cats

Alley Cat in Ludlow

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I am starting to find cats interesting as subjects.

My son sent me a photograph a while back of this cat sunning itself on hot pavements, with a dark alleyway in the background. He had a cat at home which looked remarkably similar which was why he took the picture. They were on holiday in Shropshire at the time, and on this particular day were wandering round the historic town of Ludlow

I had it in mind as a possible painting at the time, and reminded about it recently, decided to do it. I quite liked the result, as I don’t usually do cats. I used a mix of raw sienna and naples yellow for the pavement. I have a favourite mix for black, which gives a glossy black which is good for animal fur or feathers. This is a mix of blue like Windsor Blue and Alizarin crimson, with a dash of Sepia or Burnt Umber. You don’t need much of the dark brown, and that bit is pure trial and error

Since my last, which was my first attempt at a cat portrait, I have received another commission from a cat lover in the same family. Let’s hope I don’t disappoint

Cat Portrait

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This is Pepe, a neighbour’s cat, a handsome devil, although getting old now. he is good natured but easily spooked, so you have to be careful how you approach him. Iwas asked to paint his portrait and tried to explain that animal portraits are not really my thing, but that I would try my best.

This my best shot

I liked what I had done, but does anyone want my opinion. As it happened his owner and my neighbour loved it, so all was well.

Following on from one cat portrait which I didn’t know I could do, I have decided to try another from a photograph my son sent me, showing a cat basking in the sunshine. He was walking round Ludlow at the time. he called it ‘chilling cat’. I prefer alley cat

Quite a lot in this picture to amuse a watercolour artist. A lot of shadows with a light source at the end of the alley as well as the cat itself. We’ll see how that turns out. It may be one of those pictures that needs a sample done first. Whichever, it will keep me amused

Cat in the Snow

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The cat in the snow

This was pure self-indulgence for me. I needed a break from more involved paintings. No planning with this one needed. Just do it, and do it quickly.

The subject appealed to me, as it was so amusing. I don’t usually paint cats. This one was simple as only half a face and no legs to paint. Eyes I had to be careful with and look up how to do them. The white spot on the eye should be more pronounced, but not too bad.

I can’t offer this painting for sale as I copied a photograph, and can’t trace the photographer, so this one is for internal consumption only. Still, nothing wrong with that