"Sammy Sumner," 6" square, commissioned portrait of a much loved and dearly missed Pug, done in Golden Open Acrylics on Ampersand Gessobord, private collection (THANK YOU!). In appreciation for my getting to paint Sammy, a donation will be made in his name to my local shelter. Tonight I'm giving a presentation and demonstrating my painting technique at the Anchor Bay Artist's Group monthly meeting in New Baltimore, Michigan. It's always a treat to get to talk shop with a group of like minds, and I am thoroughly looking forward to it. Thankfully, the weather is cooperating as well - one never knows what to expect during Michigan January's! There are tentative plans for tonight's presentation to be followed up by a one night painting workshop on Monday, January 31st (also in New Baltimore, Michigan). Please let me know if you are interested in attending the workshop and I'll pass your information on to those responsible for coordinating the event. Ok, off to pack up my supplies! Have a great evening! Thanks, as always, for supporting my artwork! Kim PS You haven't forgotten about the 10% off newly booked commissions, have you ?? the project has to be booked during this January, but can happen any time during 2011. Shoot me an email if you are interested!  Cosmo Sammy's brother Cosmo is the cover model for my latest book, "Come Sit Stay, Painting a Dog a Day - Year Three." This book (along with it's two siblings) can be ordered directly from Blurb. Each of the books include an essay outlining one year of the Painting a Dog a Day project, along with a substantial number of full color reproductions of the paintings from that same year. And there's extras, too, like previously unpublished comments and stories about the work, photos of my studio, and other goodies. You can preview each of the books, too, prior to ordering. They make great gifts for animal lovers and artists alike, and are also beautiful donations for fundraisers and the such. Any questions? By all means, let me know! |
The cover of "A Dog Named Blue," now available from Blurb publishers. When I first painted Amelia I never imagined that she would be re-christened "Blue" and inspire a book. In her defense, Amelia had a number of other partners in crime - animals who's portraits seemed to fall into a specific color category and prompt color-centric names. In typical ADD fashion, my brain started spinning 100mph. What if I turned those muses' paintings into a picture book for animal loving kids? I shared my idea with three friends in the industry, and they eagerly offered their expertise. I am truly indebted to them. Illustrator and author Matt Faulkner and children's book author and literacy expert Kristen Remenar edited an early version of the draft. They suggested key plot/conceptual changes that made it oodles better. Designer Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson worked her magic, pairing the images with perfectly color...
Une très belle lignée que celle de Sammy et Cosmos... et magnifiquement peints...
ReplyDeletePlein de choses pour vous à l'occasion de votre démonstration.
Longue vie à ce nouvel ouvrage...
Bisous
Martine, thanks - I'm partial to expressive faces, and pugs have that wrapped up! My demo was focused on light and texture - I'll share the first stage(s) of it with you tomorrow. Thanks, as always, for following along with my paintings!
ReplyDeleteLove this post and painting. Tell me about the Opens.. do you use them exclusively? I use regular acrylics but haven't tried them. I love the pug. Do you mix them with regular acrylics?
ReplyDeleteNancy, I like how the opens work on the painting surface - I can manipulate my edges/brushwork more so than ever before. I don't like how much faster they (oddly) dry on my wet palette - in a couple of hours as opposed to the heavy bodies which stay wet for a whole day. Opens also seem to be a little more translucent than the heavies. I use a mixture - 1/2 my pigments are heavy body and 1/2 opens. Do you think you're going to try them out?
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