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In the interest of catching up........

.....here are some more recent paintings from July and early August 2017

Fireflies 6, 20" x 30" x 1.5", acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas, packed with texture, luscious drips and transparent layers, including metallic and iridescent paint, $1225 (payment plans available) - inquiries to me! ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com - thank you SO much!!

There's no way to convey the magic and depth of these firefly paintings via the computer screen. Suffice it to say that they are gnome approved, and would make the most fantastic focal point in any room.



Fireflies 8 & 9 (mage taken inside with glare.), each 16" x 20" for a total image size of 20" x 32", acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas with image painted around the sides. Texture, color, and layers of depth create a magical pairing.  $1199 for the pair (payment plans available) - inquiries to me! ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com - thank you SO much!!


Dusk (Fireflies 7) 20" x 30" x 1.5", acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas with image painted around the sides. Texture, color, and layers of depth create a magical pairing.  $1225 (payment plans available) - inquiries to me! ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com - thank you SO much!!
Continuing to work with color, allowing the paint to do it's thing. Glazing, scumbling, scraping, dripping, wiping, masking, drawing, redrawing, slopping, splashing, spritzing, even finger painting.
I am thinking about taking this concept big, painting outside, so I am not restricted to the confines of my 10 foot wide studio. So large that you could stand in front of it, and let the painting swallow you into the cricketsong of night.


Fireflies 11,  16" x 20", acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas with image painted around the sides. A continuation of this ethereal series exploring the magic of early evening, this one has irridescent paint that shimmers like moonlight.  $599 (payment plans available) - inquiries to me! ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com - thank you SO much!!

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