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The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,867 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2019, 04:04 PM Nov 2019

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I've been taking a painting class and did this still life. [View all]

It was a direct painting seminar, we had to finish the painting over four sessions. An interesting challenge.

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I've been taking a painting class and did this still life. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 OP

Lovely... Raster Nov 2019 #1

Damned fine! Brava! fierywoman Nov 2019 #2

That's beautiful! samir.g Nov 2019 #3

Get -- OUTTA here!! Croney Nov 2019 #4

Exactly. efhmc Dec 2019 #118

Wow, that's beautiful! Ohiogal Nov 2019 #5

That's beautiful! femmedem Nov 2019 #6

Fantastic painting. You nailed it! Looks real. Love the composition OhNo-Really Nov 2019 #7

Thanks! It's oil. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #18

My fingers can feel the inside of the dangling peel, soldierant Nov 2019 #109

This is not your first, is it? Perseus Dec 2019 #119

It wasn't my first, but it was my first attempt at direct painting. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #136

its the dutch masters thing. nt msongs Nov 2019 #8

Our instructor is totally into the Dutch masters. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #16

I spent last year working in Manhattan MLAA Nov 2019 #93

I'm working on painting one of my cats right now. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #95

I love painting their eyes MLAA Nov 2019 #98

My cousin is a 'Master' who teaches... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #65

My instructor teaches those techniques also. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #135

It's a fascinating process for sure. Hopefully... WePurrsevere Dec 2019 #140

Excellent work, so lifelike. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #9

Oil. The instructor had us mix the colors. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #17

Appealing! n/t Harker Nov 2019 #10

Yes! LakeArenal Nov 2019 #29

I wonder whether there's a deeper meaning. Harker Nov 2019 #42

🍊 LakeArenal Nov 2019 #43

LOL Perseus Dec 2019 #120

Overthinking is rarely an issue for me. Harker Dec 2019 #124

Wow! Awesome! n/t livetohike Nov 2019 #11

Wow! Thanks for sharing it with us. flor-de-jasmim Nov 2019 #12

Absolutely beautiful!!! You should be teaching class. Very impressive. cornball 24 Nov 2019 #13

I'm still learning, long way to go, but thank you. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #19

That's beautiful! Great job! CaptainTruth Nov 2019 #14

Where are the happy little trees ? :D nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #15

I love it! lunatica Nov 2019 #20

I can't take credit for the composition, but thanks for the kind words! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #21

Wow! That is beautifully done! 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2019 #22

You're good! bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #23

Holy shit Velveteen! MLAA Nov 2019 #24

Thanks! I have a very good instructor. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #25

Great work. Pepsidog Nov 2019 #26

The classes paid off! sandensea Nov 2019 #27

Wonderful! pandr32 Nov 2019 #28

Nice. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #30

I like oils because you can fix mistakes. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #32

Ah, hadn't thought of that. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #102

Very nice. Post more, please. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #31

That is excellent. Carravagio-esque if I remember from art history... Long time ago (sigh) Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #33

I took a whack at Caravaggio, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #39

check out his still life images of fruit. The use of shadow, particularly. Again, nicely done! Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #74

Wow!! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #123

Beautiful, and also very subtle metaphor. SeattleVet Nov 2019 #34

I guess that's one way to think of it, but it was just an art class assignment! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #38

Pretty dang good and pretty realistic. It actually looks very real and I thought at first you ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #35

This is so good, I can't even believe my eyes!! Leghorn21 Nov 2019 #36

Thanks! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #41

There is no question, you are a painter. braddy Nov 2019 #37

from another artist....well done! LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #40

Yikes!! hwmnbn Nov 2019 #44

I can almost smell the citrus, well done irisblue Nov 2019 #45

Indeed! What she said ⬆⬆ Duppers Nov 2019 #57

looks like a Rembrandt. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2019 #46

I come from a family of good artists. You are extremely talented. OregonBlue Nov 2019 #47

Nice! 2naSalit Nov 2019 #48

Obviously not your fist canvas or lesson. marble falls Nov 2019 #49

It's my retirement hobby. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #51

I teach and its more expert than anything I've done. marble falls Nov 2019 #68

Amazing! But the poor orange just got minimum wedge! Beakybird Nov 2019 #50

Very nice. Martin Eden Nov 2019 #52

I feel like I could reach in, finish... 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #53

