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Princess Grace, a study


"Princess Grace," study for a larger portrait, 8" square, Golden Open acrylics on Ampersand Gessobord, commissioned pet portrait of a chocolate lab. Inquiries (including booking your own pet portrait, from miniature size [4" x 4"] to larger than life) may always come to me.

Grace comes with an entire line of furnishings and household items. Well, not really, but she is the official mascot of a furniture store in Brentwood (CA), so it's close enough. And the concept for her portrait was to include some of the exquisite items from the retail environment, showing her completely at home in her surroundings.

This is one of several ideas I'm sketching out for my clients' consideration. Grace's final portrait will be in the range of 18" x 24", so there will be plenty of opportunity to add additional detail and range of color - including the elaborate fleur de lis pattern on this settee, which I would not mind having here in the studio.....

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

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  1. Princesse grâce a l'air de couler des heures heureuses... J'adore l'attitude et l'abandon d'elle-même... signe de bien-être que vous avez merveilleusement bien transcrit dans votre peinture.
    Best regards.

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  2. Martine thanks for returning to the blog and looking at my paintings! Always great to hear your comments... ;) (even though I need to go to my French dictionary!)

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