Here I’m holding my new little puppy painting so you can see the size. This adorable little doggo is a commission I just finished - yay! Stella is a bundle of fun so I put polka dots in the background to symbolize her playfulness. Guaranteed to bring a smile of delight, this acrylic painting is only 12”x12” painted on cradled wood. With the gold textures in the background, her mood changes as light filtering onto the painting changes. She’s so CUTE!
In this case, good things definitely come in small packages! Check out my website for all kinds of crazy wonderful stuff! colorcatstudios101.etsy.com
I’m starting my art classes on the journey of collage and mixed media so I thought I’d better do one as an example. I’m also working on a commission and do practice runs like this and sketches before committing to canvas. Cute little doggo!
Here’s my initial sketch:
This time I decided to do the background first. After that some of the shadows...
Time to add in some darks. Rather alarming, isn’t it? :) I tell my students that if they spread the darks around it won’t be alarming. Right now the focal point is on the darkest darks. Need to move them around a bit.
Here we go - adding more textures and shadows into the work.
The following is the finished piece. I like leaving my works on paper loose looking. There were so many warms in the dog that I needed to change the background to cool. Much better.
I guess I always go for the mutts. This was an in-class demo using five different mediums, i.e., mixed media. Pardon me, but he’s a little ‘ruff’ around the edges as I didn’t spent a lot of time on him. Cutie pie. Just let me know if you want a quick sketch of your pet!
Here’s my finished dog painting that’s going to go for a nice flight this week. I love doing animal portraits and it was a delight turning this fine fellow, whose name is Weldon, into a shiesty looking character who would most certainly beat us all at poker. 12x12” on gallery-wrapped canvas. A very loving person hired me for this and is surprising her cousin on her birthday. Nice gift!
I was hired to paint this doggo to be given as a surprise gift. He’s so shifty he reminds me of one of those cigar smoking, poker playing dogs. Their photo had him stuffed into a spandex suit, haha! The background, although it doesn’t photograph well, is gold. I’m going to miss seeing this bad boy in our little corner of the world when he gets shipped off. Yes, I do commissions. You can contact me here or at colorcatstudios@gmail.com.
I know that National Cat Day is coming up (October 29, of course) but can’t a dog get a break? I’m posting this little cutaway of my ‘Excitable Pup’ acrylic painting just to be fair. For sale on my website, no drool included.
You can find a lot of pictures of him on my website, colorcatstudios101.etsy.com. I painted him with big, bold brushstrokes to capture the just out of control feeling that having a wild puppy gives. :). So cute.
Wouldn’t you love to adopt a new pet? This guy will ‘fun up’ your house and you won’t even have to clean up dog hair! Check him out at my site. 30”x24” and full of excitement. Here he is sitting on my easel.
colorcatstudios101.etsy.comI think YOU need a dog! This excitable pup needs a new home. I painted him with big loose strokes to give the feel of non-stop puppy movement, and he won’t even shed on your jeans. I use the best paints on highest quality gallery wrapped canvas, sealed with layers of UV protectant varnish. You can find him on my website
colorcatstudios101.etsy.com and will also find deep descriptions and many other pictures.
This is a painting of a very old bloodhound I just finished. His name is Blue and I think he’s pretty stinking adorable. I’m not sure I’d want him slobbering on my carpet, but I would definitely want him hanging on my wall! There are some very slight differences between my previous post and this one - can you find them? The changes I made are minute... ;)
Do you have pets you’d like me to paint? Let me know!
Just finished this picture of my friends’ old bloodhound, Blue. I wanted to name him Slobber Dog, but I think we’ll stick with Blue. :). Hope they love their new pet! Yes, you can commission me for your animals.
Here I am holding it. The clue is if I’m holding a painting in front of my face, it means I’ve been in studio and haven’t done hair or makeup. Now you know my secret!
The following post will show the finished bloodhound; this is almost done but has minute details...
Yay!! I just finished a commission and they love it! Here’s a little sneak peek at a small portion of the painting; it’s of three gorgeous collies. It was such a pleasure to paint these beautiful animals - I fell in love with them as I worked. And now, it’s varnishing time. Looks like the weather’s going to be sunny and good for that this week. Happy! And yes, I do commissions. Just ask. My email is colorcatstudios@gmail.com.
