Paintings With Soul

  Kimberly Kelly Santini   paintings with soul because our world needs more beauty   "She Used to Be Mine"," 24" x 36"x1", acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas with image wrapped around the sides, $1899 plus s&h. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Feel free to directly  message me  with your inquiries. When I first planned which paintings I would share this week, I sequenced   "Listen to the Colors"   and "She Used to Be Mine" back to back, totally forgetting that they originated from the same reference photo. I find it intriguing how each piece took on it's own personality and unique dynamic, despite the shared inspiration. This painting is about generations of mothers sending their daughters out into the world. We carry them with us, then we celebrate their independence as they learn to live outside our i...

  Above, full painting and detail, "Listen to the Colors"," 18" x 24"x1", acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas with image wrapped around the sides, $899 plus s&h. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Feel free to directly  message me  with your inquiries. This painting is one of my all time favorites. And I've been pleased as punch (isn't that an odd saying?!) that she's still with me. I'm not going to question it because I get to enjoy and love on her every single day until she finds a home. Also this painting was a seed piece, the source of inspiration for the painting I shared yesterday,   "Viola"   (and thank you so much for your enthusiasm in welcoming Viola to my portfolio!). As to the title, I love asking myself odd questions, like what non verbal objects, say a particular color, would sound like. Or...

  "Viola," 18" x 24", acrylics on panel, $799 plus s&h. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Feel free to directly  message me  with your inquiries. So I thought I would have this painting, which I've been working on for a number of days, done today probably around noon. That would give me plenty of time to photograph and post her here to my newsletter and still be able to work on some other projects. I really mis-judged how long she would take to complete. I signed her shortly after 8pm. But every second was worth it. And I feel even more energized, if that is at all possible, than I did when I started working this morning. She'll come to my critique group tomorrow for an impartial assessment. I imagine there will be minor tweaks. Or rather, I suppose I should say that I hope the feedback I receive involves minor tweaks. At the mom...

  "A Star is Born," 9" x 12", acrylics on museum quality panel in a simple black floater frame, $429 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Feel free to directly  message me  with your inquiries. Continuing our Kentucky Derby Week celebration, I bring you this joyful piece. Why couldn't the universe have been created by the sparks flying off a giant, galloping horse? This is another painting that recently returned home after traveling. She's looking for a wall of her own to gallop across. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "The Torch Bearer," full painting and detail images above, 16" x 20", acrylics on panel, $649 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Feel free to directly  message me  with your inquiries. Kentucky Derby Week was always a holiday in my mind. When I was a kid, my butterflies grew with each day, as I eagerly anticipated a rare afternoon of televised horse racing. It became even more of a special event when I was honored as the official artist of the 2015 Kentucky Derby (yes, the same year that American Pharoah swept the Triple Crown). I continue to mark this week by losing myself in all things equine, as the race approaches and the pagaentry builds. "The Torch Bearer" carries much significance to me. The reference photos came from a visit to Win Star Farms in Lexington just a few days before ...

  Kimberly Kelly Santini   paintings with soul because our world needs more beauty   "Inner Truth," 24" x 20", acrylics on panel, $849 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Feel free to directly  message me  with your inquiries. For the last month I've been involved in a workshop called "The Brand of You." It was offered via Patreon with the mission of defining clearer intentions in our lives. One of the most important takeaways I got was a cleaner understanding of my own truth and mission as an individual, as a painter and as an instructor. There's a certain ferocity to what I do daily - painting intuitively from a vulnerable space in response to world events - and also a tenderness, which I suppose comes about because I am willing to be vulnerable. This is the painting that came to fru...

  "Daffodil," 20" x 20", acrylics on quatrefoil shaped panel, $899 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   Daffodil is disgusted with this week's weather forecast. She is so done with snow. Is a little sunshine and 60 degree weather too much to ask for in late April in Michigan? pretty please? Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "Turbulence," 24" x 20", acrylics on panel, $849 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   It's been a bumpy ride, hasn't it? just when it feels as though positive change is happening, there's a new setback. Or past mistakes are repeated. I'm right here with you. It's been stressful here too. Perhaps this note is showing up in your box after a good amount of radio silence from me. Back in late February, just as I had corrected my internet and network problems, I began having issues with emails getting properly delivered. At first I thought it was an isolated thing. As the weeks went on, it escalated significantly and I realized only a small percentage of my messages were actually arriving. It took a good amount of research and digging, however, I think that is fina...

