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Check here for occasional new dog paintings - one painting per week is auctioned off for charity - over $1600 raised for animal rescue so far. Free oil painting of Police or Search & Rescue dogs. Larger portraits are showcased here, too.
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Library Cat FINISHED
Library Catmemorial portrait of MaxOil on Canvas14" x 18"Max's portrait is finished - and looking great! This is, unfortunately, a memorial portrait, which is why there is a painting of a rainbow on the back wall. Please make sure you click on th...
Library Cat . .. almost finished!
Very long and productive day today! The portrait is looking great! I am so happy with it! I hope that I can get a good photo of it tomorrow. You really can't get a very good idea of what it looks like from these photos.I put a smoking jacket and ...
Library Cat part 6
Ah, now the fun starts! I've gotten a good start on the cat's face. Below is the photo that I am using for reference.The biggest challenge will be to change the lighting from a frontal light to a light coming from the right. You can see that there...
Library Cat part 5
Library Cat - next stepThe lamp and the frame have been completed. In the photo below you can see a better view of the lamp and the books behind the desk. The photo is brighter than the actual painting, but it allows you to see some of the detail...
Library Cat part 4
The Library Cat is back on the easel - got the books in the background painted for the most part. Probably a few more touches as the painting progresses, but they're looking good. The painting did not photograph well, there is more detail than you ca...
Library Cat part 3
Now I've got the cat just about where I want him. I have spent FAR too long playing with this. I don't usually put this much detail into the preliminary underpainting. We've decided to put him into a smoking jacket, so I took some time googling for ...

