Welcome to my 'Dog Blog'


Last July (2008), I decided to paint a series of dog paintings in the spirit of the 19th century European dog painters. These painters portrayed the everday life of the dogs of their time, wih academc prowess, creating masterworks no less worthy than any other painting genre. In studying these paintings, I realized that even with the surge in representational painting today, animal painting as a genre, largely follows a Modernist aesthetic, and is rarely seen in fine art or academic art circles. I want to bridge the divide, both as an academic painter and as a dog lover and present dogs, not as one-dimensional stereotypes, but as living breathing spirits. In each painting, it is the domesticated individual, along with their wild heritage that I hope to capture and memorialize, and in doing so, bring the same dignity to them that they bring to our lives everyday. Our culture has a tendency to anthropomorphize our dogs; maybe this is the reverse in action, our dogs' nature teaching us something about ourselves.

This series of work was shown at Lora Schlesinger Gallery in Santa Monica, CA at Bergamot Station, April 25th-June 6th 2009. http://www.loraschlesinger.com/

Commissions are welcome. Contact the gallery or email me at km@kimberlymerrill.com


Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Book is ready...

Well, I've taken a stab at creating a 'Blurb' book on my show of dog paintings. It's amazing that you can do this yourself from the comfort of your own sofa! It took me a couple days and a couple test copies, which was the only downfall that I found with the process...there is no way to know how the images are going to look until you receive a hard copy, so you can spend quite a bit on copies that you can't use. But all in all...it's great and a perfect marketing tool!

The book will soon be available on my website, www.kimberlymerrill.com but for now you can find them on www.blurb.com , Kimberly Merrill, Unleashed.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Artist Talk @ 'Unleashed' closing

Well, my first show has closed and I would like to thank everyone for their support and overwhelming positive response to my work! Thankfully, especially given the current economic times, there were several sales and, as hoped, many more commissions. Speaking of which, if anyone is interested in a commission, please drop me an email and I'll be happy to discuss your ideas and projects!

When I started this blog, it was specifically for the show. I've been wondering whether to stop until I get the next show started, but then decided to blog about the process of both doing commissions and painting a show. I am learning as I go...maybe some of you would like to learn with me. So, on to the next project!
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

'Unleashed' Radio Review this Sunday

Molly Barnes, radio host of 'Molly Barnes Art News' and Jim Morphesis will be reviewing my show this Sunday, May 31st at 7:30pm pacific time. If you have a chance, cross your fingers and tune in!

http://www.kcsn.org/listen.html
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'Unleashed' open one more week! Artist Walk-through June 6th @1pm

I can't believe the show is almost over...time just whips by! Anyway, I will be doing a walk through of the show at 1pm on Saturday, June 6th. All are welcome, including your canine companions, and no need to RSVP!
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

'Unleashed' Podcast by Lori and Brian Apthorp

This is a video of my show of dog paintings. See images of all the
paintings and meet some of the fabulous models!
http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=xybvvZbBDcc
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Turn-a-bout is fair play! Dog painting...?

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbkiYWzOraA
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