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All Dressed Up


"All Dressed Up (Donica)," 7" x 12", commissioned Andalusian filly portrait. This painting was done in Golden Open acrylics on a Raymar panel and will be headed to her new home shortly (THANK YOU!).

I see a couple minor changes I want to make and my client hasn't had the chance to give me any feedback yet, but I have to call it a day - dinner's gotta be cooked and then I'm off to an Art Guild Meeting.

And for the record, I only had 1 paczki today. Ok, 1. And a half. But that's it. For now.

Enjoy your Fat Tuesday!

Thanks, as always, for looking at and sharing my artwork with your friends and family -
Kim

My reference photo for Donica's painting

A Quiet Week

It will be quiet in these parts the next couple days - and not because of a sugar crash after my paczki-fest today.

I have several portraits scheduled that are surprise gifts. I don't want to risk ruining things by posting or sharing images.

So, don't worry if you don't hear from me. I'm just knee deep in paint.

And stale paczki's. Yum.

Comments

  1. Jodi Cieslak6:00 PM

    This painting is my PRE Andalusian filly JS Donica. I am thrilled with the painting and can't wait to see it on my wall.

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  2. jparkerart7:32 PM

    this is so nice! do you have a flickr so i can favorite all your stuff! i'm addicted to fave-ing stuff on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferparkerart/

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  3. Jodi - I can't wait to get it into your hands!! Thanks so very much for inviting me to paint Donica!

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  4. Love your work, Kimberly and was interested when you said you used Open acrylics for this piece. Do you use them in all of your work or just sometimes? I have a few Opens but haven't explored the possibilities, just wanted to know how you feel about their use and as compared to oils? Thanks, n

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  5. Nancy - thanks for asking - I did a post back in Feb that I think will answer most of your questions: http://paintingadogaday.blogspot.com/2011/02/golden-open-acrylics.html As I don't paint in oils often enough, I can't hazard to compare the two in much more detail than this. Let me know if you have more questions!

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  6. I love your treatment of the blacks in this one of course, but your subtle shift in background value from left to right is beautiful!

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  7. Thanks, Elizabeth - you noticed!! :)

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