Paintings With Soul

View In Process Photos "Panther-ette," 9" x 14", acrylics on museum quality panel, depicting a house cat playing at being something quite larger, $549 to the first  asking nicely  . Every so often I need to throw my black paint to the wind and wallow in color. Lots of it, just for color's sake, just because it is lovely and makes my heart sing. Thanks, as always, for following along with my artwork, Kim

    "Phoebe," 9" x 12," a posthumous portrait done in acrylics on a museum quality panel, depicting a beloved companion. Phoebe's painting has a home, thank you, but let me know  if you would like something similar starring your own best friend.   You can view in process pics of Phoebe's portrait on  the studio's Facebook page  - I started her yesterday afternoon (November 26th, 2012)   While it's no secret that I love saturated color, I also love the challenge of working tonally in softer hues. Phoebe's portrait gave me a perfect excuse to hone my modeling skills using subtle tonal and temperature shifts.   And lots of room for abstracted brushwork, too.   Now I'm off to drive The Princess to ballet class, Kim, who is remembering the dozens of white-on-white still lifes she painted to learn subtle value shifts and the Color of White  ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com ...