  "Tulip Chickie," 6" x 8" x 1", acrylics in cradled panel, image wrapped around the side for a clean and contemporary look, $269 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   Tulip is the friend who is always in tune with your mood and will sit quietly alongside you during the darkest times, no questions asked. She also loves to dance, and has this crazy, signature head-bobbing move that gets everyone rushing onto the dance floor. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "Pink Chickie," 6" x 8" x 1", acrylics in cradled panel, image wrapped around the side for a clean and contemporary look, $269 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   That bow <3 I can't stand it! Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "Millie," 6" x 8" x 1", acrylics in cradled panel, image wrapped around the side for a clean and contemporary look, $269 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   Here's another little chicklet for you. They are so much fun to paint! Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "Coco," 6" x 8" x 1", acrylics in cradled panel, image wrapped around the side for a clean and contemporary look, $269 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   It's baby chick season! Over the weekend, I visited a mess of little peepers and floofers, which of course meant that I had to paint them, right?! It's hard to make these any cuter - but I think the addition of a crown levels things up just a smidge. I intentionally kept this one small, so she could be easily tucked somewhere. However, if you are looking for more of a statement painting,   Derby Chicks   is available. I can also paint something to your specifications, whether that be size or colors. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  I wanted to share a super fun event that's happening TOMORROW.  I am so thrilled to get to paint live, via instagram, with one of my heros and dear friends Ardith Goodwin. We will be painting each other's favorite animal, using each other's favorite color, and having a grand ole' time in the process. You can watch this unfold, side by side, via   Ardith's live Instagram feed , tomorrow nite (April 9th) at 6pm central time. I recommend viewing on a device larger than a cell phone, in order to maximize the level of detail visible on the split screen. Hope you can join us to view the paint slinging and general jollitry (is that a word? well it is now!). Here's a   direct link . Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "Cameo," 9" x 12", acrylics, collage and graphite on panel, $429 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   Today I decided to take this   older demo painting   and carry it a bit further. I made   a time lapse video   of the process, which I rather like watching. Makes the painting process look effortless (it lies!), but it also gives you an idea of how much a piece can change as the marks build up. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "Clover," 24" x 30", acrylics and graphite on panel, $899 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   I think the sunshine and fresh greens are getting to me!! Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  Kimberly Kelly Santini   paintings with soul because our world needs more beauty   "Elemental," 20" x 30" x 1", acrylics and graphite on gallery wrapped canvas, image painted around the sides, $999 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   This is my interpretation of the birth of something significant - a little bit of fire, water, earth and air, all caught up in an eddy or force of incalculable promise and ferocity. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Be well, Fondly, Kim

  "Pussywillow," 15" x 30" x 1", acrylics and graphite on gallery wrapped canvas, image painted around the sides, $799 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   This one was influenced by   Willem de Kooning   and   Brian Rutenberg , both of whom I spent time studying over the weekend. And while Pussywillow answered a number of questions for me, she also raised many more. So there will be further explorations happening. Speaking of which, I am demoing for my online students at 10am eastern Friday. I'll have multiple cameras positioned so that you can see my palette and easel simultaneously, and will be painting and answering questions as I go along. The session will be recorded for those with previous commitments. You are welcome   to join us  (you want to choose the Real Time Experience, and note tha...

  "Oak," 12" x 12", acrylics and graphite on cradled wood panel, image painted around the sides, $449 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   After closing on the purchase of this house, the sellers invited us over to review all the various systems in place and talk about maintenance. It was a fabulous chance for us to learn about all the little details of this new property and get to know the couple who had lived here. While My Better Half was off learning about the sprinkler systems and the furnace, I got a tour of the property, the plantings and an introduction to the "neighbors." There's the 7 deer who bed down in the tree circle, Lucy the possum who does the walk of shame each morning when she returns home after a wild night on the town, James the groundhog, who has both a summer home and a winter den. Agatha the bat and the Chi...

  "Tender," 12" x 16", acrylics and graphite on museum quality panel, $499 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   We have a small herd of deer that hang out with us, which is unusual for a neighborhood setting. I think the prior home owners must have fed them (it's not a stretch by any means, given that we have a squirrel who comes to the kitchen window and begs for apple slices and a chipmunk family that are not shy in the least. We have yet to meet James the groundhog and Lucy the possum.). But anyways, when I was out walking this morning, I got to wondering if I might have the honor of actually seeing a fresh baby deer in my own yard this year, and how much fun it would be to sit (at a distance, mind you) and sketch from life. And so this painting is me trying to manifest that idea. You might also recognize the oak leaves - they carried ov...

  ABOVE, the reworked "Out on a Limb," 24" x 18", acrylics and graphite on panel, $799 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Original version is below. Returning collectors get 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   I dove into the bare branches concept with so much enthusiasm, making a flurry of work and enjoying the accompanying learning process. The dust is settling now (the inspiration of the fresh snow has been replaced with a desire to settle in and watch my world re-green), and I was able to see this painting in particular with fresh eyes. The colors were glorious (see below for the previous incarnation of the painting), but they swallowed up the rest of the artwork. The chicadees got lost and the saturation of the yellow overwhelmed the nuance of the tangled branches. I tackled this piece with glazes and repainted passages (resulting in the image shown above). Now I feel it's stronger, more cohesive, and ul...