Sleepy, Sleepy
Posted: September 15, 2011 Filed under: black cats, cat photographs, cats, daily photo, jelly bean | Tags: black cats, cat photographs, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, the creative cat 1 Comment
Sleepy, Sleepy
It’s only morning, but Jelly Bean is already snoozing. I think it has to do with the warm sun on a cool morning.
There is something so comforting about that classic curled cat shape.
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Meet Georgie
Posted: September 15, 2011 Filed under: animal artwork, cat artwork, cat painting, cats, commissioned portrait, current portrait, feline artwork, pastel painting, pet portrait, portrait, senior cats | Tags: calico cat, cat artwork, commissioned pet portrait, maine coon cat, pastel portrait, pastel portrait of cat 9 Comments
Portrait of Georgie, first proof
One of my newest portraits is Georgie, decidedly the princess of her household!
This is the result of my first session, and I just love the energy of these early portraits with loose details and big strokes; it’s also my first session with my new Sennelier pastels and I largely attribute my satisfaction with this proof compared to past portraits at this point to the colors, texture and quality of my new pastels—more on those in another article.
Portrait of Georgie, detail of her face.
But at this point I can tell if the portrait is on its way if I can see the finished work my customer and I discussed and, more importantly, feel the subject in it at this early stage, and I definitely feel Georgie here. So did her mom when she saw this proof. I have a number of things to adjust, like her eye color, details in her face and the rest of her fur, and ultimately add the all-important whiskers and ear hair, but I’ll work those out as I go along.
Georgie on the Easel, ready for her closeup.
Georgie is 19 years old, and though she was adopted from a shelter all those years ago she is apparently either fully or predominantly of Maine Coon cat breed with those extra large features and lush tabby fur.
And her personality is just as big with lots of conversation and direction for her human, and very particular requirements for her toys.
