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NEW PAINTING Inner Truth

 

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

"Inner Truth," 24" x 20", acrylics on panel, $849 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Please note that the watermark is not on the original painting. Returning collectors always receive 10% off. I accept Paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Feel free to directly message me with your inquiries.

For the last month I've been involved in a workshop called "The Brand of You." It was offered via Patreon with the mission of defining clearer intentions in our lives. One of the most important takeaways I got was a cleaner understanding of my own truth and mission as an individual, as a painter and as an instructor. There's a certain ferocity to what I do daily - painting intuitively from a vulnerable space in response to world events - and also a tenderness, which I suppose comes about because I am willing to be vulnerable.

This is the painting that came to fruition after the workshop tied up. There's a tangled mess of weeds inside me, but they are tenacious and beautiful in their own unexpected way.

I will continue to work on the ideas germinated in this particular workshop. And my (online) students will ultimately benefit after I process discoveries and fold them into my content. We all want to make art that matters. The only way to do that is to align one's heart with one's muse. And that's what I teach.

Also, there will be a live demo this Friday morning, 10am eastern, for my Real Time students. A bit of this painting will trickle into a new composition inspired by an all time favorite piece. Come join us.

Thanks for following along on my painting journey.
Be well,
Fondly, Kim

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