This is the first time I'm sharing a painting with fellow DU artists..hope it works

Finding it very soothing to paint cats and dogs these days 🙂

Clicked your link and saw a cat painting. Beautifully done!

I appreciate the kind words

I cant even draw a good stick figure.....

Painting is more forgiving, I just keep changing and redoing until it looks better 😬

You might want to delete it, though. A lot of your personal info at the link

You can get a direct link from Imgur. You also have the option of not posting publically on the Imgur community; just getting the link to share the image elsewhere.

I hope that helps.

https://imgur.com/Hc2BWC9

Do you remember where to click that setting?


https://imgur.com/Hc2BWC9

It is a good and intimate study of the cat, where you capture the cat’s expression beautifully. Most artists would try to capture the entire cat, but you zoom in on a closeup making the cat’s beautiful eyes the center of attention and dominating the canvas because you cut off the ears. This gives the feeling of being only inches away and dominates the viewers attention to the details of the cat’s head, including the whiskers growing out of the fur and the blended and softened inside translucence of the ear. The use of painterly brushstrokes gives the picture a richness and depth that depicts the perception of the fur full of varied colors that show the cat’s markings. The way you painted the cat’s eyes is masterful. You’ve rendered them so well that cat lovers can identify and recognize the incredible and mesmerizing quality we experience when we can look closely into their otherworldly colors and shapes.

You say that you kept working on it until you made it look good. Well I do the same thing because paint on canvas really is a forgiving medium. On the other hand when you work it until it works to your satisfaction it’s actually the reason it comes out so well. It it were easy to do then you wouldn’t be challenging yourself. The result of the challenge is a surprising depiction that comes out so much better with it’s layered brushstrokes.

Your background color also stands out and is striking in how well it enhances the contrast between warm and cool colors. By blending the background more you create a softness that contrasts with the defined brushstrokes you laid down for the fur.

I really like the way you painted the cat’s head off center and filling the canvas to the point where you cut off the ears. It gives the viewer an intimacy that is very appealing. And you’ve steered clear of the ubiquitous cuteness factor that seems to permeate this subject matter. In my view your talent shows up strongly and you have shown it by using the tools of your technique with ease and familiar knowledge. I have wanted to paint a cat and it’s something I want to do along the same lines as this. I love your painting!

Your generosity of sharing your experience and insight in such a deep and specific way brought a little tear to my eye. Your taking the time to give me such constructive feedback and encouragement made my, I was going to say day, but that’s not accurate, you made my month!

I started painting a couple years ago and I enjoy it immensely. I find it particularly soothing these days to spend a few hours disconnected from the news being creative.

💕

I’m a true believer that for every bad thing that makes people follow their baser instincts there is an artist giving life to humanity’s higher instincts. The arts are what makes us aspire to our deepest inspirations. Every piece of art, as long as it is sincere and truthful, and whether from a beginner or a lifelong practitioner uplifts us all. And the best part of it is that each piece is unique. Art is the magic we do.

If you don’t mind I will continue to talk about what I see and why I like it.