Another day, another beautiful cat to paint in oils! I live in the country, and we always have an abundance of cats. Some rescued, and a few kittens from our one female cat, they all make wonderful subjects for painting. I never had cats growing up - only dogs. I loved seeing them at my grandma's house, and my great-uncle's house in Adrian. It was always such a treat to find the kitties in the barns and play with them! Cats are always affectionate, without being rowdy and knocking the furniture over - like our big dogs! For this beauty, I am painting thickly with oils. It is a small surface, I paint smaller sizes on those busier days! I have done so much work in the flower beds this week, that it is wearing me down - also another reason to paint small and fast. There is something almost intuitive about painting these cats, like the brush almost paints itself. I just mix and load up the brush, and suddenly - all is finished. Today, it feels SO good to be pulling the brush through the oils. I just got a few new colors in from Gambin - I can't wait to try out on the next painting! This one is number 590 in 590 days :)
