Black Cat Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Back to painting a black cat today.  This one is 6 x 6 inches on gessoboard.

You can find this painting on my ebay auctions HERE.

White Cat with Golden Eyes - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Another white cat for today : - )  This time I used a dark background for some contrast.  I had a few panels laying around and I gessoed them white for my white cat series.  Much easier to paint a white cat on a white ground!  Today's painting is 6 x 6 inches on archival gessoboard.

This painting is available on my ebay auctions HERE.

White Cat Painting Number 3 by Diane Irvine Armitage

I think I'm finally getting the hang of painting these white cats.  I'm happy with today's painting, it has the look I was trying for.  Original oil painting, 8 x 8 inches on archival canvas board.

You can find this painting on my ebay auctions HERE.

White Cat with Green Eyes - Impressionist Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Wow - white cats are much harder to paint than black ones!  I painted a Facebook friend's cat yesterday, a white cat, because I have been wanting to paint some white cats and now's the time to get started.  Today I painted a white cat from Petfinder.  My first attempt today was a wiper, but I stuck with it and am pretty happy with the results.  I am learning new things and that is what painting is all about.  White cats are not exactly white, more of a nice grey in most areas.  Who knew?  More white cats to paint on the horizon!

This original oil painting measures 5 x 7 inches and is available on my ebay auctions HERE.

Black Cat Extreme Closeup - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Today's (and yesterday's) painting endeavor is a very large, 24 x 48" canvas with a closeup of a black cat.  I have painted this cat before (Nancy's cat) and this is a variation on a theme.  Another painting for the booth at Pandora's Parlor.

 You can see more of my black cat paintings on Ebay HERE.

Impressionist Style Black Cat Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Another small impressionist style black cat painting.  I am trying to paint softer but still keep things sketchy.

This painting is available on my ebay auctions HERE.

The Cat with Kaleidoscope Eyes - Black Cat Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

I'm really happy with today's painting!  I call it "The Cat with Kaleidoscope Eyes" because of the sketchy impressionist style painting of the eyes.  I like to paint closeup cat faces where the emphasis is on the eyes and keep the rest of the details to a minimum, like today's painting.

I think I will paint this in a large version as well - maybe 4 feet by 4 feet.  That should be fun!  Today's painting is 6 x 6 inches on archival gessoboard and is available on my ebay auctions HERE.

Two Black Cats - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Not one black cat today, but two!  This pair of black cats was fun to paint.  I kept the front cat very simple and focused my attention on the black cat in the back that was catching the sunlight.  My favorite part of this painting is the front cat's eye - very sketchy and interesting colors, but quite simple.  This is a larger painting, 24 x 24 inches on gallery-wrapped canvas.  This one is destined for the antiques booth as soon as it dries.

Check out all of my black cat paintings on Pinterest HERE.

BIG Black Cat Painting - Closeup of Cat Eyes by Diane Irvine Armitage

Back to painting some bigger paintings!  Today's painting is 24 x 36 inches on canvas.  Once this one is dry, I will be bringing it down to my antiques booth to hang.  I like to have a dramatic painting at the entrance to the booth to lure the customers in : - )

If you are in town (San Juan Capistrano, CA), stop by and see my paintings in person at The Old Barn Antique Mall.