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.

Another HUGE Black Cat Painting - Big Tish by Diane Irvine Armitage

I finished the second version of Big Tish today.  I'm happy with it :-) Tish has such a wide-eyed curious look all the time with those big round eyes.  I think she is part Bombay kitty with the round eyes and the triangular face.  While I was painting today, she and Luna were in the catio and kept scratching at the studio window, barely letting me get any work done.  I can't let them in the studio because that is Pandora's territory and they are dying to get in here and get all over everything.  This original oil painting on canvas is 24 by 48 inches - a very big Tish!