Detail of "Josie," image approximately 4" x 6" , on an 8" x 10" piece of Multimedia Artboard, portrait of a Cairn Terrier, done in Golden Open Acrylics, proceeds benefittingCol. Potter Cairn Rescue. Josie's Mom is caught between a rock and a hard place - pondering her sidekick's sketch vs a larger and more detailed full-body portrait. And who knows, she might take both! But meanwhile, if you are interested in this one, shoot me an email! "Josie" is a charming original priced at $100 - when she's gone, she's gone!! Thanks for sharing my artwork with your friends and family, Kim
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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...
I think I need to give myself permission to fail more often. It was a lovely post - thank you for sharing! Suzanne & Toby
ReplyDeleteThere's another artist who hands out "Permission to Fail" certificates at the beginning of her workshops. I so love that idea! When you can laugh about it, it doesn't seem like such a bad thing, you know?
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