Back to some of my last underpainting batch now, heading into the final paintings of my month's goal!
This was from a pic of Mewler as a kitten, sitting on my lap in the morning. First thing in the morning (before the house has warmed back up to summertime temps) is the only time he's a snuggly lap cat.
I had fun painting all these textures! I hope you enjoy this quick video of the pasteling. I was able to leave a considerable amount of underpainting showing... Mewler's coloring was a good warm match for the gold and terra cotta colors.
"Krissy" (pastel, 16x16 inches)
Here's a quick progress GIF of "Krissy", the subject of three of my VOS days last year.
Subscribers to my Patreon can see the rest of this cute doggy portrait in Episodes 75, 77 and 78! All others.... Join my Patreon and watch dozens of demos and hear many more tips, conversations, and art advice during my Virtual Open Studio days!
Here's a quick speed video of Willow (12x9), the handsome dog commission from last month's VOS Episodes 82 and 84. Subscribe to my Patreon to watch in real time with commentary!
The photo of Willow was a lovely portrait shot, with ambient lighting... different from my usual strong sunlight, so her contrasts became more about the value patterns of her dark and light fur. And the shadows on those different values were more subtle.
I also rotated her slightly to straighten her up so that she'd fit better in the 9x12 size.
First reference photo of Willow:
"Sa Sa" (pastel, 12x9 inches)
Yay! My client told me the names of her pets! This one is "Sa Sa". I've really enjoyed doing these dogs for her. It's been such an interesting variety of lighting from her photos.
Tomorrow I'll paint the horse, Red Red!
See a quick speed video of Sa Sa's painting process here!
"Chihuahua" (pastel, 8x6 inches)
Here's the Chihuahua portrait I mentioned yesterday on the Fuzzy Puppy post. I've got two more portrait commissions for this client, and I'm hoping she gets back to me on their names so I don't have to call them "Horse" and "Golden Retriever" 😂
Click here to watch a quick speed video of this little dog's painting process!
"Fuzzy Puppy" (pastel, 10x10 inches)
This fuzzy puppy is one of four pet portrait commissions for a client this month. I finished her Chihuahua a couple days ago, and have another dog and a horse to go! Hopefully I'll get to post the Chihuahua tomorrow.
Click here to watch a quick speed video of this pup's painting process!
One of my commission catch-ups for July, this sweet little kitty is a posthumous portrait for a friend of a client.
Click here to watch a short speed video of Callie Cat's painting process.
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This is another painting of Argie, the same cat shown in "Elegance", which I posted last week.
Coming up soon, July 3 and 4, spend your holiday weekend at the #rockportartfest hosted by @rockportartcenter and catch some great art, including "Waiting"!
See some progress pictures of "Waiting" here.
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I think I might enter this one into an exhibit. Don't know which yet but there are a few deadlines coming up. It feels good to have something good ready to go and not have to rush to finish something for at least one deadline.
I'm starting to give more thought to continuing my Daily Painting through the summer. But I do believe I'll take a break for the Rockport Art Fest!
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I love parades. I love watching people watch parades. While people-watching at a parade in San Antonio, I saw this Pug.
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This was my final demo of the MidAmerica Pastel Society workshop last month. He was one of 4 underpaintings I demoed that Saturday morning, but did not have time to pastel Saturday afternoon, so I finished him off Sunday afternoon instead. I think I was well warmed up by then, because I like how fresh he turned out! I'm especially happy with the lost edges - something I still struggle with most times.
The cat is a sweetie I met in Michigan who lived with the hosts I stayed with for the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair a few years ago. They cautioned me "He bites!" That was true, but he was also a lovey purr ball! I think he just couldn't understand why I wouldn't bite him back... it was all playtime to him!
Here he is on the bathroom sink, my reference photo for the painting:
...and "Purrball" framed:
Warm Fuzzy #50 - "Mewler in Profile" (pastel, 6x6 inches) $285 framed (buy here)
My latest little portrait of our lovely Mewler kitty! He's such a good model. This was my demo for the Central Texas Pastel Society on Saturday. It went pretty smoothly; I love it when that happens. Then I was able to get right into the house and crop and format this little speed demo from the video I took... all before dinner time! I'm getting better at this!
The 3 minute speed video, hope you enjoy it!...
Here's how he looks in the frame:
