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NEW PAINTING Daisy

 

"Daisy," 30"x30"x2-1/2, acrylics and water solubles on museum quality panel, Not currently for sale. However, prints and other items featuring Daisy are available here. Inquiries can always come to me.

This painting has consumed me the past week - but I am realizing that she is the sum of everything I have done to this point.

My relentless choice of animals as my subject matter - even as an elementary school student - has taught me draftsmanship and an intimate understanding of their psyche, anatomy and presence.

My deep connection with the natural world has brought an appreciation for the magic that our earth delivers on a daily basis.

My longstanding commitment to daily painting - since 2006 - has brought with it a true knowledge of what my materials can do.

The alignment I have built between my personal beliefs and visual language allows me to paint from a space of resonance and honesty, with a resounding connection to what I feel is true.

A never ending curiosity and delight in the unexpected brings me design and compositional ideas that elevate the presence of my subject matter.

I feel like this piece is the beginning of a new chapter for my work - a style uniquely my own has evolved, with strong roots in my personal sense of self. I am eager to see what will reveal itself next.

I plan to exhibit Daisy which means she must be for sale via the venue hanging her. While I truly love seeing my work find homes, it is also vitally important to me that I support the spaces that bring art into their communities, these same spaces which have been closed the past 15 months. I can't think of a better way to do that then to send them this glorious ray of sunshine. If you are seriously interested in owning Daisy, please message me, and I will put you in touch with the exhibition space once that has been determined (if you have already reached out to me directly, I have your name on this list).

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

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