Tango Joe by Kimberly Santini

kautreena steinhoff 14 Mar 2006

Beautiful piece of work. I love the colors the softness you did a wonderful job on the sturcture of the horse. Fantastic job!

Ravenus Death 14 Mar 2006

wow such a pretty painting. great colors

Artist Reply: Well, I delived Joe to his new owner last weekend, amidst butterflies and nauseu (on my part) - I always convince myself that my work is useless immediately prior to delivery. She loved the painting, thought it the perfect likeness representationally and in spirit, and pronounced the whole experience to be 5 star. Deep sigh of relief, and it's on to the next one!

Eryn Tison 09 Sep 2005

This is soooo AWESOME! Amazing! I love the colores and your use of lighting!

Natalie Mason 09 Sep 2005

What an absolutely amazing portrait, and such a beautiful subject! I would be proud if I had created this.

sher richardson 09 Sep 2005

wonderful acrylic work...soft and serene : )

stephanie atlee 09 Sep 2005

great detail and colors...awesome work on this

Emily Reed 08 Sep 2005

A masterpiece!

Reba McDonald 08 Sep 2005

Beautiful work.

Casey Catton 08 Sep 2005

Beautiful work...love the colors in the coat and the lighting.

thea walstra 08 Sep 2005

Very beautiful

carla Vigneau 08 Sep 2005

Beautiful! Horses are so hard to do....

eileen martin 08 Sep 2005

this is so beautiful:)

jennifer blenkinsopp 08 Sep 2005

LOVELY COLOUR IN THIS ACRYLIC.

Pepita Selles 08 Sep 2005

Amazed and think you really got it right. The light have the right direction so its darker longer in the stable.The horse stunning.

Faith Bengtson 08 Sep 2005

Captivating!! Nice use of color in the shading of the horse. Well done.

Anonymous Guest 08 Sep 2005

Hello Kimberly. This is a very beautiful painting. However, in my oppinion the right side of the horse should be alot darker since the only light source is on the opposite side.

Ruth Tyson 08 Sep 2005

This is really lovely, everything about it is wonderful and I love the colours.

Maureen Girard Mason 08 Sep 2005

Well done. Very luminous!

joan warburton 08 Sep 2005

Stunning! I love the colors you used in this and the pose is perfect!

Artist Reply: Thanks so much, everyone, for your feedback. This painting was a struggle for me, and Joe was painted out and redone several times - once to better position his legs, another time to tame back the dark shadows on his chest, and a third time just to even out all the colors. Yes, he most likely could have a bit more shadow on his ribs - but with each piece, I have to eventually draw the line so to speak, and say that it's done - otherwise I'll continue to tweak it for year at a time!! I love the painting and all that it represents - light, energy, beauty, the stillness of a moment. Thanks again!

Tango Joe

by Kimberly Santini

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