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NEW PAINTING Sentinels

 

"Sentinels," 9" x 12", mixed media on panel. This painting is the first completed piece to come out of the new studio, and she found a home rather quickly. Thank you very much to my new collector. Feel free to message me with your own inquiries, and thank you very much.

I'm here, in the new studio, and mostly unpacked. There's a couple things to still iron out, like the fuse that is tripped when I blow dry my painting and have the space heater going, but I solved that today by painting in my Comfy. I didn't even have to turn the heater on!

It feels fitting that 2020 is closing out a personal chapter for me. I literally have gotten a clean slate with this new space. I spent this morning planning for 2021 - a year where, most likely, travel will still be non-essential for many of us, and public events like group meetings and in person workshops will not be feasible. I'm going to focus on building digital content for my online classroom and begin to offer virtual experiences like artist talks and painting demos. 

If you are looking to grow as an artist, I'd like to encourage you to check out my online classroom space. I share about once a week (sometimes more frequently) video shorts and other materials. It's like a mini studio visit and conversation from the comfort of your jammies and your own devices. This space, actually, is where the bulk of the new content I'm planning will debut.

Tuition for the moment (it will be changing in another month or so, once I get rolling on publishing the new workshops) is a mere $5/month, and current students will be grandfathered into the new rate structure. Which is a great reason to check it out now!

Another reason - tomorrow morning at 10am eastern I will be leading a zoom call about Fear and Trust for my students, and information on how to access that is in the classroom here(access is unlocked after you join).

I'd love to see you come and try the space out to see if it's the right fit.

Here's another direct link.

And now I'm off to make some dinner.
Hoping your home is warm and peaceful this evening.
Stay well,
Fondly, Kim

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