Capturing the spirit of animals in pastel
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Days I'm not in the studio I go on photo shoots to gather reference material and study animals,
or visit museums and galleries to satisfy my hunger for art and talk with my peers...
This blog is my visual diary... a record of my daily artwork.
I paint in soft pastel, however occasionally you will find drawings, watercolors, mixed media collages & photographs.
Please join me on my journey as an artist as I create art everyday!
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Who's Got an Attitude? - Thursday, August 14, 2008
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| Who's Got an Attitude? 7"x5" |
White & Buff Cows... Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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| Coral 7"x5" |
Who's Got an Attitude? 7"x5" |
I'll Have a Latte 7"x5" |
Hay Now - Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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| The Dutch Tenor 5"x7" |
Hay Now 7"x5" |
That's Right! - Monday, August 11, 2008
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| That's Right! pastel 6"x6" |
Moo-ving Day - Thursday, August 7, 2008
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| Moo-ving Day pastel 6"x12" |
Beltie Cows - Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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| IMG_0075 photo |
A Walk with Mom photo |
New Mother photo |
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| Beltie Portrait photo |
The Mod Squad photo |
IMG_0071 photo |
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| Scott Feeding the New Calf photo |
IMG_6080 photo |
IMG_6081 photo |
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| The Girls photo |
I Thought That Was You! photo |
Munching Away photo |
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| Watchful Mom photo |
Mom and Calf photo |
That Feels Good photo |
Here is just a sampling of the over 200 photos I took... Be looking for new beltie paintings in the future! Comments
'Eat breakfast with local animal artist on Sunday' - July 24, 2008
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| The New Girls private collection |
KENNEBUNKPORT — Kennebunk animal artist Carol Santora is the visiting artist Sunday, July 27, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Nonantum Resort as part of its Breakfast with the Artist series.
Santora paints local scenes including boatscapes at Cape Porpoise, her favorite painting spot, Maine's lighthouses and the marshland, but she is best known for her expressionistic and whimsical animal paintings and pet portraits. Whether they are favorite farm animals, the exotic great cats, North American wildlife, or one of the canine locals, Santora is passionately drawn to paint them.
"Painting animals and wildlife has been my passion since childhood," she said. "Their faces captivate me, especially the inquisitive expressions and soft eyes of cows and dogs, and the majestic independence of moose and big cats."
Each painting begins with a foundation of thorough research that includes site visits to farms, wildlife parks and rescues all over the United States. She works from her own photographs and sketches. Santora's work is grounded in representation, yet she is not bound by that. Using soft pastel, she expresses her passion for her subject with excitement and energy by pushing the boundaries of color.
Santora's paintings can be seen at the Northlight Gallery, Kennebunkport, at the Carver Hill Gallery, Rockport, at her home gallery on Fletcher Street, Kennebunk. Comments
Mia Wants to Paint! - Sunday, July 20, 2008
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| Mia wants to paint |
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| Carol and Mia |
Mia at the Easel |
Bailey's Buddy - Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| Bailey's Buddy at Camp Oceanwood plein air pastel 11"x8" |
Mia plein air pastel 12"x9" |
Across the street from The Pines is Camp Oceanwood, a Christian youth camp and conference center where they teach horseback riding. There are several horses in residence, all in their own fenced area, except for Bailey and Scout, or as I called him Bailey's Buddy.
I also started another piece of Mia who really liked my pastels!
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| Scout and Carol |
Carol Painting Mia |
Gretchen and The Breakfast Club - Saturday, July 12, 2008
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| Gretchie soft pastel 8"x12" |
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| The Breakfast Club soft pastel 6"x14" |
