Paintings With Soul

"Mona Lisa," 8" x 11" (no that's not a typo!), acrylic on museum quality panel, depicting everyone's favorite muse. Act quickly, because I suspect that this Mona is going to find a home very easily. She's $489 and inquiries may always come  to moi . In process pics of her are  here  and yes, I do set up payment plans -  email me . SOLD For those who are new to my art, Mona Lisa is one of my studio muses. We adopted her two years ago - well, actually, she adopted us, given that she latched onto The Caped Crusader's sleeve when he had his back turned to her crate at the shelter. Mona has inspired many a painting ( here's just a few ), and taught me how to properly appreciate the beauty of the striped feline form.  She's also a fantastic snuggler when I settle down with a book. I hope you have a good snuggler yourself on this cold winter's evening, Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

  "Maggie Kitten," image approximately 10" x 5" roughly centered on a 12" x 9" piece of bristol board, done in acrylics, depicting little Maggie and her spotted belly, Private collection.   ORDER REPRODUCTIONS/NOTECARDS     I suspect Maggie's painting will quickly become a favorite, so I loaded her up onto  FineArtAmerica,  where you can order reproductions and notecards.   There's lots of other paintings there, too (I have well over 200). I recently added a gallery exclusively for  images new to the site , to make it easier for regular visitors to see what's changed.   And if you don't see what you want, let me know - I'll be happy to add it if I can!   Enjoy your weekend, Kim, who is grateful to have another opportunity this evening to hear the Lake Orion Marching Band play (did you hear they placed 2nd in the State last weekend?!!). Oh yeah, and to watch some excellent high schoo...

      "Skittles," 6" x 8", commissioned pet portrait of a silver tabby, done in acrylic on museum quality panel, private collection (THANK YOU!!).   Should you like a portrait for yourself, please  let me know . It's my job and I happen to love it.   Fondly, Kim, who is exhausted and all tingley at the idea of getting to lie down in 10 minutes ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com       Share the Dog a Day love and forward this email to a friend  - with my thanks, of course!  

"Contented (Tabby)," 11" x 14", feline portrait in acrylic on canvasboard. Proceeds from the sale of this painting will be donated to my local shelter, the Oakland Pet Adoption Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Inquiries may come to me . This painting is a play of warm and cool temperatures. Essentially the sidewalk concrete is a cooler gray mix, while the cat has touches of cadmium and pthalo blue red, warming his grays up and thus placing him firmly in the middle-ground. I still have much to learn about the push and pull I can create with slight color temperature shifts, but I am very happy with the progress I am making via my latest paintings. Each day I become a little wiser and a little better. And wouldn't this painting make the most fabulous Mother's Day gift? Thanks as always for sharing my artwork. And I will see you tomorrow, Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com PS Don't forget to shop my Etsy store - I'm covering the shipping ...

“Love Me (Silver Tabby),” 8x10, tabby cat portrait in acrylic on canvasboard, $150. This painting will go to the first interested buyer – please send all inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . SOLD. When I visited the Oakland Pet Adoption Center (OPAC) last week to photograph candidates for the dog-a-day project, I asked if there were any animals in particular that I could focus on. I was directed to Kitty City, a large room full of kitty condos, warm windowsills, cat toys, and the feline residents with the most seniority at the shelter. Two of them in particular, a tuxedo’ed guy, and this silver tabby, were the Walmart Greeters of Kitty City. I don’t know the actual figures, but I do know that adult cats are the most difficult of all homeless animals to place. The OPAC runs a free spay and neuter clinic for felines, part of their efforts towards no-kill operations in 2010. Since February of this year, they estimate that over 700 cats have gone through the clinic. The sale of...