Basking in the Sun

Basking in the Sun
Oil on canvas, 5x7
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Another day, another beautiful cat to paint in oils!  I live in the country, and we always have an abundance of cats.  Some rescued, and a few kittens from our one female cat, they all make wonderful subjects for painting.  I never had cats growing up - only dogs.  I loved seeing them at my grandma's house, and my great-uncle's house in Adrian.  It was always such a treat to find the kitties in the barns and play with them!  Cats are always affectionate, without being rowdy and knocking the furniture over - like our big dogs!  For this beauty, I am painting thickly with oils.  It is a small surface, I paint smaller sizes on those busier days!  I have done so much work in the flower beds this week, that it is wearing me down - also another reason to paint small and fast.  There is something almost intuitive about painting these cats, like the brush almost paints itself. I just mix and load up the brush, and suddenly - all is finished.  Today, it feels SO good to be pulling the brush through the oils.  I just got a few new colors in from Gambin - I can't wait to try out on the next painting!  This one is number 590 in 590 days :)