Paintings With Soul

Here's a warm pile of puppies to help you through the frigid hug that Mother Nature's blessing us with these days. 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 are display quality issues (keep in mind, too, that options such as "stretching to fit," "tiling...

    "Pile," 12" x16", commissioned portrait of a litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, done in acrylics on a museum quality panel, to be available at a future date.   "When?" you ask. Let me tell you when.   This painting was commissioned with the intent of donating it to the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel specialty show in Arizona this April. The painting will be auctioned off by Westminster's own David Frei, with the monies going into a trust that funds canine health resarch.   If you are interested in bidding, please  let me know , and I will connect you with those putting the event together.   And meanwhile, many, many thanks to my big-hearted client for coordinating such a special painting!   In process pictures are on  the studio's Facebook page .   Thanks so much for following along!! Kim, who still doesn't know  who  she's painting tomorrow..... ...

    "Trouble xs 8," 7" x 16", is the final painting heading to ArtPrize. This piece is done in acrylics on panel, and will be available for purchase once the exhibition opens September 19th. Inquiries may come  to me .   This is a rework of an earlier painting,  "Great Expectations."  While I loved the piece at the time I finished it, there were passages that just didn't quite work for me. So I set the piece aside to try and tackle later.   Here's  a detail of the newly finished piece  - it now boasts a more harmonious background, plenty of daubed color and gestural marks, and big ole paws and floppy ears.   Hoping everyone has a fantastic weekend! Ours will be full of more football, marching band, dance, and a little yardwork.   Fondly, Kim, who is still grinning ear to ear after last nite's game (see below) ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com   Mom Brag ...