This was for a Christmas present and I felt like being creative, so I used cat fur smeared on my paper and sprayed with gold and brown to create the background texture. I decided to call it the cat hair crackle. Then I painted the cat on top and let parts blend with the background. It was fun, but wet cat hair smells as bad as wet dog, so I don't think I'll do this again till I can open the windows. www.debwatson.org
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Cat Portrait in Watercolor by Debi Watson
This was for a Christmas present and I felt like being creative, so I used cat fur smeared on my paper and sprayed with gold and brown to create the background texture. I decided to call it the cat hair crackle. Then I painted the cat on top and let parts blend with the background. It was fun, but wet cat hair smells as bad as wet dog, so I don't think I'll do this again till I can open the windows. www.debwatson.org
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6 comments:
How lovely to see this painting early in the morning to start my day off on a positive note! Beautiful.
Great cat portrait! Perhaps the fur inspired you in spite of the odor.
Your description made me laugh. You are great at experimenting!
Wonderful Deb. I would have never thought to use the cat hair as I try to avoid it in my paintings and paint! Made me laugh! Such a sweet face this cat has. I like the textured background.
It seems like I have a minimum amount of cat hair that fate just wants me to have on my paintings. I was hoping to use it all up on one so maybe future works can be cat hair free.
Cute kitty!
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