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Lucy and Desi



FROM TOP: "Lucy" and "Desi," each 5" x 7", commissioned Westhighland Terrier portraits, private collection (THANK YOU!!). Inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com .

Another busy day today. Finalized details on the first press run of Painting a Dog a Day - The First Year, proofed printed ephemera that one of my paintings is in, volunteered at my children's elementary school, and got these two paintings completed. I'm ready to call it a day!

Not sure if I'll get to paint tomorrow - the kids are off school, and we all have dental appointments. Later in the day I have an interview with a local newspaper, and my oldest son has an away soccer game in the evening. If I don't get in the studio tomorrow, I will be showing up over the weekend, as there's still a few faces I would like to paint this week and some other details to tie up.

I've heard rumors that the Google servers haven't been reliably delivering the dog-a-day emails. If you find yourself without your dog-a-day daily fix, you can always check out the blog to see what's up: http://www.paintingadogaday.blogspot.com/.

Thanks, as always, for looking.
And for sharing these paintings with your friends and family.
See you at some point in the next couple days!
Kim
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  1. Free Rein Art Studio12:27 AM

    I really enjoy your use of color! Lovely paintings!

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