Painting A Dog A Day, Cats Always Welcome!

It has been a while since I have showcased an Artist in my Monday blog and today it is my honor to showcase Lake Orion artist Kimberly  Kelly Santini. It is a rare person indeed who evokes such enthusiasm, passion, vibrance, excitement and good 'ol personality plus, in just 140 characters or less, on Twitter! That is what I felt when my path crossed with Kims' a few weeks back. The fact that she is a native of Oakland County, Michigan doesn't hurt either. What sealed the deal of wanting to write about her? Just view some of her work and see for yourself, you will be smitten too.

"Kimberly Kelly Santini has no problem keeping herself busy. She is the creator of "Painting A Dog A Day" (now in year four, portraits of cats are welcome too!!), "a self-designed project that involves the completion of one new pet portrait each day. Her daily paintings are a renowned addition to many events: she's designed the American Kennel Club National Championships poster in 2007, graced wine bottles with a custom design, led elementary students in exploring their own creative voices through collaged pet portraiture, and won coveted awards at juried events."

"Santini is looking forward to creating her 1000th daily painting later this summer while simultaneously hanging an invitational solo exhibition at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah."

"An animal advocate, Santini donates a percentage of her studio's profits to the Oakland Pet Adoption Center, in Oakland County, Michigan."

I told you Kim has no problem keeping herself busy right? In addition to all of the above "she also teaches creative journaling, mentors emerging artists, is the Director of the Canine Art Guild, is a contributing Editor to Art Career Experts and other online art sites, is writing her third book and volunteers in the local communities of Michigan"

To Contact Kimberly Kelly Santini visit http://www.turtledovedesigns.com/ or http://www.paintingadogaday.com/

If you know of an artist you would like to see featured in my blog (who also paints cats) and donates a portion of their earnings to charities that support cats (and dogs) please leave a comment on this blog, or contact Caren Gittleman on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/catchatcaren or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/carenosringittleman