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Heinrich, Step III


"Heinrich (in process)," 16" square, acrylic on Ampersand Gessobord commissioned pet portrait of a German Shepherd, private collection (THANK YOU!). Inquiries (including booking your own pet portrait, from miniature size [4" x 4"] to larger than life) may always come to me.

I hope my first blog posting of the year finds all of you happily emerging from the activities of the past few weeks. The Santini family enjoyed a stellar holiday, including the exciting addition of a new baby boy - congratulations John & Elise!

This last week we (my husband and I) finished up the studio remodel that was started in June. I have shared some embarassing before photos (wow but this space was dysfunctional!!) and the shiney new sparkley after pics on my Facebook page. I am looking forward to the delight of working in a space specifically tailored to my needs - I don't expect to be more productive, but I do plan on enjoying myself even more so, if that's at all possible!

I also learned this morning that I was honored with a 2009 Making a Mark Award -the Moose Award - for the best depiction of an animal on a blog. Big thanks are due Katherine Tyrell for bestowing this tremendous honor on my artwork. For those of you who are unfamiliar with her blog, it's a great resource and starting point for all sorts of art and art business related topics.

Thanks, as always, for looking at - and sharing - my artwork with your friends and family.
Kim

SHOP ORIGINALS & LIMITED EDITION GICLEES: at my Etsy shop
ORDER CUSTOMIZED NOTECARDS & REPRODUCTIONS: at Imagekind
COMMISSION A PET PORTRAIT: contact me
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE: contact me
READING MATERIAL: Preview and order each of the Dog a Day books at the publisher's website: The First Year (2006-2007) and That's 14 in Dog Years (2008). If you would like your copy personalized, order them through me.
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  1. Unknown1:19 AM

    Congratulations on the award and on finishing the studio. I love the colors and was impressed with what a mess you worked in before and were still able to create such great work. I get so weird about messy offices and studio that I can't function. I have to over come that becuase the reality of my life is that it is messy more often than not.

    As usual, I love your work!

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  2. Jai Johnson • JaiArt.Com7:11 PM

    I don't know how I missed this fabulous painting, as I visit your blog often. I love the colors you've chosen and I love the pose with the ears back.

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  3. Kimberly Kelly Santini9:47 AM

    Jai, thanks for the comments on Heinrich's painting - he was a good guy to spend a few days with. :) I appreciate you're following along with the blog, too. Have a great day!

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