Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Stormy

Stormy
Oil on panel, 7x5
bid here
Hooray!  Mike finally cut some hardboard up into 7x5 panels for me to paint on!  I had a 4'x8' sheet of birch cut the other day at Home Depot, and for the first time ever - not a single panel was the correct dimensions to fit into any frame!  This poor young guy did not have a clue how to measure and make a cut!  SO, my husband gets to correct all of this guy's mistakes - thank goodness he will do it for me!  After priming roughly 30 panels with tinted gesso, I then started painting one of our old cats, Stormy.  It was bliss to paint on the smooth surface after so many days of canvas!  The paint bends totally to my will when there is no toothy cloth to grab at it!  I will need to take another photo in good light tomorrow, as there is a little "slide" mark on this one to the right - where it slid behind another wet painting!  Ah, the perils of having so many paintings in the drying stage!  This is painting number 759 in 759 days and Day 28 in the 30 Day Painting Challenge :)

11 comments:

  1. Blogging is the new poetry. I find it wonderful and amazing in many ways.

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  2. Beautiful painting. I haven't painted on wood in a long time. I love the smooth texture. maybe it's time to revisit it.;)

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  3. Awwww! This is so Beautiful! Love it :)

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  4. Your cat painting is very beautiful, Tammie. You are fortunate to have someone around who knows how to cut to dimensions correctly!

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  5. Beautiful painting and beautiful cat!

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  6. Great work with this beautiful cat. Very nice texture.

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  7. Such a pretty painting of one of your cats. Plus, appreciate your ambitious number of paintings! Jana

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  8. Stormy is fabulous!! Looks like I could reach in and pat him... I love the depth and beauty of this piece!! Everything you do is wonderful!

    Hugs Giggles

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  9. don't you just love working on your preferred medium! this is fantastic. I love the brush work and the energy in the paint!

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