(Carney) White Orange Cat Painting ORIG 6x6 w/ ACEO

Carney was the sweetest cat! He has since passed on, but he was so devoted to his little family! It is very cold in China where he lived, and he loved to snuggle under the covers. His Mom called him her "Carney Burrito" sometimes, because he looked like a little burrito tucked tightly inside a coccoon of covers.

I love the way the shadows play along Carney's eyes, with his right side more in shadow than the left side. This really is a study in values (lights and darks). I always turn my paintings upside down when I'm painting in a darker shadow like this. That way I don't really see that it is a "cat", so much as different colors and shapes. This way I'm sure to get the shadow dark enough. I did turn this painting upside down, especially when working his eyes, in order to get the shadow on his right side dark enough.

Thank you!

  ~ Connie

Item number: 320268327095