608 Allison's Kitty

Allison's Kitty

Oil on Canvas

6x6

$80

     I love cats and love to paint them. This one belongs to Allison and is so very black. It was surprisingly easy to paint his blackness. I used ultramarine blue and transparent oxide red to get the deep, deep black. The white catchlight against the black pupil really makes his eyes live. It is fun to save that until the end. It is like turning the lights on. Great cat.

592 Monte and Keely

 Monte and Keely

oil on canvas

12x12"

NFS

     How hard it is to lose a loved one. When our yellow lab Keely left us, we had Monte, a pup mix, to help us through the grief. Now, years later, Monte is gone and we have no new generation to comfort us. 

     He loved Keely and I always treasured this photo of them together. I painted it and I am pleased with it, but it was hard.