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March Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: “Blending”

watercolor of cat looking out window
“Blending”, watercolor, 6″ x 9″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

I have to confess, I have been waiting to use this painting as a daily calendar and the decision has been difficult because the colors and theme fit into any season. I always match the art to the seasonal light and color, but while this could indeed coordinate with any season it was my favorite season for brilliant light full of color, and lots of light—winter light. The trees are bare, the sun’s angle is low, and the light streams into the windows, perhaps searching for a kitty who’s in need of a warm winter nap. This painting was done on December 27, 2013, just after the solstice, so I’ve reserved it for winter. And while March is really only half winter, the light is still very bright and colorful.

I also vary the medium and style each month so you get to see something pretty different from the months immediately before. So if I was to use this painting this year, I only had one more chance.

Here is what I said about it when I first published it.

Jelly Bean watches out the upstairs window, streaming with winter morning sun. The white light glares and introduces all sorts of colors where they don’t normally appear, blending in Jelly Bean’s black fur, on the pine tabletop, in the lace curtain.

And hey, who said black cats had to be black? Here, Jelly Bean is literally blending into the light. I so wanted to capture that sense of glare in the warm morning sun when the tips of their ears soften and fade, their silhouette loses some edges and shadows have so much color. I also wanted to capture the nature of that old lace curtain, its translucence deepening into shadows in the folds, somehow capture the pattern of the lace without painting each little tendril in the pattern. I used the pattern of the paper, the pattern of the brush, layers, directional strokes, and when I stood back and looked at it I was quite pleased that it worked pretty much as I had hoped.

Something new and exciting!

I’m very excited to announce that my links for artwork on this blog will now lead to my brand new, still-under-construction website for Portraits of Animals! That’s where I’ve been, if you wondered—I’ve been building the new site I’ve been planning for years. At this point I only have a few sections filled with products…and I’m here shaking my head wondering why I had to do all these paintings and make all these things. But I’m so happy to have a real and comprehensive site for all my artwork, merchandise, books and even a few stories. Click around a little and visit using the links below to find this piece of artwork—I almost said “in my Portraits of Animals shop on Etsy”—no, now it’s “on my Portraits of Animals website”!

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watercolor of cat
“Blending”, watercolor.

Where to find this artwork

I have this artwork available in many different print forms—on paper and canvas and as a highest-quality giclee both smaller and larger than the original, and I also offer a framed print as I had framed the original, seen at left.

Click this link to find all the various prints of this artwork I have in stock in my gallery on Portraits of Animals, and simply search the title, “Blending” to find anything else I might have on hand at the moment.


This month’s desktop calendar

I’ve worked this image into a desktop calendar for you to enjoy and use for the entire month. If these sizes don’t work for your device, or if you have problems, please let me know. Often I can troubleshoot the reason an image won’t download or won’t load on your device, but if I just can’t figure it out I can just email it to you and hope that works.

How to download and use your desktop calendar

  1. Click on one of the images below that matches the dimensions of your monitor to open the image in a new page.
  2. For desktop computers and laptops, right-click on that image and on a desktop computer choose “save as desktop wallpaper” or “save as background” or whichever option your operating system gives you to be able to do this. You may also simply save it to your hard drive and set it as your background from there.
  3. For mobile devices, download the image to your gallery then choose it as your wallpaper—this is slightly different on all devices.

Horizontal and HD monitors and screens

"Blending" desktop calendar 2560 x 1440 for HD and wide screens.
“Blending” desktop calendar 2560 x 1440 for HD and wide screens.

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Square monitors and screens

“Blending” desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square and laptop monitors.
“Blending” desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square and laptop monitors.

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Small Mobile Devices and Tablets

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"Blending" desktop calendar, 600 x 800 for iPad, Kindle and other readers.
“Blending” desktop calendar, 600 x 800 for iPad, Kindle and other readers.

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Cell Phones and Smartphones

"Blending" desktop calendar, for 400 x 712 for mobile phones.
“Blending” desktop calendar, for 400 x 712 for mobile phones.

 


Take a look at other featured artwork and desktop calendar posts.

Each month I feature a piece of feline artwork from the archives to the present day, discuss its history and process, and set it up as a free downloadable desktop calendar for just about every electronic device available.


Click here to see daily sketches, click here to see daily photographs

click here to see other artwork featured on The Creative Cat

or visit Fine Art and Portraiture on my main website.

If you are interested in a print of this image, check my Etsy shop to see if I have it available already. If you don’t find it there, visit Ordering Custom Artwork for more information on a custom greeting card, print or other item.


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All images used on this site are copyrighted to Bernadette E. Kazmarski unless otherwise noted and may not be used without my written permission. Please ask if you are interested in using one in a print or internet publication. If you are interested in purchasing a print of this image or a product including this image, check my Etsy shop or Fine Art America profile to see if I have it available already. If you don’t find it there, visit Ordering Custom Artwork for more information on a custom greeting card, print or other item.


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