Cat 21.
Acrylic on Masonite, 12" x 12".
This is a picture of my brother sitting on my front porch, with the neighbors cat, "Tiger".
Tiger lives for lap-time, and can spot a warm lap from blocks away. I liked how they were both relaxed, sitting on the front porch on a cool summer day. Tiger is enormous and I emphasized this by exaggerating the proportions of cat to human.
The background went through several versions (see below). It started out with a vague misty background which was too much empty space. I added in the foothills and distant mountains, which struck me as too busy and distracting. Removing some of the distant hills opened it up.
I felt this needed a stronger counterbalance on the left side, so I added in the porch supports. In retrospect, I wish I had left the hills and mountains in the background, but it's too late. The painting is out of my hands.
The background went through several versions (see below). It started out with a vague misty background which was too much empty space. I added in the foothills and distant mountains, which struck me as too busy and distracting. Removing some of the distant hills opened it up.
I felt this needed a stronger counterbalance on the left side, so I added in the porch supports. In retrospect, I wish I had left the hills and mountains in the background, but it's too late. The painting is out of my hands.
my comment is apparently to be posted this time, following approval. I do not recall seing the version with the mountains in the background. I do like the final product better with a darker Tiger and the porch rails and fog in the background.
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ReplyDeleteThe background went through a number of revisions before I quit messing with it.
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