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Related: About this forumI've done a new cat painting
This is Pixie, my third cat. It's from a photo of her lurking behind a ficus tree.
tblue37
(65,319 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,148 posts)Ocelot II
(115,669 posts)I will probably go back to this one after a bit and fix a few things, like I usually do with "finished" paintings.
AllaN01Bear
(18,148 posts)thanks .
hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Very nicely done!
Diamond_Dog
(31,973 posts)I like the way shes hiding behind the leaves of the tree. The leaves frame her face nicely and add much visual interest to the composition as a whole. Very nicely done!
WA-03 Democrat
(3,039 posts)Face markings. Beautiful painting! Great job!
LiberalLoner
(9,761 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,846 posts)You and your household will cherish this painting long after Pixie exhausts her 9 lives.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)That is a wonderful picture. Pets are among my wife's favourite subjects, although she also enjoys landscapes.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,586 posts)MLAA
(17,277 posts)lucca18
(1,241 posts)You are very talented!
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)calimary
(81,210 posts)Looks like photographic realism to me!
FABULOUS work!!!
judesedit
(4,437 posts)colorado_ufo
(5,733 posts)wnylib
(21,428 posts)And Pixie's expression is sooo feline. The eyes have a haughty, impish look.
Karadeniz
(22,499 posts)With the background too much, so her face looks a bit unbalanced. Perhaps a carefully positioned leaf? Pixie was a beauty and I can't believe how you captured her texture... Fantastic!
Ocelot II
(115,669 posts)after you've been looking at it for awhile you can't see it any more, which is why at some point, when it's mostly finished, I set it aside for a little while and then come back when I can see what needs to be improved. I agree with your comment, though the detail is better in the original (it's hard to find a good exposure to photograph a wet oil painting because if there's too much light the paint is shiny and if there isn't enough the detail is lost). I will be revisiting that detail and some others in a few days.
Pixie is a beauty. She's part Siamese (I think) and quite fluffy. Right now she's watching a squirrel on the porch but she seems kind of bored.
Ocelot II
(115,669 posts)Karadeniz
(22,499 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)You did a great job! On the cat and on the surroundings. It has a perfect curiosity as well as the way cats will hide a bit to separate themselves yet be able to study that which theyre curious about. I like the warm colors and the green plant and those blue eyes. You did a great job on the fur and the shape of the cat and the alert expression. Thanks for sharing this! Its a good cat portrait. One of the best Ive seen.