KIM WARD, LLC
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

I love painting. I love being a watercolor artist. I have since I was a young girl. For may years I have traveled to various art shows selling my original paintings and giclee prints. I paint beach scenes, seascapes, sea life, children, cats and nature. I also print my own giclees. Everyone has their challenges in life. My challenges have made me a better person and a better artist. I am now using bolder colors and expanding my palette to include other subjects. I am surrounded by the mountains, but my heart lies at the beach which has been my focus for several years. I am also surrounded by my cats. Baby, my feline leukemia kitty, is one of my inspirations now. He lost his battle in 2013 and I am now painting him as you will see in my Babycatart section. These paintings will be in my book that I am writing, my “Baby Book”. It will help others who have lost a beloved companion. Having a degree in art did not match all of the life lessons I have learned. The best is yet to come. Yes, I am now painting my emotions, something I never really knew. I do now. I find that looking up helps you to stay positive and motivated to do better. Quality stretcher bars are not just another piece of wood. At BEST Artist Products, every stretcher bar is selected from the finest raw materials. The bars must be free of knots and completely straight. BEST heavy duty stretcher bars are designed so that the canvas is always a full ½" from the stretcher bar to insure that there will be no "ghost" impressions on the canvas. The rounded back edge reduces surface friction and allows for a smoother, tighter draw of the fabric for a snug, more even painting surface. BEST heavy duty stretcher bars are designed by artists and made from kiln-dried pine. Giclee (zhee-klay) - The French word "giclée" is a feminine noun that means a spray or a spurt of liquid. The word may have been derived from the French verb "gicler" meaning "to squirt". The Term : The term "giclee print" connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. : Giclee prints are advantageous to artists who do not find it feasible to mass produce their work, but want to reproduce their art as needed, or on-demand. Once an image is digitally archived, additional reproductions can be made with minimal effort and reasonable cost. The prohibitive up-front cost of mass production for an edition is eliminated. Archived files will not deteriorate in quality as negatives and film inherently do. Another tremendous advantage of giclee printing is that digital images can be reproduced to almost any size and onto various media, giving the artist the ability to customize prints for a specific client. “Baby Cat Art” Watercolor paintings of Baby and other cats that will warm your heart. Baby was my special feline leukemia kitty who inspired me to paint him. Commission me to paint your special pet. Cats are my specialty. “Baby Cat Art” Watercolor paintings of Baby and other cats that will warm your heart. Baby was my special feline leukemia kitty who inspired me to paint him. Commission me to paint your special pet. Cats are my specialty. Got it! Check your inbox to confirm your subscription.