Paintings With Soul

  The Quick Brown Fox view her on my website The Quick Brown Fox, original acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 24”x36”x1-1/2”, image painted around the sides (so no pressing need to frame), $2000 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Grab the button above or   reach out   to ask for a payment plan (details below). This painting was one of the central pieces included in my solo show last year, Fox, at The Manoogian Gallery inside Liggett University Schools. I was surprised this morning to see that, oddly enough, she had never been shared via my newsletter - that was a huge oversight, now corrected. This lovely has found herself back on the market through no fault of her own, and I know she is going to find the very best home! The Quick Brown Fox holds all of the autumnal woods in her core. She’ll entice you to go on a walk through the dappled light and savor the crunch of leaves under foot. She’ll dance between the trees to birdsong as the fall color ripens. Who wouldn’t...

  Exhale, 50"x50"x1-1/2" original painting, acrylic on canvas, sides painted so no pressing need to frame, $6000 plus s&h to the first asking nicely.  This painting will ship rolled and required restretching by a framer at the buyers' end. Link to purchase is below.  Please reach out  with any questions. My paintings are not meant to be depictions of a singular moment, but more of a storyline or marriage of multiple experiences. Exhale pulled inspiration from so many places - a fox sighting in the wild coupled with memories of backlit sunburst locust trees in the fall. The way those leaves morph from their summer green gold to a vibrant mustard, and the sound of said leaves as they dance in a cooler crisp air. The sunbleached fur of a young vixen growing in her winter coat. My own childhood awe of watching the color shift and play out with each season - fall leading to the promise of a pale, whitewashed winter palette. And the rhythm of this seasonal shift a...

    In Process, "Fall", 12" x 16", depicting a young Golden Retriever frolicking in autumn leaves, acrylic on museum quality panel. This original painting can hang in your home for $629. Inquiries may come  to me .     Three starts. That's what it took me to get this piece going (you can see the remnants of an upside down dog on the bottom edges).   Gotta keep on keeping on. (In process pics  here .)   But now I'm outta painting time. It's Homecoming weekend, and there's kids to collect, feed, layer up and deliver to the game.    I'm hoping to get some phone calls done whilst running about.   Enjoy your weekend! And Go Dragons!! Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

Sprinkler, 12" x 16," the newest Water Dog painting starring a very wet yellow lab, acrylics on museum quality panel, $629. Inquiries may come  to me .     It was tedious, getting each of those droplets painted, but I cranked up a new symphonic playlist that The Man Child inspired (including Khachaturian's  Waltz from Maskarade , Mussagorsky's  Pictures at An Exhibition , and Shostakovich 's Waltzs among others) and had a grande time.   Comment on the painting's progression over on FB, where  there's lots of in process photos .   Happy weekend, Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

Untitled and in process, 12" x 16," depiction of a yellow lab playing in the sprinkler (sprinkler not yet painted!), done in acrylics on museum quality panel, $629. Inquiries may come  to me .     Last night at my demo, I was so eager to talk painting that I completely flaked on taking photos!! But this is what I started and includes a couple hours of additional work today - I'm taking a little break for chocolate before starting on the water droplets.    Comment on the progression over on FB, where  I'm sharing photos of the painting  over the course of the day. Feel free to chime in on a title over there too!!   We talked about color and value, committing to becoming a better artist, setting realistic goals to make that happen, using photos (only with permission!) for inspiration and allowing a dialogue with the composition that fosters artistic license, and the importance of good footwear (I was sporting a favorite pai...

    I know this is late - so sorry!! I got so caught up in the end-of-sumer-vacation-celebrations that I totally flaked on doing a September calendar. I am far from perfect, but that was established a long, long time ago!!   To implement this month's desktop calendar, download the file  directly from my website . I've set up a couple different ways to do this, either via the photo album or a direct link.   I am by no means an expert on the variety of operating systems, so I highly recommend that if you don't know how to change your desktop wallpaper, don't email me for advice. Instead consult your computer's help files - they will be more concise, more knowledgeable and more responsive than I could ever hope to be.    I've sized this to fit a standard screen height of 768 - I realize there are lots of variables that could impact how the file displays on your screen. Let me know if, once you get the file installed, there a...