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NEW PAINTINGS Holiday Cardinals

 

Kimberly Kelly Santini 
paintings with soul
because our world needs more beauty
 

UPPER LEFT: Peace
UPPER RIGHT:  Love
LOWER LEFT:  Joy
LOWER RIGHT:  Serenity

Four new original paintings, acrylics with pencil on cradled wood panel, sides painting gold (and shimmery), 8" x 8" x 1", each $299. These paintings will become available tomorrow, November 17th, at noon eastern time. Interested parties may purchase using the appropriate link (in the painting'e titles above) after noon on the 17th. All inquiries arriving after noon eastern time tomorrow will be fielded in the order received. You are also always welcome to message me directly.

And don't despair - I have options for those of you who cannot purchase one of the originals!! Prints and reproductions on a variety of objects (textiles, cell phone cases, tote bags, notebooks, notecards, tapestries, jigsaw puzzles, etc) can be ordered of the individual cardinal paintings. I have also included an option featuring all 4 of the images as laid out above. All the details about ordering reproductions and items are here. Prints start at about $23, and notecards (which frame up beautifully) are $2. I made sure to include everyone's budget as I built this holiday program.

2020 has been an extraordinary year. I wanted to make something special to usher in the holidays. Something that included all the feels we normally celebrate as the year draws to a close, but that also acknowledged all the losses. In the coming months things will look and feel very different, and as I sat with that and picked up my brushes, I channeled prayers and intentions into these cardinal paintings, all to hopefully wing a bit of Peace, Love, Joy and Serenity into your homes.

May your home be blessed, warm, and safe, and may your loved ones, no matter how far flung, have the same.

Thanks, as always, for following along on my art journey,
Warmly, Kim
 

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