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Daily Painting by Liz

http://dailypaintingbyliz.blogspot.com/

Not daily paintings, but once in a while a new one shows up - colorful depictions of mundane items - some portraits, some dogs and other animals.

Added on: Mar 18th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Liz van der Werff
Listed in: Arts
Tags: Color Creative oil painting portrait artwork still ife

Recent Posts

Library Cat FINISHED

Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 22:03 in daily painting, oil portrait, commissioned portrait, liz van der werff, memorial portrait, anthropomorphic painting

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 the p...
Library Cat . .. almost finished!

Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 00:06 in library, cats, daily painting, oil portrait, cat painting, commissioned portrait, cat portrait, liz van der werff, anthropomorphic portrait

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 asco...
Library Cat part 6

Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 23:16 in daily painting, oil portrait, liz van der werff, cat; cat portrait

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

Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 23:17 in daily painting, oil portrait, liz van der werff, cat; cat portrait

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 detailing ...
Library Cat part 4

Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 23:45 in daily painting, oil portrait, liz van der werff, cat; cat portrait

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

Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 00:50 in library, cats, daily painting, oil portrait, cat painting, commissioned portrait, cat portrait, liz van der werff

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 i...