Eyes Of The Beholder

What really grabbed my attention with this one was the eyes.  I absolutely loved the intense stare of this cat and the amazing colours in her eyes.  I get lost drawing and painting eyes.  I practiced painting these ones several times before I did the real thing.  I wanted to may sure I had the colours correct, the highlights and reflected lights in the right place.  I also did a charcoal drawing of this cat previously. Currently my cat paintings will be on linen canvas which will be slightly more expensive than the panels. I have "Pixie" all drawn (see the pastel drawing in previous entry) and will be exploring painting cats on linen more in the future.  Currently I have just finished a 16x20 pastel drawing of a cat named Amber and will be posting her soon.  I just need to take a break from this drawing and look at it in a few days with fresh eyes to do some final touch ups.

I also want to share great news too.  Eyes of the Beholder, the charcoal drawing, won Honorable Mention at a recent show I participated in.


For sale
9x12"
Oil on linen canvas
framed $275.00 plus shipping and handling.
for more information please contact susanne@lamorearts.com

Calico Cat

I had this photo for many years before painting her.  Calico cats are very precious to me as I had one shy of 18 years.  I love their colours.  I have started to paint on a new surface, linen,  which I will do for the animals and slightly larger pieces.  I do like painting on linen as it blends the oils much better.  Unfortunately linen is more expensive than cotton or the panels, therefore the cost of linen pieces will be slightly higher.

9x12"
oil on linen
sold