NEW PAINTING Wildflower

"Wildflower," 18"x24", acrylics and graphite on panel, $799 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. I accept paypal, personal checks and payment plans. Inquiries may always come to me.

Raccoons kept popping into my brain for no apparent reason the last week or so, so I decided yesterday afternoon to give one a try. She got drawn in overtop an older painting, which immediately contributed to the blue palette. The feverfew is from my yard, and the peonies are inspired by artificial ones I set up for another painting (now long abandoned/something else, but the flowers were so pretty I left them out. Translation: I'm lazy.)

I'll share what I posted on Facebook about this one: Paintings don't always come together this easily, but when they do I attribute it to the last 21 years of working every single day. So grateful to be able to passionately work on my art and make a living doing so. Don't believe the myth of the starving artist - show up, do the work, push yourself, and do it all consistently, and you too will have an enviable studio practice. And your work will reflect that!

And if you are looking for guidance or a community to walk that path with you, consider joining my online classroom where we do just this!

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

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