Paintings With Soul

"Captain America," Toy #18, 6" x 6," acrylics on masonite. This painting features a tiny metal superhero figurine, fascinatingly articulated and detailed. I have absolutely no idea where he came from or who he was made by. His painting is $75, including shipping inside the US. Purchasing is as simple as  asking . SOLD (thank you!) From My Satellite Office in NY I spent the last week painting ahead with the grande scheme of scheduling all my newsletters and blog posts to automatically distribute themselves while I was traveling. Great idea on paper, but there wasn't enough hours in the day to make it happen! I've been traveling the last two days - drove to outside Toronto on Tuesday to spend time with Linda Shantz (we reminesced about our trip to the Kentucky Derby, played with her horses, and collaborated on a new painting), then drove across Canada and New York yesterday, arriving in Saratoga last night (where I enjoyed a fa...

"Wonder Woman II (Toy #8)," 6" x 6," acrylics on masonite, a portrait of my favorite super hero. This piece is $75, with free shipping inside the US. Purchasing is as simple as  asking . SOLD (TY!) Back to Work.... Yes, it was a holiday weekend, and there was plenty of relaxing, a little yard work, and some fabulous meals.  I also took advantage of down time, too, to get some work done in two workshops I'm taking concurrently - Ingrid Dijker's Rooted Woman journaling group  and Carla Sonheim and Lynn Whipple's Year of the Spark . I've been uploading photos of my classwork to albums inside the links above, if you are interested in seeing what I've been creating. This week brings about more toy paintings, of course, and some pieces destined for  Spa Fine Art , my gallery in Saratoga NY. Which I will be visiting, by the way, on August 1st, to do a live paint .  Mark your calendars so that you can stop on in to say hello! ...

"The Dark Knight," 6" x 18", Golden acrylics on a Raymar panel. This portrait of the original Caped Crusader (not to be confused with my son The Caped Crusader) is inspired by an action figure I snagged at a flea market this summer. You can tuck this masked man somewhere special in your home and never even have to reach for the batphone. The painting is $329, including s&h inside the US. Batphone, Robin, Alfred and the Commissioner not included. Inquiries may come  to me . Oy. Yesterday Was Difficult. The proof is here . I tried to finish The Princess's dance portrait. And then I tried again. And again. But it just wasn't happening. I struggled with my drawing, her anatomy, and then the value of the background. Nothing was working (and yes, I have these days too!). I thought I'd tackle her today, but when I stood in front of my easel this morning, honestly, the painting was a hot mess. And I got a little intimidated (an...

"Invisigirl," 5" square, acrylics on museum quality panel, featuring a Burger King (yes, a Burger King!) Marvel Invisigirl figurine, $269 to the first asking nicely  . A friend asked me this a while back. And I spent some serious time thinking about it. Ultimately I decided that my superpower was my ability to love. Love is my superpower. What's yours? Thanks, as always, for following along with my artwork, Kim

"Wonder Woman," 5" x 7", still life painting depicting the original superwoman, painted from a vintage Barbie-style doll, acrylics on museum quality panel, $289. In process photos are on the studio's Facebook page  and inquiries may come to me . Busy busy day, but it wound up perfectly with a couple quiet hours in the studio. Tomorrow I'm starting a BIG commissioned double dog portrait, for those dog portrait fans who have been patiently waiting for the dolls to go away. The dolls will be set aside for a little bit...... Which reminds me - I have some ebay items to check in on. Miscellaneous doll heads. Don't you go bidding against me now!! Thanks for following along! Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com