Friday, April 23, 2010

"Lilly"

"Lilly"
oil on canvas, 48"x60"

Well, I'm still painting huge... and I spent a week in New York looking at museums and the end result was me being really thrilled with the huge portraits of Chuck Close. It has inspired me to try a portrait this large although I admit I wasn't quite ready for a person and thus decided on a cat. I painted this image once before but it was 6"x 6" not 4' x 5'. I may never paint small again... What do you think? Double click to see detail. Thanks to those of you who comment. I really appreciate the input!

5 comments:

  1. Stunning! That's about all I can think to say, I love the way you handled the whole painting.

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  2. Wonderful Kristen...your large works are awe inspiring!

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  3. I don't even think size when I look at your work - I am just so intrigued and impressed with the quality of the work - then when I see how big this is my jaw drops. Your lost and found edges in this are masterful - and the texture of the fur...it looks so soft and silky.
    Gorgeous work, Kristen - absolutely gorgeous.

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  4. Wow. This is great! I think go for it - it's obviously serving you well : ) A wonderful sense of light and a beautiful warm glow on this one.

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  5. wonderful cat painting, I can't even imagine what it's like to paint on such a large scale, awesome!

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