I suddenly Liberalhammer Nov 2019 #54

Just Wow! McKim Nov 2019 #55

The details, coloring,... Duppers Nov 2019 #56

Thanks! I have to give credit to the instructor who was breathing down my neck, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #58

That is wonderful! mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #59

Fantastic! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #60

Excellent! Really truly excellent! n/t moonscape Nov 2019 #61

That's you???? lisa58 Nov 2019 #62

It's not actually me; it's an orange. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #64

No, it's you - we only create aspects of ourselves lisa58 Nov 2019 #70

Heh heh. Collimator Nov 2019 #103

How do you coerce your models to disrobe? KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #63

Very nice LyndaG Nov 2019 #66

You've got some talent lillypaddle Nov 2019 #67

Very very nice! krispos42 Nov 2019 #69

Very nice, beautiful work. wendyb-NC Nov 2019 #71

That's remarkable! PatSeg Nov 2019 #72

I couldn't take a photo that nice grantcart Nov 2019 #73

I took another seminar on how to photograph still life arrangements for painting. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #76

Amazing. What an eye for light you have. applegrove Nov 2019 #75

I can't take credit for the lighting. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #141

You did a good job. Pat yourself on the back. applegrove Dec 2019 #142

Nice!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #77

very nice! handmade34 Nov 2019 #78

Very impressive Van Velveteen! yonder Nov 2019 #79

Wow !!!! Alliepoo Nov 2019 #80

much better still life to do. i so hated still lifes. 1 semester. you get burnt umber & dk blue. pansypoo53219 Nov 2019 #81

I'm impressed - beautiful! Crabby Appleton Nov 2019 #82

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2019 #83

Love the lighting variation n/t hibbing Nov 2019 #84

That's incredible! Docreed2003 Nov 2019 #85

great work IcyPeas Nov 2019 #86

Six colors plus black and white. We did have to make our own orange. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #92

Absollutely beautiful homegirl Nov 2019 #87

Wow! Blue_playwright Nov 2019 #88

Lovely! mahina Nov 2019 #89

Magnifique! How long you been painting? It's like Chardin, Fantin-Latour appalachiablue Nov 2019 #90

*blush* Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #96

Wow! That is fantastic. BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #91

Thanks! I did have an instructor watching over me, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #94

That may have a certain amount of influence on the BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #97

A masterpiece! diva77 Nov 2019 #99

omg deek Nov 2019 #100

holy shit thats good!!!! samnsara Nov 2019 #101

... flying rabbit Nov 2019 #104

DUTCH MASTERS FTW n/t Lulu KC Nov 2019 #105

Wow this is amazing! LiberalLoner Nov 2019 #106

Fabulous Joinfortmill Nov 2019 #107

Beautiful!!! still_one Nov 2019 #108

You obviously have ''the gift''. Awesome. YOHABLO Nov 2019 #110

That is excellent. Great light and detail. JDC Nov 2019 #111

Very nicely done! Nitram Nov 2019 #112

What happened to the bar code sticker? hay rick Nov 2019 #113

Beautiful! dflprincess Nov 2019 #114

Hot damm! So fine! 👍 sprinkleeninow Dec 2019 #115

Photographic realism. calimary Dec 2019 #116

So realistic. Scarsdale Dec 2019 #117

Wow! That's stunning! highplainsdem Dec 2019 #121

Gorgeous! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #122

I, too, started painting in retirement - at the suggestion of my very supportive spouse. PWPippinesq Dec 2019 #125

Very beautiful ! Desert_Leslie Dec 2019 #126

I can smell the orange... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2019 #127

Very nice. bluescribbler Dec 2019 #128

Most excellent! CrispyQ Dec 2019 #129

Beautiful work! karin_sj Dec 2019 #130

Wow! Impressive. Please tell me you've been painting for a quite some time already so I KPN Dec 2019 #131

The important thing is good instruction to get a good foundation. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #132

Oooo! Gorgeous! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2019 #133

Very nice! You've got a lot of talent bif Dec 2019 #134

It's wonderful. Evocative. zentrum Dec 2019 #137

very nice Demovictory9 Dec 2019 #138

Wow!!! colorado_ufo Dec 2019 #139

Wonderful! ashling Dec 2019 #143