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.

Anticipation - Original Oil Painting of a Siamese Cat Mix

Another pretty kitty from Petfinders.  Looks like a Siamese mix of some sort.  I liked the look of anticipation on this cat's face!  Another fun study in whisker application : - )

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

Tuxedo Cat Profile - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

Today's cat looks just like my Luna!  But it is not, it is Chipie, a tuxedo babe I found on Petfinders.  The coolest thing about tuxedo cats (besides how nice they are) are their white whiskers.  They are large and in charge, those white whiskers!  I painted this cat and before putting the whiskers on, the painting was only half finished - that's how important whiskers are on these tuxedo cats : - )

This painting and all my other cat paintings can be found on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Blue Eyed Siamese Cat - Original Oil Painting by Diane Irvine Armitage

I have been wanting to paint a Siamese cat with blue eyes!  I love the look on today's model with his sweet and curious expression.  I worked on getting some contrast in the painting, a darker background on the lighter side of the cat's face and a lighter background on the darker side of the face, to make the cat's face pop more.

This painting is available on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.

Grey Cat Gaze

I enjoyed painting this lovely grey cat.  Another cat from Petfinders, this one is named Rita.  Adopt a cat!  One can never have too many : - )  Original oil painting on gessoboard measuring 6 by 6 inches.

This painting and all of my others are available on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page HERE.  Thanks for looking!