Paintings With Soul

  Blue Skies and Sunshine   Blue Skies and Sunshine, commissioned acrylic painting on 30”x40” cradled wood panel, private collection (thank you!).  I don’t do many commissions anymore. I got painfully burned out  from over a decade of daily pet portraits   (www.PaintingaDogaDay.com) , but also because I am now a Disrupted Realism artist creating fractured, expressive work which doesn’t lend itself to preserving a likeness in the way most think of portraiture. So when my newest collector approached me in late March about a portrait of her horse, I steeled myself to say no. I read her proposal, and despite not having a blessed idea about how I might paint him, I had a full body response to the project.  She, in turn, granted me full artistic license. I could paint Larry however he showed up. So I got my brushes readied. Bless her heart - collecting photos was an emotional and practical challenge, given Larry had recently passed away quite unexpectedly. But sh...

  Enchanted view her on my website   Enchanted, original acrylic on flat panel (requires framing without glass), 18”x24”, $1000 plus s&h. I welcome your questions (yes, I offer payment plans - details below). Just  reach out . I mentioned on my social media over the weekend that I have begun shouting “it’s a miracle” whenever something surprises me in a beautiful way. I am hoping that this open acknowledgement of awe will help to infuse more of it into the world - that butterfly effect. Feel free to copy or adapt this as needed! So today I let my painting shout “it’s a miracle!” Fox not only holds up the sky, but she is the rooting agent for all that is green and lush. She also has a pansy filled heart - a nod to my maternal grandmothers. You can get a better look at Enchanted  on my website . You’ll find a link there to zoom in close to her surface. Purchasing is simple - add her to your cart, checkout and boom, she’s all yours! Let me know  if you would li...

  The In Between view her on my website The In Between, original acrylic on panel, 16”x20”, $850 plus s&h. I always welcome your questions (yes, I offer payment plans - details below). Just  reach out . You know when you have an ambitious project, something huge, that you have been relentlessly working towards in the face of so much resistance? and you get to that middle part where you are starting to feel so incredibly drained from all the work you have done? you know you aren’t quite there yet, things feel a bit uncertain, maybe even precarious, you want to take a pause but are afraid that won’t serve the desired goal. So you take a look around, find a friend to hold you accountable, regain your balance and step forward. That’s what this piece is about. The long haul. That breath before a major shift. You can view - or purchase - The In Between  on my website .  Let me know  if you would like a payment plan (30% non refundable deposit with the balance plus...

"Present," 12" x 19", acrylics on museum quality panel, depicting a solid and gentle giant draft horse. He's walking away from the viewer, but his ear is rotated, and he's paying careful attention. This original painting will be a stunning focal point where ever it gets hung.. It is $600 with complimentary shipping inside the US.  Can I ship it to your home? let me know . Allowing the paint to drip, run and bleed (like I did in the bottom half of the painting) gives a spontaneous quality to the composition. Just one of the many ideas that I'm working on collectively - it's like a bomb has gone off in the studio, with all the drawings, sketchbooks, panels and stretched canvases piled about. Thanks for following along with my artwork, Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com  

From January 2012, "Snow Much Fun," 36" x 14", acrylics on panel, depicting the singular muse Nita, the golden retriever extraordinaire who lives life large. This piece was done in acrylics on a museum quality panel and resides in a private collection. However, reproductions on a variety of surfaces and items remain available. Inquires may come directly to me .  #InstantReplay In light of the storm on the east coast, I thought I would re-run one of my all time favorite paintings, "Snow Much Fun." It's a compilation piece done from multiple photos supplied by (and used with permission) Team Husar Photography . If my memory serves me right, this was one of the first times I'd painted Nita - I've lost count by now how many paintings she and her brother Bear have starred in! I don't mean to make light of the seriousness of blizzards. Just hoping all in the path of the accumulation and winds are staying warm and sa...