My two weeks off work has arrived, and also the sunshine. I signed up today to be a guest artist for Hampshire open studios in August this year. I will have the opportunity to show some of my work for one day, for me this is kind of nerve wracking and exciting at the same time. I will need to get painting things to hopefully sell.
For my first day off, I decided to paint something close to my heart, a ginger cat. This is Oliver, a true ginger ninja, street wise, don’t mess with me sort of cat. He is a total soppy floppy cat with his human slaves, but watch it if you are feline…..or even more if you are mouse, squirel, rabbit, fish and even eel!
Oliver. Watercolour ginger cat
RebeccaEvans Create 
Handsome Boy! And beautifully done!
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Thank you, he is quite a character….of course all of them are. 😀
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Oliver is a lucky boy to have such a portrait!
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Thank Susan, I did show him yesterday, but he just walked away, lol
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Attitude indeed! 🙂 lol
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ATTITUDE….in a big way
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wow, beautiful work!
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Thank you arvind
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Hooray, it’s a holi-holiday! 😉 Let’s hope the weather keeps up. As ever, Rebecca, you have captured all the beauty of your subject; Oliver’s eyes are bursting with character and his fur is waiting to be stroked. Swoon!
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Thank you J, Oliver does love a cuddle, usually when I am in the middle of doing something, he is a v demanding cat, and when he wants, everything has to stop, or he sits on the iPad, in protest, so persistent.
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Haha! Yes, my Oscar will do the same, prowling before the monitor or sitting on the mouse to be sure that my attention is undivided. Fortunately for him, I just think it’s hilarious!
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Cool name for a cat….these kitties sure have a power over us, how to stop work, sit on a keyboard! Lol
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Wow what a stunning ginger kitty. This is so beautiful, those eyes, wow!
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Thank you Cathe
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Those eyes! Photorealistic
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Thank you Cynthia, the eyes weren’t too bad, but cats noses, grrr, they are tricky to me.
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What a fine job you did! You make it look easy
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Wow!! This is amazing, Rebecca!! Such gorgeous eyes!! I’m swooning over this kitty!! 😍😍
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Thanks Charlie, I am hoping to work through all of the cats…three done three to go….maybe some past feline friends too.
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Can’t wait to see them! 😃
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Oh no pressure, lol
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Awesome painting.
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Thank you Teri…awesome cat 😺
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You are so talented, I feel it’s an honor to know you.
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Awww thank you Malcolm, I am very flattered. Busy trying to plan some paintings for my one day guest artist with Hampshire open studios. See you soon, have a lovely Easter 🐰 Bec x
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Congratulations on being invited as guest artist–and this lovely portrait tells us all why you were asked!
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Thank you lance…working on some oil paintings now, so a much slower process, I think that way I save on having to get things framed, although I think I will do a few watercolours, not sure what of yet….probably hares!
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Congratulations Rebecca! Yes he looks like “don’t mess with me sort of cat.” 😀 very realistic, awesome painting.
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Thank you, he certainly has attitude in a cute way 😺
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This is stunning! How did you get the fine lines, did you add colored pencil over the wc? Wow, what an amazing piece! Ok, please don’t let me forget after 18 April to catch up on everything I missed over here. I would be so sad to miss even one of your gorgeous piece. Just precious!
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Thank you Laura, Oliver is all done in watercolour only. I used a very fine brush, over previously painted and dry watercolour, done with a fan brush, it’s great to practice hair on a scrap piece of card, and change hair direction, to see how it looks. The key is many many layers.
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