"Speedo"
14X11
Oil on Board
NSF
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My son and family will be visiting soon. This is their cat, Speedo, and the photo reference for this painting was taken by my son. I wanted to get it done before they visit in order to give it to them. Speedo, according to my son, is a rascal. He has clawed the furniture and wakes them up at all the wee hours to go scavenging outdoors. To be fair to Speedo, he was a feral cat picked up by the pound and that is where my son found him. In other words, Speedo has a checkered past and learned to fend for himself at an early age.
I could have named this painting, "Halloween Cat," (Halloween in April?) due to the black and orange color palette. By the way, Speedo is all black. The light from the lamp shed a reddish gold color onto his fur and made such a statement in the photo. I am finished with this one....and on to the next.
2 comments:
Cheryl, the finished painted is beautiful! Speedo sounds like a lot of fun! I'm sure your son will love it.
Hi Mary!
Thanks...I am trying not to compare it to the photo, since the photo was really so good. I think I have too much contrast in places and didn't quite capture him as beautiful as he actually is. A handsome rascal!! LOL Reminds me of some men I've known!! Ha ha.
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