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12″X12″ Oil on canvas I delivered this commission a few days ago but forgot to take a final photo before I let it go. I went over tonight and took a picture, not a very good reproduction because I had to adjust for the tungsten light. They say th… [...] Further work on my commission Here is my further progress on my pet portrait commission. I have tried to punch up the contrast a bit but I am still very unsure of the expressions. My source material is so scant and I barely know the annimals in question having only “met” them once. I guess I [...] I have always avoided commissions (usually by quoting such an exorbitant price that I manage to scare the client away). [...] 8″X5.5″ Pencil on paper Mitsy belongs to a relative of my husband. She likes to perch on the back of a chair and survey [...] 3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper Another one of the little African soapstone carvings and part of a series of [...] 3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper Well I think it is a tiger. Another in the ornament series, although perhaps not a Christmas ornament, I bought it at Christmas to use with a crèche. This was Purchased a few years ago from that wonderful store Ten Thousand Villages, I believe it is “kisii” or soapstone and made in Kenya. [...] 5″X7″ Mixed media on panel In an attempt to loosen up and give myself a challenge I did something new today. I used an oil pastel sketch as a starting point then thinner to spread the pastels and finished with just a little true oil paint. I tried this because Klein is skittish and I was afraid [...] 5″X7″ Pencil on paper I see this chap (or one of his brothers) most days now that the weather is warmer, he sits out on top of his shed, basking in the sun. Goats have always fascinated me. How animals with hooves can climb like a cat, it still something of a mystery [...] 5″X7″ Pencil on paper Cats and sunbeams just seem to go together, at least that has always been Klein’s opinion. This is my one hundredth day of posting these daily drawings and paintings. I am not sure that I ever thought I would make it this far. So far I haven’t missed a day, although it is bound [...] 5″X7″ Graphitint and aquarelle on paper In the very back of my closet there is a mending basket. This is a favourite place for Klein at this time of year because in the mornings, if the door is left open, there is a sunbeam. What more could a cat want than a basket, a closet and [...] |
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