Black Cat Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Another painting of my favorite model the squishy Tishy.  This is a little painting for a change, 8 x 8 inches.  I have a box of black plein air frames that are 8 x 8 inches so I thought I would paint up some black cat paintings to fit them for the October art show.

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.

Rocky the Maine Coon - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

This painting is a commission for Rita of her Maine Coon Rocky, who recently passed away.  This painting was a real pleasure to paint, with Rocky being so gorgeous.  And I really enjoyed painting the pretty rug he was posing on too.  I really wanted this painting to be special and I think it is ... I'm pretty pleased with it.

 

You can see 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.

Purple Bedroom - Original Oil Painting with Cat on Windowsill at Night

Night in the purple bedroom with Tish looking out the window.  I enjoyed painting the old glamor photos on the wall.  And in case they are too loose, that is Linda Christian on the top and Gene Tierney on the bottom : - )  Original oil painting, 5 x 7 inches on archival canvas board.

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