Today I went to collect the framed cat portraits of Sirri and Rashi and took some photos of the painting. This Mounling seams to fit many of my portraits and its black with a golden edge. It also have a old look which is beautiful.

Framed cat painting

Framed portrait painting

Framed kitten portrait

Framed cat portrait

So I have been busy with things in general, not so much with painting but doing other things before I go to holiday. We leave for 1 month each time, and that’s a long holiday most people say. Today I have been painting the Polar Bear which was commissioned by Orsa Grönklitt. There is still allot of work left to do, but that will have to wait a few days until this layer dries. Its just so much easier to paint details and lighten areas up when the paint underneath is dry

I will go to my framer tomorrow, to collect the framed Sirri and Rashi. I want to send all the paintings before I leave. I will also continue painting the Cavalier King Charles spaniels tomorrow since the Polar Bear needs to dry anyway. I have promised to complete this painting before I leave too.

Well, I have made some investments for my little company, bought some great lamps (daylight lamps) for photographing my completed paintings. I though this will be less expensive in the long run for my prints, which I will continue painting after my holidays. First I studied and read allot of articles on the web about how to take photos of paintings, then I bought the lamps I needed.  I’m very happy that I bought a macro objective together with my EOS camera three years ago. This is the best objective for taking photos of paintings, many say and I experienced that myself when I tested to take some shots a few days ago. It’s just so expensive to go to a photo studio each time you need to take new photos of a painting, go figure

Polar Bear oil painting - step three

This is the final scan of the two kittens Sirri and Rashi.

Cat portrait in oils

Kitten portraits in oils

Today I have also been painting the two kittens and will soon start with details. I just have to wait one day for it to dry a bit. These two paintings are the last commissions I will create before I travel to Slovenia and Croatia, I will also try to complete the King Charles painting before I leave.

Step four of cat portraits in oil

This is the first stage of the oil painting of polar bear for Orsa Grönklitt. The first painting I created for them this year was the Leopard which have already been delivered. You can view the final scan along with the progress images in older posts.

Polar Bear painting -step1