Paintings With Soul

  The Elders   24"x36", acrylic on cradled panel (no need to frame), $2000 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Clicking on the image above  or here  teleports you to my website to view the painting in a room setting, zoom in up close to the image, and perhaps even make her all yours. Available to ship mid October 2025. Questions? just  reach out . For whatever reason, I have been thinking of mangrove and banyon trees - how their roots are like limbs, and as such, what sort of appendage driven actions might these trees then be able to perform? Tiptoed whispery treks along the growth's edge. Multi-jointed shadow puppets against a glowing sky. Full on bear hugs for a Fox turned Wolf (she started out as Fox but landed as Wolf, so I'm thinking she's packed with the magic of each). Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork, Love you, Kim.

  "Terra Cotta," 24"x36", acrylic on panel, $1300 plus s&h when available.   Reach out to me   if you are interested and I can add you to my First Dibs Collector's Club. First Dibbers have priority purchasing when it comes to my new work. the Momma Bears are evolving   and this one seems to be particularly powerful. I feel elements of my prior works in here - she is   sirenesque , carries some   daydream like passages , and is rooted in the   Talisman pieces . I also see her reflecting some of my more recent interests relative to brushwork, earthy color, and skies. Don't forget about   her sister bears that will be available on Friday at noon eastern.   And if you are looking to add more than one to your collection,   reach out to me   for a collector rate and combined ship costs. Thanks so much for following along with my art journey, warmly, Kim

  "Sanctuary," 24"x30", acrylic on panel, $1300 plus s&h when available.   Reach out to me   if you are interested, as I am in the process of putting together a special first dibs program for my collectors both old and new. Those who are part of the First Dibs group will get access to painting sales before the general public; if you are seriously interested in acquiring a piece or you have purchased an original from me within the last 3 years, you will have the option to join this group. Collectors please watch for an email in the next few days. a few weeks ago I invited this painting back to my easel   because it was time to add to her story. Things had played out in the world, and with fresh eyes I saw that I could make some powerful changes to her design.  I believe I have finished her - at least for now. Who knows when the next chapter will show up (and if she's no longer here in the studio, I'll have to start a new one, lol!!) T...

"The Mother Tree," 24"x30", acrylic on cradled wood panel, $1300 plus s&h when available.   Reach out to me   if you are interested, as I am in the process of putting together a special first dibs program for my collectors both old and new. Those who are part of the First Dibs group will get access to painting sales before the general public; if you have purchased an original from me within the last 3 years, you will have the option to join this group - watch for an email out in the next few days. mother trees are the biggest, oldest trees in the forest   and through their root system, they share nutrients and knowledge with their neighbors and offspring both. Mother trees are living examples that our true strength comes from helping. We are at our strongest, our best, when we support our community's health, build valuable and insightful connections, and share our gifts across the board. I aspire to be a Mother Tree. Who's coming with me? Thanks so...

  "Weathered," 24"x30"x1-1/2", acrylic on cradled wood panel, $1800 plus s&h when available.   Reach out to me   if you are interested, as I am in the process of putting together a special first dibs program for my collectors both old and new. this painting was started months ago and yet she feels like a timely arrival with the recent Roe decision. A quick reminder that this newsletter is not about politics. It is about my response to life, and how I use my art as a means to navigate that. Right now I feel like my brushes can say what language fails to. Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork - and for supporting me in my journey, warmly, Kim   available paintings reproductions my student membership & online classroom Recent online class content has included an examination of finding ideas, in depth exploration of color, behind the scenes details about the momma bear paintings, and insight on Smoke's progression. These are accompani...

  "Queen," 16x20", acrylic mixed media on panel. Queen is $850 plus s&h to the first asking nicely - will it be you?   message me   to find out. Queen is a lesson painting ....but what does that mean, really? it means that her creation process was included in a video lesson shared in my online classroom. In her case I demonstrated how I work though various ideas as the piece progresses. Curious? want to join us? of course you do, and of course you can! my online classroom is basically a monthly membership ranging from $15-25 (you could also sign up at $4/month, which buys treats for Blue). Inside the classroom you will find regular content sharing exclusive behind the scenes footage and ramblings about my process and ideation along with structured exercises to help you manage a studio business and find your own style. Lessons come approximately weekly. The initial payment unlocks the previous 12 months of content, and then you are billed the first of the month on...

  "With Great Purpose," 24"x30", acrylic mixed media on flat panel. She will be available at a future date, alongside some sister paintings. I welcome inquiries - they may always come   to me . did you know that a maple leaf symbolizes the power of love?  This painting is a prayer, my prayer, for manifesting change in our world.  Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim PS I'm having a pop-up studio sale next week, Friday, June 10th at noon, featuring rabbits!! Details to come.....

