Paintings With Soul

Ask Nicely - Buy Me Now A detail of the in process piece "Ballerina," 11" x 14", acrylics on panel, depicting a beautiful buckskin filly, $599 to the first asking nicely. View In Process Photos Lisa from Team Husar Photography sent me photos of this filly - she knew that Ella would be a great addition to my portfolio, and she was spot on. Feel free to follow along with the painting's progression - I'll be uploading photos to Facebook as I continue to work on her. Thanks, as always, for following along with my artwork, Warmly, Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

    "Double Dribble," from the "Play Ball" series, 8" square, portrait of a Cairn Terrier, acrylics on museum quality panel, $399 to the first asking nicely. Inquiries may come to me  - please and thank you!   For a limited time (until Thursday, July 4th), prints of "Double Dribble" are available through  my FineArtAmerica storefront .   In process photos are on  Facebook .   Meanwhile, if you want to see your dog translated to paint, send pics of him/her playing ball  to me! ! (I gotta put in the legal stuff - pics must have been taken by you and by submitting photos you are transferring rights to me only for creating derivative work from said photos and guaranteeing that such rights are yours to transfer.)   Thanks for supporting my artwork! Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com   PSST , I have all sorts of other images available as reproductions, too,  take a peek  - ...

    "Liquid Sunshine," 10" x 10", another Water Dog painting starring the same muse as  "August,"  from last week. Done in acrylics on a museum quality panel, "Liquid Sunshine" is available for $539 to the first one  asking nicely .    May your coming days be packed full of joy and sunshine and treasured moments. I will return to daily painting in the New Year.   Merry, merry!! Kim, who cannot believe another year has come and gone - thank you for keeping me company ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com    

  "Teddy," 8" x 10", commissioned portrait of a golden retriever, acrylic on museum quality panel, private collection (THANK YOU!). In process images of Teddy's portrait can be found on  the studio's Facebook page .   However, I can paint another golden retriever - or a different kind of dog (or cat or horse or bunny or whatever) altogether -  email me  and we can talk specifically about YOUR project.   Teddy was a cherished family member for 12 years. I'm hoping this painting will bring a small piece of her back to where she belongs.   Fondly, Kim, who's brain is still buzzing from her grownUPs Journaling Class - I LOVE my Thursday evening group!! ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com  

"Cooper," 8" x 10", a commissioned portrait of a dearly beloved golden retriever who recently crossed the bridge. This is done in acrylics on a museum quality panel. Cooper's painting has been spoken for, but I'm happy to privately discuss painting something like this starring your dog (or cat or horse or rabbit or guinea pig or whatever). Inquiries may come  to me. In process images are on  the studio Facebook page . Signed Kim, who was delighted to open her palette up today, even if it did smell rather skunky and had a bit of a science project growing over the cadmiums....... ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com The Lure of the Easel It's been 2 weeks since I painted in my studio. It's been nearly a year since I did a deep clean in there. This week my goal was to do a wall each day - pull things down, wipe every surface, purge and reorganize. A great concept, but not terribly realist...