"Bucky," image approximately 5-1/2" x 5" roughly centered on a 9" x 12" bristol board, done in acrylics, depicting a much beloved Daschund, private collection (THANK YOU!!).
Bucky's over on the studio Facebook page - there's a couple pics of his portrait in process.
Want a Santini original of your own? email me and we can talk about a portrait of your four legged family member!
Thanks!
Kim Santini
ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com
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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...
Kim, love this! Do you ever paint in gouache?
ReplyDeleteSand Hill, thank you! I've not used gouache before, although I do have a bin full of caseins that I WILL get to one of these days..... :)
DeleteLove the colors!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Julienne!!
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