Nuzzling (from Painting a Dog a Day)

Description

"Nuzzling," 8" x 10", portrait of a young girl and kitten, acrylic on canvasboard, $449 to the first to raise their hand and ask nicely.

I got the idea for this painting last summer, and tried my hand at it with no success. Today I was cleaning out some files and came across my failed attempt. Maybe it was a sugar high from too many chocolate cupcakes, but I was confidant I could now pull it off.

And while the painting lingered, and I mean it took it's sweet ole time, deep in "the uglies," and I was just about to give up, suddenly it pulled through, and began to work.

This piece is a nice step in the direction of painting people and their pets, something that has been a longtime goal of mine. I'm not there yet, but getting closer.

Added on Sep 15, 2009