Oil on
hardboard. This is "Heather's Cat" What I
received to paint was a photo of a sleeping cat - half hidden by
sheets and with its eyes closed, and poorly lit, no color at
all. But by a miracle, I found photo of a beautiful painting
on the internet, done all in blue tone except for the cat. I
chose to do a complementary color version of that composition, and
substituting Heather's cat (I had to ask what color the eyes
were). Of course I did not have much to go on but I took a
shot at it. OK, it's not my best work but I need
to see something to paint it. This was a surprise gift and I
think Heather likes it, so I'm glad for that.
Oil on
hardboard - Isabelle's dog Mr. Bentley. Like Heather's cat, I did not have much to go on - I was given a
photo of him in the grass, mostly hidden, a bad angle, and no
dramatics to the lighting. So I found an internet photo of that
breed with a better angle and adapted it to look like Mr. Bentley
instead.