White Cat "Sinatra" WIP Step 2

Step 2 of white cat named Sinatra showing soft edged delineation of his shoulder, legs, neck and back.  Beginning background of a dark but rich tapestry frames behind his head and shoulder.  This pet portrait will emphasize values on a white subject and how to paint fur. I dare not mess this up as those blue eyes are following my every move!

Perfect Poppies

15x22 watercolor of vivid orange poppies on Italia 140 lb paper.  During last year's trip to UK, dozens of poppy photos were taken with the orange ones in Wales being my favorite.  This was painted wet in wet with one direct application using 1 inch sable flat brush.

White Cat "Sinatra" Work in Progress pet portrait

A work in progress of antique store kitty named Sinatra; this is a detail of the 15x22 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper begun yesterday.  Last year I met this solid white fellow while teaching a workshop in Flint, TX.  He lives in Tyler and looked so handsome draped across the dark brown wooden furniture amongst the lamps and cut glass, right at home. 

French Daisies

15x11 watercolor of fresh daisies in a French pitcher; initial version lacked strong frontal shadow values so I've gone back into it and added those to anchor the vessels.

Paper Tigers

16x20 watercolor of two tigers done in cool blues and hot pinks in an imaginary scene.  I cut out their stripes then placed an old dog painting behind for pattern that was not there.  The old painting was actually a still life of strawberries that just didn't work out. This one would work well in a child's room with jungle decor.

Popular Poppies

11x13.5 watercolor painted today in a loose splashy manner using no references, just a 'for fun' painting.  Parts of it I'd started as a demo for students to illustrate how to paint in a direct manner doing darks first. This paper was given to me so don't have a clue what brand or weight it is, and it was quite slick.

Pass the Salt for Fresh Tomatoes

15x22 watercolor of ripe red tomatoes on a sunflower plate ready to eat if we only had a shaker of salt.  I set this up and drew from life a few years ago when we had enough rain to grow vegetables in a garden.  Maybe next year!