Today I have been painting next stage of the two kittens, this is how far I got in the process.

Step three of kittens in oil

This is the final scan of Sam. The portrait is relatively small and I have been working from the reference photo you see below. The photo was taken by a Iphone so the photo is also very small. Of course when you come up with something, at the end it looks more like an illustration of that particular cat. Anyway, the client couldn’t provide better photos and Sam is veeery hard to photograph. I’m sure she will be delighted with the final painting anyway, but it’s the last time I paint this way.

cat portraits in oil

This is step two of Sirri and Rashi, painted the first background layer. The the two paintings have to dry over the weekend. Samantha will be completed next week and progress of the kittens will continue.

Second step of kittens in oils

This is step three of Samantha, the paint is not dry and the photo doesn’t look good because the paint shines. Still, I wanted to blog the progress today.

Step three of cat portrait

So its finally online, the website template-design and logotype I created for Eubreeders.com some months ago. The final website along with the logo can be viewed at www.eubreeders.com. I let them use some of my paintings on the website in exchange for a “lifetime” advertising banner on the site. I know this website will get big and popular in future, so why not? The logotype is vector-based and the design is created with HTML, CSS and div tags, no tables.

Template design for eubreeders.com

I collected the framed oil portrait of Alexandra today and took some photographs for the client to view. The client chose a wide ornate frame for Alexandra’s portrait and it suits perfectly. The color around the leaves is matte, that’s why it looks strange in the photos. So here she is:

Framed oil portraits

Framed portraits

Framed portraits

This is the first step, a sketch in oils of kittens Sirri and Rashi. The canvas size is 16″ x 12″ and will include a soft simple background as you can see in the photo mock-up to the left. The client wanted their personalities to be visible in their body language: the proud and curious . They are just sooo cute, well kittens all are…  these two especially.

Kittens in oils

Some days ago I completed the vector-based logotype design for Doggy Bow. The design below is what I finally came up with after some small color changes from the client. The diamond in the middle of the bow was a challenge, along with creating a simple long haired dog that came out cute ( some attempts failed before i showed it to the client ). She is very happy with this logotype and so am I. The client was actually one for the first who bought a portrait of her Maltese when I started to paint years ago, so it was really nice that she ordered a logotype from me this time. Her online store is mostly about Doggy Bows, so if you have a longhaired dog and want some really nice high quality bows, don’t hesitate to contact her. Her website is: www.doggybow.com.

Doggy Bow logotype design

I completed the girl portrait in oil. Her name is Alexandra and this a portrait painting of her. The reference photo was small and taken a long time ago, so there is not much detail in the painting because of that, the portrait still turned out nice though. I will send an email about the completed portrait to the client soon so lets hope she likes it.

Portrait painting

Family portraits