Sorry for the delay between posts. There have been a few changes in my life this year. Things are just starting to settle down and I am finding time to do some art again. I've resumed art classes and plan on turning a workshop at my new house into a studio. I'm also back into blogging …
If you read the blog I posted on 6 September 2010, you'll remember I did a portrait of a cat I thought belonged to my brother in law, but it turned out not to be his cat! When I was in the UK earlier this year, I made a point of taking a photo of the real Sweep and this painting is the result.
Sweep has very distinct markings and it was difficult to get them exactly right, but I think it’s a pretty good likeness. I originally left the background plain, but Brian, my art teacher, suggested that I paint the carpet in the photo. This had an amazing result on the finished product – although the carpet camouflages Sweep to some extent, it also seems to make her stand out more.
