Today I let my painting just sit as I did some house work- - - each time I walked by, I thought of ways to finnish it. How to put in the whiskers, and how many? How detailed did I want the background? Which pastles wouid work? I used my red plastic to look thru and judge the values, tricky as most of this cat in in the orange- - -red family of colors, but it did help. I also have a blue one, so going back and forth seemed to help. I do think the values are OK- - - but maybe will try other things next time I do a face up close. This is where I stopped.
He is gorgeous, Ida. I like how you have left the background (and the back of his body) a bit unfocused, it helps with all that "face" in the foreground. He really is a charmer!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is beautiful Ida! Great job!!!! Yay! I'm so excited about this one. And to think it started as a green/grey support. Who would have thought the colors would turn out so rich and vibrant over it. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandy , for your very nice words! I go to your blog often just to see your cats and ocean paintings. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, using different support is fun and interesting. Indoors in a small area, the suede really holds down the dust! I love your brush and snow painting on the pastel card, and it makes me want to use that now!! Its really nice.
What a wonderful pastel painting. He is absolutely beautiful and you painted him perfectly.!!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic Ida. As though I could reach in and ruffle his ears and feel the softness of his fur!
ReplyDeleteWow! More nice comments on my tiger1 Thanks so much, ladies. Glad you took a momment to coment, thats wonderful.
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