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Tempest

 

Tempest

Pictured above, Tempest, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, image painted around the sides so no pressing need to frame, $5000 plus s&h ($600 inside the contiguous US) to the first asking nicely. The link above will take you directly to my website where you can make her yours. Questions? Just reach out.


This is another one that began last August. I loved the start - beautiful line work and sworls of energy in a predominantly light filled space - but couldn’t really see or feel where she was going from there.


So she sat at the back of my studio and waited patiently.


And then, while on vacation, I was standing in all these ancient Italian basilicas looking up at the frescos and mosaics of saints ascending through skies and it hit me. This Bear is sacred, like every animal I paint she represents the holiness in our world. And Bears in particular to me represent Mothers, Protectors, Nurturers. Therefore she needed similar treatment.


When I got back to the studio, I wrapper her in a royal cape made up of veiled sunlight, earth and billowy skies. And of course, a golden halo as well, that throws little specks of refracted light.


My final touch was to paint her eyes blue, like my grandmothers. So now she is the vastness of our world blessing you with a grandmother’s love.


Get a close up look at Tempest on my website where you can see her installed to scale in a room setting and perhaps even make her yours. Returning collectors please use “COLLECTOR10” at checkout for your repeat offender discount. 


If you would like a payment plan, reach out directly, as these are handled individually. A 30% non refundable deposit reserves the painting with balance due inside 12 months. The painting ships home once all payments are complete.


Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. 

Love you, Kim


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PPS Shout out to my Patreon subscribers who allow me to make and teach about my art.  Supporting creativity is critically important to preserve and document our voices while also building community and offering a healing space for the creator. My Patreon supporters keep the lights on in my studio. Whether they are essentially donating (“buying Blue treats”) or enrolled in a tier that comes with with instructional benefits, their pledge allows me to paint and share via socials, this newsletter, video content and in other ways. I am so grateful for all the contributions and support I receive, whether they be through Patreon, the purchase of artwork or engagement in other ways. Thank you for helping make art!

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