Portrait of Cat and Bunny

Here is the completed Portrait of Cat and Bunny on a Victorian wing chair. The client let me get a little wild with the decorative additives. I had only to wish this were a larger piece, so that I might lavish more textures upon it. But then you might miss the cat and bunny!

Pet Portrait. Cat and Bunny

Here is my process, as I've begun another pet portrait. I was very excited that this client has tastes similar to mine. She is allowing me to put in the damask wallpaper and a Victorian wing chair. As you can see, I tore up some of my Architectural Digests looking for some good source material. I was instructed to keep this on the "cool" side with blues and tans and gold. At first I put in more of a thalo blue and brown damask, but it looked too distractfully modern. For all the curclicues of victorian decor, real victorian decor is not "distracty", so I redid it in a softer blue and gold damask. Then I put in a blue chair before I remembered my client asked for tan. So I changed it. The last thing I did was change the white roses to yellow, and I only decided that at the very end of the session, so I did not get to altar them or add the greenery that I intend to add.

Now the only thing that's missing are the pets!

Three Cats, Day Two

Here is the three cat portrait on the second and final day of work. I had to change the middle cat. I thought he looked a bit frightened before, but now he looks very cosy with his little tucked in paw. This is a work on canvas 11" x 14". It's a very nice canvas with a two inch profile, gallery wrapped, with all the stapling in the back, and the sides are painted a matching green. I will send this canvas already wired for hanging.
And now I've hit a dull patch. I haven't had a commission this week, but I hope I get some people portraits soon. Not that I don't enjoy painting pets, but I like a little variety.

Three Cats

A portrait of three cats. The first day.

New Dog Portrait

I don't know what sort of dog this is. It's very cute. Sometimes I think I should get a dog. It might be nicer for the two boys who are sort of rough with our remaining cat. I'm not much for going out in the cold when I don't have to, though. Or for picking up poop from the sidewalk. Maybe I should look into getting some goldfish.

Pug Portrait

I finally got to do a doggy portrait. Look at this adorable little pug with a red ribbon! Too cute! This is about five hours of painting. I always take a picture when I get up to change the music, so the pics represent 40-50 minute intervals. This puppy will be on his way home tomorrow.