Large Size Black Cat Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

I'm working on a project for October - several very large paintings of black cats for a show at a friend's store in Laguna Beach.  I figure I have until the end of March to get them all painted and then I should be able to have them varnished before the beginning of October.  So here is another large black cat painting.  This one is 18 x 24 and I love the shifty look in this cat's eyes.  Same cat as the last post.  I will be doing smaller studies for these large paintings and then painting the larger paintings from the studies.  I'm happy with how loose and sketchy this turned out.

You can see all of my cat paintings on my Pinterest Gallery page HERE.

Sketchy Loose Black Cat Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Another loose, sketchy cat painting.  I painted this from a photo found on Petfinder of a shelter cat.  The photo was pretty vague and I figured that could either work good for me being as there is less detail to noodle with, or could really mess up my day.  Luckily it worked in my favor - sort of like squinting down to see the basic shapes, well this photo only had basic shapes.

I will be posting this painting to my ebay auctions HERE.  And you can find this painting and all of my other cat paintings on Pinterest HERE.

Black Cat Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Here's a fun painting of my black kitty Tish in a contemplative mood.  She's probably thinking about cat treats.  Original oil painting, 8 by 8 inches on archival gessoboard.

You can see this painting on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Fluffy Black Cat Against a Luscious Red Background - Original Oil Painting

Last night I was thinking that it would be fun to paint a black cat against a red background, so that is today's painting.  I love the red with the black!  Very striking.  This painting is 10 by 8 inches on archival canvas board.

You can find this painting on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Black Cat Looking Up - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

This is a fun point of view of one's cat, with the cat looking straight up.  Another fun whisker study on this one as well.  Original oil painting on archival gessoboard, 8 by 8 inches.  Happy Saturday to everyone!

You can find this painting and all of my others on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Black Cat Friday - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Today's painting is of a black cat.  10 by 8 inches on archival canvas board.  I enjoyed the unusual pose and tried to keep it loose.  Happy Friday everyone!

 

You can find this painting on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Two Cats - Interior with J W Waterhouse Psyche Painting - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Today I painted my two black cats, Morticia and Luna.  They were sitting quite nicely on the piano the other afternoon.  It was a bit of a grey day with just a little light coming in from the window and some light from the chandelier above.  Again, it is fun to paint artwork on the walls, in this case J W Waterhouse's "Psyche Opening the Golden Box."  Original oil painting on archival gessoboard measuring 8 by 10 inches by me, Diane Irvine Armitage.

 You can see this painting and all of my others on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Black Cat, Purple Shadow - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Today's painting is a bit larger, 8 inches by 10 inches on archival gessoboard.  Black cat with an interesting purple cast shadow.  I love the play of sunlight and shadow and especially with a black cat for the subject.  I kept the brushwork loose and the edges sketchy - fun!

You can find this painting on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Black Cat Stare - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

It's fun to paint that intense stare you can get from a black cat.  And of course, I have a ball painting the whiskers!  Original black cat oil painting measuring 6 by 6 inches by Diane Irvine Armitage.

You can find this painting on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Black Cat in the Garden - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

I have been reading my Sorolla books recently and am really enjoying the one about his garden paintings, Sorolla: Gardens of Light.  Of course I love his beach paintings, but these garden paintings are really amazing, the brushwork is so beautiful.  If you don't have that book, I highly recommend getting it.

So inspired by all those lovely garden images, today's painting is of a black cat in the tall grass of a garden.  I left areas of the brown gesso showing through and I like how that looks in the green areas.  Original oil painting measuring 6 by 6 inches on archival gessoboard.

You can see this painting and all of my others on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Black Cat Original Oil Painting - Tish in Sunlight

My black kitty Tish loves to hang out wherever there's a patch of sun.  Which is fortunate for me, since it makes for a nice painting!  I keep trying for a loose effect and I think this one hits that mark.  Original oil painting measuring 6 by 6 inches on archival gessoboard.

You can find this painting on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

The Alchemist's Cat - Original Black and White Cat Oil Painting with JW Waterhouse "The Crystal Ball"

Finally, a larger painting!  I worked on this 11 by 14 painting yesterday and today and I'm happy with the results.  All of my favorite subjects here!  Black (and white) cat, crystal balls, potion bottles and JW Waterhouse's painting "The Crystal Ball" in the background.  Oh yes, and peacock feathers : - )  Who would have guessed peacock feathers would be so fun to paint?

 Here was the start from yesterday ...

And the finish today ...

This painting and all my other paintings are available on my Daily Paintworks Gallery Page HERE.

Black Cat Admires Arthur Mathews Painting - Original Oil Painting Bungalow Decor!

I have combined two of my favorite subjects - a black cat and an Arthur Mathews painting.  This cat is posed in front of one of Mathew's "Dancing Girls" paintings.  It was fun to paint the art nouveau frame and do a loose color study of the painting.  I plan on doing a series of these kind of paintings - cats with color studies of some of my favorite paintings behind them.

You can find this painting on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Black Cat Original Oil Painting

I painted today's cat painting a little larger than usual, 8 by 8 inches.  It's almost easier to work a little bigger.  This painting went from blocked in, to lots of brush strokes, to more blended and back again a few times - LOL  I think I found a happy medium in between too loose and too tight.

You can find this black kitty on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.