Bobcat!

Oh man, this took up many of my days, but I'm happy with it.  Here's the phone photo for now.  Hopefully the light will be better tomorrow to get a print-worthy shot of this before it's sent to its new home.

Bobcat

24x36"

SOLD

Bonus Caesar dog keeping me company at my studio setup.  

Day 31 - Be Mine!

Here's the last one!  The typical sort of Valentine I make and get commissioned for.

In conclusion: I did pretty well with this 30 day painting challenge.   The whole point was to get better at studio practice, and a lot of what I do is commission or design work that's not always public.  So I feel fairly happy with my work output... but I need to spend more time on fine art in addition to my illustration.

Black Cat

Fall is upon us!  

I've also moved!   So back, finally...

MORE MORE Pet Portraits

Here's some more cats and dogs.

Kitty Times

Here are some more cats!  More pet portraiture.

Want one of your very own?  

Go here! 

http://fiverr.com/merzart/create-a-small-digital-painting-of-your-pet

Kittyfaces

Oops, forgot to post even MORE animal portraits. Kitties today! 

Last Batch of Pet Portraits

Last batch to mail out for Xmas.  Whee!  I am probably taking these off Fiverr over the holidays so that people don't expect new ones in time for the holidays.   They are currently $5 plus shipping, so $12, but Fiverr does take a chunk out of it.  It was a fun speedpainting and skill building exercise, but until I level up in the Fiverr program and can charge $20+ a piece for them, it's not really worth it.

Tiny Pet Portrait Prints

Here are a few of the finished prints from my happy little pet portraits.  All ready to be shipped out!

Tiger in Progress

The next animal portrait in my series of animal portraits!  I think I shall call is 50 Faces.  This will be number 6.

Here are a few progress stages. Sketch, color fill, line colors and overpainting, more detailing, more detailing...

Bobcat

... And another card image!  Hooray!  8/13 done.

Andean Mountain Cat

Andean Mountain Cat

Another card for the deck. Still loving this paper!

More Cards!

Trucking along at a nice pace in the past week, here are some more kitty cards that have been completed.  On a trip to the Utrecht store, I found a really great watercolor paper, an 8x8" pad of 100% cotton paper. Less crisp lines, but better colors and spreading.

Golden Cat and Pallas's Cat respectively.