  "Sanctuary," 24"x30", acrylic on panel $1300 plus s&h. This piece, along with a handful of sister paintings, will be available in the coming weeks. Please send any questions  my way  and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. This painting is steeped in reverence and peace. Have you ever been walked into a place and felt as though you were filling your lungs more deeply than you ever had before? That's the realm of this painting. She is a sanctuary. Thanks for taking the time to look at my work, Be well and be inspired, Kim

  Kimberly Kelly Santini   artist, instructor, daydreamer "Synapse," 24"x30", acrylic on panel $1300 plus s&h. This piece, along with a handful of sister paintings, will be available in the coming weeks. Please send any questions  my way  and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. Fun fact - the trees in this painting were inspired from tree paintings I did several weeks ago. I literally used my own paintings of trees as the reference for the tree shapes in this piece. And the hyacinths are homegrown, painted from life using blooms beaten down by this week's rain. I particularly love how all of the shapes have morphed into marks that feel stylistically my own. Thanks for taking the time to look at my work, Be well and be inspired, Kim

  "Crabapple," 16"x20", acrylic on panel, part of a new series I am considering calling "Forest for the Trees." Please  reach out   with any questions and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. Continuing to step into the open door that   "Sacred,"   yesterday's painting opened, this is "Crabapple." There is something fascinating to me here - it's a tree, yes, but it's also a fox. It's both things simultaneously. As I work on these paintings (there's a mess of them coming to life in the studio), I shift the balance back and forth to allow one, then the other, to shine the brightest. It's a delightful game to play, walking this line between the dichotomy (is this the right word?) of the subject matter. How far can I push the tree as subject before the fox dissolves, and vice versa.  There is a calm serenity to these paintings, too, that I greatly need. I find I have retreated from much of the noise in the...

  The first of my new Tree Spirits paintings will be available for purchase Tuesday, April 19th, at noon eastern via my website. Please  reach out   with any questions and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. On April 19th at noon eastern, you will find the listing for the new tree paintings on my website, inside my portfolio under "Available."   Here is a direct link to that page   - just remember that the paintings won't show up as available until the scheduled time.     If you would like to see detailed images of the paintings prior to the sales' start, please use the links below: Reach for the Sky The Red Dress Petticoat Evergreen Bewitched Merlot  (no, she's not included in the image above, but she is part of the sale - click to see how special she is!) At the specified time, the paintings will be added to those on my  "Available Paintings" page , with an "Add to Cart" button (interested...

  From left, "Bewitched," and "Merlot," both 16"x20", acrylic mixed media on flat panel. These two, along with a handful of sister trees, will be available for purchase Tuesday, April 19th. In the meanwhile please  reach out   with any questions and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. I am busy curating your choices for the studio sale on Tuesday, and having a great time partnering pieces together and discovering new things about them in the process.  I am working on providing a variety of sizes and price points so there will be something for everyone. How does the sale work? Pretty simply. On April 18th at noon eastern, you will find the listing for the new tree paintings on my website, inside my portfolio under "Available."   Here is a direct link to that page   - just remember that the paintings won't show up as available until the scheduled time. These two pictured will be accompanied by   Reach for the Sky , ...

  "Evergreen," 16"x20", acrylic mixed media on flat panel. This painting, along with a collection of sister trees, will be available for purchase next Tuesday, April 19th. In the meanwhile please   reach out   with any questions and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. Did you see   the studio shot   I posted to FB earlier today? There are so many trees - I counted 15 paintings in this photo, and that is just one wall/end! They each spend a bit of time on my easel, then get set aside to dry before getting their next layer of marks. Also, if a tree (painting) falls in the forest (aka the basement studio) - because daVinci knocks it over while hunting invisible things - and nobody is around (meaning I am upstairs), I can definitively say that yes, one hears it and one is also scared half to death. Thanks for taking the time to look at my work, With peace, Kim

  "The Red Dress," 16"x20", acrylic mixed media on flat panel. This painting, along with a collection of sister trees, will be available for purchase next Tuesday, April 19th. In the meanwhile please   reach out   with any questions and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. Last week I encountered a grove of bare trees cloaked in an aggressively growing ivy. I was fascinated by their variety of shapes - gangly, uncomfortable, hiding, some seeming to fight off the invasive ivy, others preening in their glorious capes. I took a few photos, but really, where I have found the most enjoyment (and inspiration) is in my memory of them. And that's what I painted from today.   Working from memory sets me free from the expectation of precise marks and allows a sort of reveling in the details that struck me most. I find the result much more satisfying than actually sitting in the woods and trying to capture their likeness - or essence - directly. It's also co...

  Kimberly Kelly Santini   artist, instructor, daydreamer "Reach for the Sky," 24"x30", acrylic on flat panel. This painting, along with a collection of sister trees, will be available for purchase at a future date. In the meanwhile please  reach out   with any questions and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. It's been a wonderful few days. We skipped town for a little spring break that was packed with adventures of the best sort. I came back to the studio full of ideas and enthusiasm for new works - I feel like I can now see the forest for the trees!! If you are interested in learning the back story on how they came to my easel, along with the conceptual work I am doing as I explore this subject matter, tune in to the zoom session I'm having with my online students next week (Wednesday at noon eastern). I'll share my personal history with trees, some recent ah-ha moments, show how this work is rooted in my painting philosophy (The Creativ...

  Reach out   with any questions or   purchase directly off my website   and thanks so much for your interest in my artwork. I was going to offer Embrace today, being that I felt our world could use a hug. Then I decided to just go for gold, and added Red Pine (featuring a fox) and Elder (with an equine tucked into her trunk) to the offerings. It's a legit painting sale on April 1st. I kid you not. Direct links to purchase: Embrace Red Pine Elder Thank you so much for your warm support of my artwork. With peace and a bear hug (there's   a bear painting available   too!!), Kim