Paintings With Soul

"Cornflower Dream 2," acrylics and mixed media on bristol paper, 14" x 18", $250 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. This painting will need to be framed and set behind glass by the collector. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! These dream pieces are becoming quite a bit of fun ( here's the last one ). A fusion of the sirens, echos, and my art journaling ventures along with a good dose of drawing from life. Kinda like my art world has come full circle. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

"Cornflower Dream 1," acrylics and mixed media on bristol paper, 14" x 18", $250 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. This painting will need to be framed and set behind glass by the collector. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! At my weekly critique, I got some significant feedback about   The Daydream paintings . To work through some of the comments and resulting ideas, I decided to do smaller daydream type sketches on paper. This gives me the opportunity to pursue a variety of directions in a smaller window of time. You should see the studio - I'm horizontally surface challenged as it is, without adding a dozen drying paintings on paper lying about. And I want to do more - my muse is here, spinning like a dervish - but where to stack these while they are wet? As I study and learn from them, I'll be making the most intriguing sketches available for purcha...

"Daydream #2 (in the clover)," acrylics and mixed media on a 30" x 40" x 1-1/2" gallery wrap canvas, $1999 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! PLEASE NOTE: This painting has been revised and retitled as Daydream 36. The purchase information remains the same. Clover has always been a magical plant for me, particularly the purple ones, which seem to dip and dance and carry on a conversation in the garden. I spent hours as a kid, on my belly, searching for the 4 leaf-ers. As a matter of fact, it remains one of my favorite past times to this day. Grandma Kelly could always find them so easily. Now that I think about it, maybe they found her. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

"Daydream #7," acrylics with water soluble graphite on gallery wrapped canvas, 15" x 30" x 3/4", $699 to the first one asking nicely. Painting continues around the sides and will be varnished upon receipt. Detail image below. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! There is a delicacy to this painting that I particularly like. It's fragile, just like that dissolving dream upon wakening.  But these tendrils reach and tangle and persevere with a lovely gentleness, and hint deliciously at what was dancing through our mind just a moment earlier...... And the surface just begs to be touched..... see the detail below. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

"Daydream #6 (Daisies)," acrylics and watermedia on a 24" x 30" panel, $899. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! This is another Siren turned Daydream - there's something fascinating that happens when one uses a previous painting as a jumping off point for something new directly overtop. Contrary to what some may think, I do not simply coat the previous painting with an even layer of gesso and begin on a clean slate. Instead, I allow what was there before to interact with what reveals itself as the new design builds, responding intuitively (you can't plan this sort of thing!) and all these happy accidents happen. Approximately 1/3 of the surface of this Daydream remains untouched from the previous Siren incarnation. There's an echo of the previous siren figure behind the glazes (lower left), but only if you knew she was there to begin with. And the (mostly green) color from...

Luminary (Medicine Hat #19), 48" x 48" x 2", acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas. She is a BIG one and lush with marks that simply don't translate in this scale -   let me know   if you want detail shots. Luminary is $3299 to the first asking nicely. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Please   inquire directly to me. Studio Newsletter, July 2019 Despite the hectic onset, summer has settled in rather quietly. There is a relaxed routine at the house, and I've been able to tuck into the studio nearly every day for at least a little bit of work. Painting is my mental health check, and it always makes me feel lighter in spirit when a regular creation schedule gives me the opportunity to process life and world happenings. My work is evolving, which is a natural progression of a regular painting practice. With the studio move back home last fall, I began to look inwards, seeking a deeper understanding of myself. A lifetime co...

"Daydream #5," acrylics and watermedia on a 24" x 36" x 1-1/2" cradeled birch panel, image painted around the sides, $1899. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! SOLD (TY) In a previous incarnation, this Daydream was a   Siren  soaring in space, made of roses and leaving a trail of petals. And, even though she's not really visible as such any longer, the echo of her presence makes the piece all the more powerful for me. I see the remnants of her blooms and the fading pathway, and I am reminded of   The Butterfly Effect,   which then begs me to find wings in the composition. I thought about giving the piece a more descriptive title than "Daydream #5," but then I was afraid that would limit others' interpretations. So the above is all you're going to get. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

