Carol Santora -

My Name: Carol Santora

My Website/Blog: http://carolsantora.com

Location: Kennebunk, ME

Artwork Count: 5

Profile Views: 2742

Followers: 113

Joined On: Aug 25, 2008

About Me

I love animals, I always have... and painting them is my passion. My favorite animals to paint are cows, dogs, and the big cats. My animals are expressionistic and sometimes whimsical. My goal in painting them is to capture their spirit. To do this I simplify my subect and express my passion for it by pushing the boundaries of color. A completely realistic depiction gives way to a more artistic and contemporary rendering. I work exclusively in soft pastel and paint them in intimate clo... more

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Kathy Lumsden - 8/25/2008 3:53:00 AM

I really like the nice warm feeling in your paintings.

Sondra Van Huss - 9/12/2008 3:00:00 PM

Love the cows! I especially like "I''m in Love" such a sweet face!

Debra Trent - 10/22/2008 6:13:00 PM

Carol, You have truly captured the cows!

deber klein - 11/10/2008 1:30:00 PM

I love animals, especially your smiling dog.

Barry Pullis - 12/8/2008 2:27:00 PM

Your subjects are vibrant and alive on your canvas... beautiful work! Be well, Barry Pullis

Cara Bevan - 3/3/2009 9:50:00 PM

I love the way you use color in your animal portraits! They certainly are expressive and the color helps bring out thier spirit. Great work, keep it up!

- 6/7/2009 10:31:00 PM

Really wonderful pieces.......great composition and color

Stephanie - 11/28/2009 1:06:00 PM

Amazing work! You can tell you love animals and I love the light, the moods, the quirkiness often displayed by animals. You should raise some chickens...they are most delightful and funny!!!

c k baldwin - 1/19/2010 5:09:00 AM

Hi Carol. What a sense of fun. You get the spirit of your animal friends perfect. Great work. Chris B.