"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 And there's extras, too, like previously unpublished comments and stories about the work, photos of my studio, and other goodies.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! |
“Katie’s Moustache,” 6x12, pet portrait in acrylic on canvasboard, $90. Inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . One glimpse of Katie’s face, and I was hooked. Not only did she fall into my beloved “black & white” category, but she came with a full moustache and doe-like eyes. I first covered the canvas with a variety of blues and purples, using a (mixed) light green and pink for the highlights. (Right now my palette has been expanded to include the following: pthalo blue red, azurite hue, cad red dark, alizarine crimson, cad yellow dark, and then for graying/hazing out I use light green yellow and ultramarine purple.) I lighten with titanium white and darken with one of the blues and a touch of one of the reds. As a side note, at this time last year I was really struggling with my limited palette (I went from about 60 pots of paint to 3), but I have lived the benefits – I am so much more familiar with what I can mix given just this handful of colors. My paintings are also m...
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...
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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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