"Roxy)," 18" x 24" x 1", acrylic on museum quality panel. This is a commissioned portrait done posthumously and is in a private collection (thank you CW!), however I can work similar magic with your pet and your photos. Interested parties may   reach out to me ; commissioned portraiture starts at $499 Thank you so very much for your interest in my work. I worked on Roxy for about a month before delivering her top secret style, for a fabulous reveal. I am particularly grateful, because in this instance, Roxy's portrait is the second piece of mine this family owns. While the circumstances of their return weren't the happiest, they were utterly delighted in the end to have a wonderful touchpoint for their girl. And I was honored to be the artist entrusted to do so. I have a track record of delivering well over 1000 portraits to satisfied customers since 2001. And lucky you - I can squeeze one more project into July if you reach out now; otherwise...

"Aflutter (Daydream #3)," 36" x 48" x 2", acrylic on museum quality panel. Pictured below is a detail of this lovely's face and the inspiration piece behind this painting, "The Rebirth of Wonder." "Aflutter" is best viewed in person, and I am looking to arrange a trip for her to accommodate just that. There is SO much nuance here, and layers upon layers of marks, that one gets entirely lost in the piece (which is perfect for daydreaming, no?). Meanwhile, I've decided to let her fly the nest - "Aflutter" is available. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Interested parties may   reach out to me ; she is $2799 plus s&h. Thank you so very much for your interest in my work. Her inspiration, "The Rebirth of Wonder," is a 16" x 20" gallery wrap canvas, $649 plus s&h, if "Aflutter" is a little too big for your wall. P lease inquire directly to me about either pa...

IN PROCESS  "Daydream #2 (in the clover)," acrylics and watermedia on a 30" x 40" x 1-1/2" gallery wrapped canvas, image painted around the sides. Dang, but this concept has dug itself deep into my head. #2 will be $1999 when finished. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! PLEASE NOTE: during the past four months, this painting was significantly revised and retitled Daydream 36. The purchase information remains the same. You can see the newest version here. The past few weeks I've seen my muse, but mostly from a distance. I've been trying to entice her to stay, but she doesn't cave for the normal sort of thing like copious amounts of chocolate. However, I think that she's completely sold her soul for these last two Daydream paintings. And hence a new series is born. And I get all the chocolate. Also, this one was very much influenced by my newest acquisition, a...

IN PROCESS (but I'm feeling like she's ALMOST done), "Daydream," acrylics and watermedia on a 20" x 30" x 1-1/2" museum quality cradeled birch. Lush layers and harmonic color mimic the feel of an overgrown cottage garden. This one will be $1299 when finished. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come   to me   - thank you! You know that magical space between lucidity and stepping into a dream? where you still hear someone's droning voice, but there's something else just slightly out of reach, coming towards you. It's far more interesting than what you should be paying attention to, so you let go and step closer to that unseen beauty....... Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

"Blue," an 8x10 acrylic painting done on museum quality cradeled birch. Blue is going directly into my own collection, but I can create something similar starring your own pet. Inquiries may come   to me   - thank you! Continuing to think about how gesture impacts brushwork, and how brushwork can both carve and interrupt form. Learning that the essence of an object exists in energy that is not contained by neat and clean edges. Going to tackle a new piece today and see how far I can push these ideas. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

Inspired by the work of David Shevlino, done overtop a sketch completed in Aprils 30Dogs30Days. This is "red Shevlino," an 8x10 acrylic painting done on canvasboard. He is $199 plus s&hto the first asking nicely. I take paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may come   to me   - thank you! Artists pull inspiration from a variety of sources. A revisit to The Little Prince firmly lodged the fox's words in my head:  "One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eye." And that got me thinking, how the heck do I paint things that are essential and therefore intangible? It got me googling last night - I started out with an exploration of edges and how various treatments achieve different results. I got distracted by   Gregory Manchess's   paintings, and ultimately ended up on   David Shevlino's   website (and of course I had gloriously colored, fractured, blurrey edged dreams!). This morni...

Pictured above, from the left, "Forgiveness," "Love," and "Innocence," original paintings commissioned as reflection on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to   The Elephant Nature Park , an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of reproductions of this special project will be donated to   The Elephant Nature Park   to help continue their legacy - please read more below. Each commission project is a deeply personal journey shared between myself and my client, as they communicate their unique relationship with the subject matter, and I capture the physical and emotional likeness in paint. A recent commission involving elephants went entirely beyond the realm of what I typically learn and experience while collaborating with my collector. As usual, the project began with an explanation of why - why did my collector want these paintings? "V" told me about her lifelong fascination with these animals, and then invited m...

