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"Baroo I (Sadie-Sage)," 6" x 8", commissioned pet portrait depicting a Beag-ador, private collection (or so I think - I haven't heard back from my client yet!). Inquiries on "Baroo I" or any other dog-a-day paintings (including how to get one of your own) may always come to me at ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com .

A Beag-ador !? Yes, that is Sadie-Sage's proud lineage. In this day and age of gourmet doggie-partnering, Sadie-Sage is a blueblooded mutt through and through. It is suspected she is a beagle-lab mix, but it is no secret that she is a doll with the sweetest face ever. Look at those eyes!!

Sadie-Sage's portrait also benefits the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. Last summer, BFAS's publication "Best Friends Magazine" did a feature article on the Painting a Dog a Day project, I was touched by the enormity of their readers' response, so much so that I pledged a donation in the purchaser's name for all subsequent booked dog-a-day commissions. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary has garnered over $2000 as a result of that promise, and the donations keep on piling up.

If you book a dog-a-day portrait and say that you found me through Best Friends Magazine, I'll be happy to continue in the tradition of Sadie-Sage's painting. Inquiries may come to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com .

Thanks, as always, for looking. And for sharing these paintings with your friends and family,
Talk tomorrow,
Kim

Kimberly Kelly Santini
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  1. Lauren Everett Finn6:45 AM

    What a precious expression you've captured here....adorable! Ivan says hi...(I translated)

    Lauren

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