Tag: cat portrait
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Sketching A Cat Sleeping On A Pile Of Books
Every now and then I become so attached to a piece of art that it’s hard to sell it. But knowing that it’s going to a loving home makes it all worthwhile. When I’m sketching I think about how that piece will light up a room or the faces that view it. This sketch is…
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Drawing a pastel portrait with a gold leaf background
Tomorrow I’m going on a gold gilding course, I’ve been very excited about this because I’ve been playing around with gold leaf for quite some time. My plan from there is to create a series of 24 karat gold and 22 karat rose gold art works. This piece began with an inky sketch followed by…
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Drawing A Model and Her Cat
Yesterday I Sketched a model and her cat in chalk pastel. A medium that is close to my heart because my granny taught me how to draw with them. This drawing fills me with happiness every time I look at it. I adore its minimalist style. The rose tones elevate the entire drawing, creating a…
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Painting a Stray Cat on a Tokyo Street
I adore playing with colour, especially with watercolour using a wet on wet technique because it’s spreads and blends in beautiful shapes. Today I wanted to create an illuminated Tokyo Street scene featuring a stray cat. This is one of those paintings where I got to play, to push myself out of my comfort zone…
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Painting a cat
When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why? My favourite artist, and someone I admire is Quentin Blake. Not only because his illustrations are incredible, but because he isn’t afraid to step outside of the norm and celebrate his own style. I personally take a lot…
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Painting a very cute cat!
What skill would you like to learn? I’m totally obsessed with the expression of animals. I think that really seeing an animal’s personality is a skill to be honed. A mouse is just a mouse until you stop and watch it. A cat is just a cat until you look into it’s eyes and realise…
Emily-Rose Alcock Art 