Friday, July 2, 2010

New art - Morning Nap

"Morning Nap" © 2010 Kathleen Coy
10 x 8" Acrylic on Ampersand Gessoboard

I created this painting for an online art show of the Canine Art Guild (CAG), of which I am a member. The theme of the show is "Here Kitty, Kitty..." which is a fun twist on the usual dog art.

I like to take photos while I paint, and put them together to make a short video of the progress. It's always fun to watch how a painting comes together. Enjoy:



Here is a link to the Here Kitty, Kitty show, where you can see Morning Nap and many other fabulous entries from CAG members, and vote for the People's Choice Award. I would appreciate your vote, but of course I want you to vote for your favorite... and if it's mine, I thank you! :-)

http://www.canineartguild.com/gallery/index.php

I want to thank my friend Jennifer MacNeill-Traylor for the photo reference of her kitty Pumpkin. If you like horse and Halloween art, check out her work!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Much love,

43 comments:

Chris Wolfgang said...

aw. i love the ears and the light behind them!

Lisa said...

so very very sweet looking . Your are is amaizng. Love this one .
She has such nice colors to her. Well done again.

Jennifer MacNeill said...

You did such an amazing job on this painting! Now off to watch the video...

Emma Rose said...

Beautiful!

Martine said...

Gorgeous! We went over and voted for you!!!

Lisa said...

Beautiful Art.. Just purrrfet.

Barbara said...

Incredibly sweet picture!

Prettypics123 said...

Great work! Love it! Come visit again when you have a few minutes: Levonne's Pretty Pics and A Camp Host Housewife's Meanderings.

Karen said...

Really good, this is wonderful work!

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Purry nice!

Of course, Khyra said tasty too!

We went and voted!

Unknown said...

How come you paint so lovely and awsome.You have a very good talent its really a Gods gift

aHlanG said...

Bravo @.@

vasanthalathika said...

hello kathleen..Iam vasanthalathika from kerala.I love nature.with its all perspectives..good work..

Caroline said...

What a darling! I love the way the light is catching Pumpkin's fur. The video is always such a bonus for us - thanks, Kathleen!

Here I Am Carrie said...

Purrrrfect.... Love the video and seeing the changes as your painting progessed.

Safire Lewis said...

Man, ur amazing. People like u inspire me. i am a sketcher, poet, story writer and teller and a photographer, but i am only 14...

You are one talented woman.

Keep up the great work..

Can you give me any tips as a young artists...

TonyYap said...

a proffesional artist.....
looks like the photo.....^^
i can't believe it.....

♥I am Holly♥ said...

That is so beautiful!!!

Colette Theriault said...

Very sweet and soft feel to it. Nicely done Kathleen!!

Suzanne said...

What a precious kitten! I am a cat lover and truly appreciate beautiful kitten/cat art. I continue to enjoy your blog.

Gail H. Ragsdale said...

Lovely! And I also voted for you on the guild :)

Misty's Creations said...

Kathleen,
Your work is amazing, so glad I found your blog!
Misty

Pamela Terry and Edward said...

The kitten is lovely, but oh, we do love the dogs here!

Anonymous said...

The textures are really nice. You're soooo talented!

trejos-comics said...

Saludos desde las tierras esmeralda!!!
WoW Katheen!... yor work art is wonderful... Im fascinated whit you. :)

http://www.trejoscomics.blogspot.com/

Josh Yawn said...

Wow you are amazing! I just joined here about a day ago but your paintings are very inspiring. You really can capture every emotion and detail beautifully.

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TechnologyMonitor said...

great painter

KiRA said...

Hi there .. I love your paintings .. :)
Keep it up! The cat is lovely and you're just so talented .. :)

Hope you visit us too some time .. :)

Anonymous said...

Cute! I love it!

Rúben B. said...

Really Nice

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Jessica said...

Hi, wow that's a gorgous painting! Please check out my blog: jessica-thepurpleroom.blogspot.com I have a pic of my cat Tigger maybe you might get insprasion-I don't know. but you are really talented!

ag. said...

You are so talented and have some beautiful works!

I find it so interesting to see the video of your progress. As a painter myself, I can't imagine portraying such raw work to the world, I always find it is not quite right until it is 'done' and to post your paintings in such a vulnerable state - it's amazing! Very inspirational!

Blog HTML said...

why dont you create an art gallery?

Desert Rubble said...

That's an amazing painting, well done!

Lynn

Joel Lipset said...

Heart of a Giant..extraordinary..thank you so much...

jing mendiola said...

One wonderful work of art indeed! You make them come alive. I enjoy reading all your posts Ms. Kathleen. Can't wait for the next one. Kudos!

Tammie said...

Hi Kat,

Love this painting! Pumpkin reminds me of the ginger tabby I once had. His name was London Bridges and he thought he was a dog.

Anonymous said...

Want to pat kitty kat...lovely work!

gtyyup said...

Hey Kat! Another great painting! You did a great job on those ears as usual!

Congrats on Blog of Note!! WhoooHooo for you! And, Danielle at Notes from the Rookery had her day of June 30. Now I know two famous bloggers!

Sounds like your summer is very busy, especially with the bathroom remodel...that's a big job! Give Cloud a kiss from all of us.

Unknown said...

Hi I'm new here. I'm following your blog now. I may fallow others. Right now I'm just seeing if I can post a comment. Thanks for the video.

Dean Grey said...

What a fantastic angle!

I love all the triangular shapes in this one, Kathleen!

-Dean