Cat 48

Cat 48 Cat in box lid.
Acrylic on canvas. 14" x 11".
sold.

Lizzy napping in a patch of sun in the window, in a cardboard box lid.
I have been hard pressed to find the time to work on paintings for the past month, being occupied with continuous clerical tasks. Having trouble maintaining a focus on what I'm doing- my brain keeps multitasking like an application running in the background, pulling me away into other tasks.

On this painting I decided to work with a tube of "Indian Red" bought months ago which I couldn't figure out how to use successfully. It turns out to be red oxide, a very concentrated, opaque, intense color which instantly dominates any other color.
The cool based earth tone was at odds with the palette range I usually work with.
In the end, most of the red was covered or incorporated into more familiar colors. I do see some good possibilities for using it as a base with blue tones and cool pinks. This will take more experimenting.