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In reply to the discussion: I painted my cat! [View all]lunatica
(53,410 posts)9. That's fantastic!
Great execution.
Ive thinking about you and wishing youd post some of your art. I love the contrast of your cats light colors and the beautiful dark green of the rug. It just pops right off the canvas. The details are amazing and the thickness and three dimensionality of your cats fur is beyond excellent. The cat being in the center of the canvas gives the painting boldness which most feline paintings dont do. Your cat being the principle objective for the painting gives it a portrait like feel.
Its very inspiring. The colors are luxuriant, rich and compelling. They draw you in and also demand your attention. Beautiful.
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I've thought of trying to paint this sky (leaving out the ground stuff):
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#40
Ah, but the great thing about oil paint is that you can easily fix mistakes.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#82
No, he's never been a calico. He's a boy and boy cats don't do calico.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#23
when i read your post description on the main page , i took it literaly that you did ,
AllaN01Bear
Feb 2020
#31
Wait a minute...I thought that was a photo! You really caught him and his beauty!❤
Karadeniz
Feb 2020
#37
The magic of photography! No way would he sit still for long enough to even sketch him.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#100
FRIDAY ART or MOON'S DAY ROADKILL(primative critters or MOON'S DAY NOT ROADKILL.
pansypoo53219
Feb 2020
#109
My wife does pet portraits, so I have some experience with this genre..
BobTheSubgenius
Feb 2020
#87
That is absolutely beautiful! Although, I must say you had a spectacular subject.
catbyte
Feb 2020
#93