Paintings With Soul

  "Traveler," 22" x 30", acrylics and graphite with a wee bit of collage on gallery stretched canvas, painting wrapped around the sides, $979 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Returning collectors get 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   I wondered what might happen if I tried drawing in the manner in which I'm doing the faces (charcoal and graphite) overtop a color field of acrylic. So I wandered down that path, using an unresolved painting as my base.  The color/landscape showed up, maybe in response to the horse, or maybe in response to what was underneath there, or maybe a little bit of both. Not sure that it matters, either way, though. I am debating a subtle shift to the sky, but will sleep on it. I don't want the piece to be too literal, and letting her sit overnight will help give me some space to re-evaluate from a fresh perspective. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Stay well, F

  "Rose Hips," 28" x 18", acrylics and graphite on gallery stretched canvas, painting wrapped around the sides, $979 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans.   Please message me.   I've been sharing in process pics of this one over   on my Facebook page   the past few days (I need to be more consistent with   Instagram , too - any suggestions on how I can do that?). The bear and her rabbit companion went through a couple different iterations. I had a tough time letting them just show up, and kept trying to force my own expectations onto the piece. But they were patient and gave me plenty of opportunity to quiet myself and listen. My online students are getting a deeper analysis of the piece's progression and what will come next. You have a standing invitation to   join us. Thanks for following along on my painting journey. Stay well, Fondly, Kim

  Kimberly Kelly Santini   paintings with soul because our world needs more beauty   From the ongoing series of 2020-21 world events' inspired drawings, "Psyche 164," graphite on paper, 11" x 8-1/2" (this is an up close view of the drawing, which is roughly 3" high).  Long time readers of my newsletters know I've been drawing quite a bit this past year, but I've not shared much of them. A couple reasons why, but mostly because I wanted to stay focused on the content of the drawings, and not get distracted by the commodity aspect that happens when something is for sale. These also came from a deeply personal space, a space I wished to protect as they emerged, for fear ( there's that word again! ) that too much hullabaloo would send them into hiding. It's difficult to be vulnerable. It's even more difficult to be vulnerable at a time of great uncertainty. And I cannot recall a time of greater fear and tension at a global level that right n

  Kimberly Kelly Santini   paintings with soul because our world needs more beauty   "Rabbit and Fox," 16" x 20", acrylics and graphite on oval shaped, gallery wrapped canvas, with image painted around the sides, so no need to frame. This painting can be yours for $699 plus s&h; returning collectors get 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Please  message me  you inquiries, and thank you very much. Fear has been on my mind a lot lately. I have anxiety (and honestly, this last administration hasn't helped, but that's a conversation for another time and place), and often use my paintings and journal as a place to work things out. This one in particular - the rabbit's body language tells us that she has seen something, but she's not yet fled. Is her fear really manifested, is it the ghost of something in her heart, or has she risen above it? That's up to the viewer to decide. This painting was done overtop   "Empathy