Paintings With Soul

  "Persimmon," 24"x30", acrylic on panel, $1300 plus s&h. You may purchase her directly   here,   or   reach out to me   for further details. momma bears and foxes abound in these parts  The Fox Medicine work is back in the studio! Many many thanks to Starkweather Art Center for hosting the show and to everyone who took time this last month to visit. I have been moved and so inspired by your support. Thank you. This weekend I was very busy behind the scenes, adding the pieces to my website and making them available for purchase. But first, can we give Persimmon a moment? this stunning and stoic bear deserves a celebration of her own. Inspired by autumnal walks in the woods and, in particular, a grove of lusciously colored bright red maple trees, Persimmon is readying for a nap with memories of past springtimes to keep her warm. You can make Persimmon your own   here . Now as to the foxes milling about her feet (perhaps that explains her patient expression!), the

  "Crabgrass," 18"x24", acrylic on panel, $1000 plus s&h. You may purchase her directly   here,   or   reach out to me   for further details. how do the winks that inspire the subject matter of my paintings happen?  Last weekend I shared  a drawing from my childhood  of a number of animals, including a porcupine. Sure enough, a little prickly guy showed up in my newsfeed along with a mention in a book I was reading. So you know what that means, right? Three winks and she got invited straightaway to the easel. First I filled her body cavity up with orange and pink roses (initially I wanted to use my orange and pink dahlias currently in bloom, but the petal shapes were too similar to the quills, so it didn't work out design-wise. Roses, a flower I've always thought of as my own, particularly since being the official artist of the 2015 Kentucky Derby, were a great alternative). The crabgrass aggressively growing adjacent to the dahlia and rose garden remind

  "Acadia," 24"x30", acrylic on panel, $1300 plus s&h. You may purchase her directly   here ,   or   reach out to me   for further details. equal parts ocean, old growth forest, rocky shorelines and vast skies Meet Acadia. I think she looks particularly wonderful   alongside the recently finished piece Land and Sky . They are both the same size and orientation and would be stunning installed together.  Message me   to make both of them yours - I'll extend my collector's discount to both pieces and cover shipping inside the contiguous US. Thanks so much for following along with - and supporting - my art journey, warmly, Kim

  "Land and Sea," 24"x36", acrylic on panel, $1300 plus s&h. You may purchase her directly   here,   or   reach out to me   for further details. I don't consider myself a landscape painter but I have to say that my (outdoor) surroundings have really been impacting the work I make. I think it started in late 2022 when, after our move, I fell deeply in love with our new property. I began walking it each day, looking for subtle changes. And the views from each window are masterfully framed - they always provide a glimpse of something stunning for those days when the weather was a bit too much (this is Michigan after all). During our 5 days in Maine last week, I soaked up the sky and ocean. The vistas, rocky beaches, dense old growth woods, ponds, winding roads, windswept trails. These things are trickling into the paintings I'm working on, even if, like Land and Sea, those paintings were started before the trip. Art isn't created in a vacuum. I am recor

  I reserved some of my favorite fox pieces for my online collectors.   Check them out here ! fox medicine opens tonite but I couldn't stand the thought of all my online fans missing out. So I curated an offering of work just for you! These paintings are available   now,   directly   through me , via   my website . The remainder of Fox Medicine can be viewed in person at   Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo, Michigan . Their staff will facilitate purchases through the end of this month. In November, I will bring the work home and add it to my website for out of town, out of state and international collectors to peruse. There will be plenty of time to accommodate shipping and delivery for the holidays. Thanks so much for following along with - and supporting - my art journey, warmly, Kim  

  "Nebula," 24"x36"x1-1/2", acrylic on cradled panel, private collection.  Reach out to me   for further details. she reminds me of the deep nighttime and stargazing and whipped cream light leaking from celestial bodies. There's crickets, the quiet hush of owl wings, distant calls of coyotes. This piece evokes all the stillness and mystery of the quiet hours and the vastness of our skies. Thank you so much to my newest collector - Nebula will bring such a beautiful grace to your home away from the barn. And that means that prints are available. You can browse   my shop of reproductions   or   order your copy of Nebula directly . Thanks so much for following along with - and supporting - my art journey, warmly, Kim