"Frog Dog," 10" x 16", acrylic on museum quality panel, depicting a very flexible chocolate lab named Ace. This painting is hopefully heading to a juried exhibition in early 2014, but inquiries may always come to moi. In process pics of Ace are here and yes, I do accept a limited number of commissions - email me.
A friend shared Ace's photo on Instagram and I called her up, begging to paint him. Thankfully she gave me permission - I would have been haunted by this composition otherwise!
In other news, the studio got a much needed cleaning and reorganizing over the weekend, which means I purged some of my art books and put them up for sale on Facebook. There are a few still available here.
And in still more news, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting one of my idols and long time inspirations, cellist Zoe Keating, over the weekend. If you don't know her music, you no longer have an excuse, and if she's playing near you, treat yourself. She is a delightful, honest, deeply talented musician, a complete one-woman show, and one of the original group of bloggers and marketers that inspired me to take the daily creating plunge.
Thanks so much for following along with my artwork,
Kim
Upcoming Workshops and Talks
Coloriffic in Orlando Jan 31-Feb 1, 2014 - nearly full!
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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...
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