Ros's Cat
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| Medium: |
Pastel |
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Paper |
| Year: |
2010 |
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Pastel portrait of a friend's Ragdoll × Siamese cat. The pastel paper is a dark crimson colour to contrast the colours in the cat's coat. This is the first feline portrait I have attempted in over twenty years. |
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Being a professional artist means that you need to be prepared to attempt any commission that may come your way. Having completed quite a few portraits of horses and dogs recently I decided to move on to cats, after suddenly realising that I had not drawn one in over twenty years. I think the last member of the cat family I drew was a male lion with the lovely big mane on his neck that they tend to display. |
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During a visit to the ArtGallop Gallery Ros kindly held one of her beautiful young cats for me to photograph so that I could get in some overdue practice. After all, what do you say if a client asks you to do a portrait of their champion cat or beloved moggy ... sorry can you wait a few weeks while I get some practice in? So here he is, what will probably be the first of several more pics of our beautiful feline friends. |
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I chose pastel for this picture as the softness of his coat just screamed to be done in this medium and to be honest, it is very forgiving if you make a mistake and need to fix it. It is also a less expensive alternative when getting back up to speed. |
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It is my hope that the cat lovers out there will enjoy looking at my venture back into feline portraiture. |
| Dimensions: |
29 cm (width) × 42 cm (height) |
| Ownership: |
Artist |
| Credit: |
Original photography by Janice Mills. |
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