Rare documentation of the Santini family, from left, The Caped Crusader, Salvador Doggie, My Better Half, The Princess, myself, Blue Dog and The Man Child. Finnigan slept through this photo opp, as nearly blind and mostly deaf dogs tend to do. Studio Newsletter, June 2019 So spring has been coming, and going, the last month. As someone who abhores winter, this is a rather daunting turn of events. I'm adapting with flannels and Birkenstocks, and hoping that things will warm up SOON. May was an emotional month. On top of the whole weather teetering bit and a rather disappointing Kentucky Derby there were no winners this year, particularly not the sport itself), my youngest graduated from high school. She also finished a lifetime of competitive dance, having shared the stage with some of her teammates since preschool. There were many ceremonies, performances, banquets, celebrations and tears. And I know there will be more to come as she readies to fly t...

Rare documentation of the Santini family, from left, The Caped Crusader, Salvador Doggie, My Better Half, The Princess, myself, Blue Dog and The Man Child. Finnigan slept through this photo opp, as nearly blind and mostly deaf dogs tend to do. Studio Newsletter, June 2019 So spring has been coming, and going, the last month. As someone who abhores winter, this is a rather daunting turn of events. I'm adapting with flannels and Birkenstocks, and hoping that things will warm up SOON. May was an emotional month. On top of the whole weather teetering bit and a rather disappointing Kentucky Derby there were no winners this year, particularly not the sport itself), my youngest graduated from high school. She also finished a lifetime of competitive dance, having shared the stage with some of her teammates since preschool. There were many ceremonies, performances, banquets, celebrations and tears. And I know there will be more to come as she readies to fly the n...

IN PROCESS "Aflutter (Medicine Hat #20)," 36" x 48" x 2", acrylic on museum quality panel. Pictured below is the inspiration piece behind this painting, "The Rebirth of Wonder," a 16" x 20" gallery wrap canvas (which is $649 plus s&h). Aflutter may be for sale when finished (I'm still making up my mind), and The Rebirth of Wonder is currently available -   please inquire directly to me about either painting.  I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. I used to dive straight into my paintings with very little preliminary work. I loved the spontaneity such an approach provided, and did all my decision making right on the final surface. Lately, though, I have found myself doing a study (or two) prior to jumping in - perhaps it's because I'm taking things much larger than usual (this one is 4 feet high!), and having a bit of a gameplan makes me less nervous about wasting paint. However, this very elemen...

"The Torch Bearer (Medicine Hat #18)," 16" x 20" x 1/2", acrylic on museum quality panel, $649 plus s&h to   the first asking nicely.  (Detail image at bottom - please scroll) I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. I've been overwhelmed as of late, with The Princess's last year of high school and all the bells and whistles that come with the end of this chapter. Monday evening she took her final bows with the dance team, her chosen family for the past 7+ years. Big changes are looming for our little family, and even larger issues are looming in the world. It is with that in mind that I painted this Medicine Hat mare. She is a torch bearer of hope, acceptance, love, whatever you need her to carry. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

Contour Study 5, 12" x 16", mixed media on artboard, $250 plus s&h to   the first asking nicely.   I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. Yup, there's five of these, not all sent out newsletter style. All are mixed media, with bits of collage, drawn elements, and acrylic paints, all done in response to world events. I'm building a vocabulary of color and gesture, and it's rather healing to be able to "scream" into the compositions. Contour Study 1 Contour Study 2 Contour Study 3 Contour Study 4 . Perhaps next week I will pull out the big canvases and start a couple of these in a larger scale. After I finish two commissions. And take down the show at   Art of Custom Framing.  And get my eyes dilated. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim

Contour Study 3, 12" x 16", mixed media on artboard, $250 plus s&h to   the first asking nicely.   I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans. I've been bouncing back and forth today between a number of these studies. Some come together quickly, and others need to simmer. I am learning quite a bit, in this process, and get more and more excited to try some of these ideas and processes out on a canvas. I have 10 of these artboard studies to complete, and then I'm going to go BIG. Thanks, as always, for following along with my art journey, Warmly, Kim