In the early 90s I painted a portrait of an 18-year-old Himalayan cat with an attitude, Tibbie, below, and in 2009 finished this portrait of “Buddy”, above, for the same couple. Their pets had been their children, and while there had been other cats and dogs these two were singled
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This portrait of Cassie and Tyler is the companion portrait to A Portrait in Oranges from last week—these two rescued Labrador retrievers belonged to the same person. She had decided she wanted two portraits, one of her cats and one of her dogs, as much alike as possible so they
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Well, he was bathing and really twisting this way and that, interesting to try to catch him. Still experimenting with the old pastel pencils which are all different brands and ages but not a big variety of color, though that’s part of the challenge. I’m creating shape and volume with
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Yesterday I actually did a painting of Giuseppe and Mewsette guarding my studio, and took photos for reference, and just to have them. I didn’t get the chance last night to post the painting, though I like the photo and posted that as yesterday’s daily photo, intending to just show
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“Even if it’s too hot to cuddle, I still love my sister.” That’s Jelly Bean and Mewsette enjoying a quiet moment looking out the basement door. Actually, Jelly Bean was trying to get Mewsette to give him a little bath on the head, knowing that if he leaned in at
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We’ve all been pretty good sports about it, but Jelly Bean was positively glowing with misery late this afternoon, gazing out the front door to the birdbath, which was dry again already, and no birds at the feeder. Don’t worry little guy, this won’t last forever! And I’ve had sweaty
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Three looking out the basement door, such nice colors for a summer morning. Can you guess which is who by their colors? Well, it’s Giuseppe Verdi, Jelly Bean, and Mewsette. I’m glad to report that the scanner on the printer upstairs has passed the test for quality and accuracy, especially
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Jelly Bean prominently displays his “scratch me here” spot. He is the only one of the Family of Five who has a significant white spot on his chest, as is common in cats of a solid color or markings elsewhere on their bodies. Giuseppe has a little loose row of
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This was one of my first posts way back in February 2009, and a portrait I’d done for old friends and former portrait customers about ten years after I’d painted their cat, Tibbie. Buddy’s people loved his portrait, and told me the story of how Buddy came to be a
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Giuseppe hopped lightly onto Dominick’s shoulder, settled in and reviewed the new assignment. Giuseppe takes his job very seriously, and he doesn’t just jump up onto anyone’s shoulder. I’ve been working with Dom since 2000 and he totally understands the need for cats to walk on papers, look deep into
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