Donica!

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  4. Nancy Standlee2:08 PM

    Love your work, Kimberly and was interested when you said you used Open acrylics for this piece. Do you use them in all of your work or just sometimes? I have a few Opens but haven't explored the possibilities, just wanted to know how you feel about their use and as compared to oils? Thanks, n

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  5. Kimberly Kelly Santini2:27 PM

    Nancy - thanks for asking - I did a post back in Feb that I think will answer most of your questions: http://paintingadogaday.blogspot.com/2011/02/golden-open-acrylics.html As I don't paint in oils often enough, I can't hazard to compare the two in much more detail than this. Let me know if you have more questions!

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  6. Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson8:09 AM

    I love your treatment of the blacks in this one of course, but your subtle shift in background value from left to right is beautiful!

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  7. Kimberly Kelly Santini8:56 PM

    Thanks, Elizabeth - you noticed!! :)

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