Paintings With Soul

"Rottie Eyes," 4" x 8", rottweiler dog painting , acrylic on canvasboard. Inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . SOLD. This is another piece that I completed for inclusion in my collage of breeds. The original painting is for sale, and I'll use the design as part of the larger "collage" painting which at this point includes approximately 40 portraits. Think that's a big one? How about the other collage I've built that includes over 100 dog-a-day portraits? Stay tuned....... Remember my request a few weeks back for Rottie models? I built this painting from a handful of photos submitted by a couple different dog-a-day readers. I'm still looking for French Bulldogs...... are there any out there?! Photos may come to me at ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . Thanks, as always, for looking. And for sharing these paintings with your friends and family, Kim

"Gentry," 6" square, mixed breed dog portrait , acrylic on canvasboard, $135 to the first interested buyer. $26 of the purchase of Gentry's painting will be donated to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in the buyers' name. Inquiries may come to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . SOLD. Gentry adores people, can't get enough of them, and doesn't let anything slow him down, despite getting about on 3 legs. He was hit by a car last August, and has had surgery since (including pins, screws and a metal plate in his hip), but still carries one leg around like a dead weight. He's in line for additional testing and xrays to determine the extent of the injury, and what type of care will be required to get him back on all fours. "Brady," 4" x 5", mixed breed dog portrait , acrylic on canvasboard, $105 to the first interested buyer. $20 of the purchase of Brady's portrait will be donated to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in the buyers' nam...

Today you get 2 for 1. Consider it my Labor Day gift! First I'll give you "Spencer," a german shepherd portrait, sized 5x7. This is another commissioned pet portrait, and part of the same collection as yesterday's Peyton. As is "Remi," the second piece, depicting a rottie-bermese mountain dog mix. At 8x16, Remi's portrait is packed with detail and actually is one painting I wouldn't mind keeping for myself. (Sorry, Spencer) But she'll get wrapped and shipped off with her brothers next week. Those of you who perhaps have taken a life drawing class will laugh at this - but I feel like Remi is a nude stretched out with a drape and diffused lighting..... yeah, I'm a little twisted!! Both of these portraits I started earlier this week at the Michigan State Fair demo. Once I got them home, and was able to add white to my palette, all it took was a couple of hours and they were done. I wish all my readers a safe holiday weekend. Ours will be spent a...

“Daisy Remembered,” 4” x 8”, mixed breed pet portrait in acrylic on canvasboard, private collection (thank you very much). This painting was commissioned as a gift to Daisy’s person. Daisy was a best friend and a trooper, losing a leg to cancer. The surgery was supposed to give her another couple years, but instead she managed (happily) for one more month. I wanted to paint her grinning and content, awash in blues and greens, the colors of the outdoors. Never having met Daisy, I hope that this little piece does justice to her spirit and memory. Thanks, as always, for looking. And for sharing these paintings and stories with your friends and family, See you tomorrow, Kim Kimberly Kelly Santini http://www.turtledovedesigns.com/ distinctive pet portraits & 4-legged paintings http://www.paintingadogaday.com/ come. sit. stay. enjoy the art. Founding member of the Canine Art Guild http://www.canineartguild.com/ the gateway to canine art on the web

"Grinch (Rottweiler Study)," 4x5, rottweiler dog painting in acrylic on canvasboard. Inquiries to ksantinI@turtledovedesigns.com . Doesn't he look like he's just been through the wringer at the mall?! I love his crabbiness. Thanks as always for looking, and for sharing my paintings with your friends and family! Happy Holidays! Kim PET PORTRAITS: www.turtledovedesigns.com PAINTING A DOG-A-DAY: www.paintingadogaday.com