Theresa, A True Diva

SHOP ORIGINALS, NOTECARDS & REPRODUCTIONS of THERESA INSPIRED PAINTINGS

"Violet," from the Theresa's Rainbow series of paintings done in 2008, 8" square, pit bull portrait depicting the diva extraordinaire Theresa from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. This painting was done in acrylics on canvas panel and is available for purchase, either exquisitely framed ($349) or in au-naturale ($299). Please inquire.

Additionally, proceeds from the sale of any/all of the Theresa imagery benefits Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. If you don't know about Best Friends, please take a minute to introduce yourself to their website and mission.

A world of no more homeless pets would be a truly beautiful place.

Theresa may not ever get her forever home (she's been a long-time resident at Best Friends, in part due to ongoing medical needs).

In the meantime, she's been a most excellent spokes model (did you happen to catch her on National Geographic's Dogtown?). And a perfectly behaved sleep-over guest for the hordes of admiring fans who have visited her at the Sanctuary over the years.

Please join me in sending a bevy of virtual belly scratches Theresa's way - can you hear her tail thumping in response?

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

Kim

ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com

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"Theresa's Rainbow," a limited edition giclee including all 8 images making up the series of "Ball" paintings

The Seed of an Idea

It all started innocently enough - a client requested a commission of a dog who had stolen her heart. A dog she couldn't adopt herself, but she could continue to love from afar and visit off and on during the year. A dog she needed to have a sliver of in her home.

Then I got to meet said dog, Theresa, and understood completely. Her foibles (most noteably her fixation/love of large rubber balls), made her all the more endearing.

Clearly one painting wasn't nearly enough to properly express all the facets of Theresa.

So what does an artist do?

An artist (or perhaps a certifiable artist) paints multiple images. 8 to be exact.

Then said paintings get rearranged as a grouping and issued as a limited edition giclee, with the proceeds benefitting the muse.

A few copies remain of "Theresa's Rainbow," which is available in both a large (24" x 12", $99) and small (12" x 6", $49) size.

There are also a few of the original Theresa paintings remaining.

Inquiries may come to me.

Tabby Kit

"Tabby Kit," 5" x 7", acrylics on a museum quality panel, depicting a tiny little orange striped guy from Morgue File . This painting can be yours for $289, which includes s&h inside the US. And in case you didn't see it, a little doodle of him is also available for sale here . Inquires may come directly to me . Although it certainly doesn't FEEL like spring here (snow and ice and wind chills, brr!), I can tell that spring is coming. The mercury is rising a wee bit each day and the days are getting longer and brighter. Over the weekend we drove with the moonroof open just to feel the sun's meager and oh-so-very-welcome warmth (although the heat in the car was cranked, too, in the interest of full disclosure!). I wanted to work with spring-like colors today, and this little guy was still on my mind , so I grabbed a small panel and got to work. Of course, I also have Poppy to finish and some changes to make to another po

“Rapt (Shadow),” from the Larger than Life series, 16”x22”, acrylic black lab mixed breed pet portrait on gallery wrapped canvas, $699. Inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . SOLD. This is Shadow, who went missing on Sunday night. He belongs to a friend of mine, and has been a fixture in our community for many years. Errant fireworks scared the silly old guy into running off, and his family is busy searching for him. (If you happen to be in the Lake Orion/Oakland County area and have seen Shadow, please call 248-391-0867 or 248-391-6817) I’m confidant that he is safe (somewhere!) and awaiting discovery, but meanwhile, couldn’t help myself from posting his portrait as today’s dog a day painting . He’s constantly on my mind, and probably will remain so, until he finds his way back home. Hug your four legged guys while you can! Thanks, as always, for looking. And for sharing these paintings with friends and family, Kim Kimberly Kelly Santini http://www.turtledovedesigns.com/ dis

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One of my favorite unsold paintings from 2008, "Lashes & Corkscrews," 5" x 8", acrylic on canvasboard, depicting a tobiano buckskin curly horse, $289. Inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com (but read further on how you can get a special deal on this painting!). Now it's ridiculously easy to browse my painting archives. All you have to do is visit my Etsy store . Etsy has a Shopping Cart (so you can pile it high with purchases from a variety of artists), is integrated with Paypal (although you may still pay by check if you prefer to), and is terribly simple to navigate. When the week has ended, I will have listed almost 100 of my favorite (UNSOLD!) paintings here, grouped loosely by subject matter. During 2009 I'll update the shop regularly, and add non-Dog-a-Day pieces as a bonus, thus making it easy to search for that perfect gift. Watch my daily postings for announcements, promotions and discount codes. If you do not receive the Dog-a-Day emails (

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