Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Wild Kitten SOLD


'Wild Kitten' colored pencil on paper  SOLD
ACEO size 2.5" x 3.5" (about the size of a baseball card)


I may be doing more of this small size for this 30 in 30 challenge. I was amazed at how much more time a small 5" x 7" took than this size!

I love this little mountain lion kitten's big, sparkly eyes. I know, not a surprise. I'm pretty sure I say that in every post. But it's true! That's what draws me to a subject, and my favorite part of a painting or drawing. 


That's all for today. :)  I'm keeping a little quiet for once. Just one more thing. . . 



 I'm not blonde anymore!! ;)

This is painting/drawing 6/30 in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. Onward!! 

Listening to: Blown to Bits - Middle Class Rut
Reading: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden
Snacking on: mini pretzels
Watching: Duck Dynasty

Reference photo by Kurt Thomas Hunt, thank you! 


15 comments:

  1. Before anything I must say this first -- I love your new hair color! Do I have your permission to paint using this photo as a reference? If it does not turn out as beautiful as the model I promise I am not going to post it anywhere --

    I am thinking about doing a portrait for the DPW challenge of doing something new, and I love this photo of you -- witty expression, glowing hair.

    Not that I have anything against beautiful blonde hair. But it is fun to try out different colors from time to time! I envy you for this -- I have black hair which means whatever color I dye it, it just pretty much turns into a dirty shade. Black hair is stubborn in that way :-(

    I love the texture of fur you did in this painting -- in fact you did not paint "fur", only soft diffused color patches. But they speak of the soft fluffiness so evidently! Of course the big innocent eyes are killers. Is this a colored pencil one? I was studying the texture a bit and wasn't sure...

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  2. The kitten is just marvelous! The eyes, the fur and the whiskers, everything is perfect!
    Very nice hair color, really brings out your blue eyes! :)

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  3. That is a gorgeous little piece of art!

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  4. I don't know how you do it...amazing, especially for something that small!

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  5. Well I love the hair! SO brave of you! I have always fancied trying a darker colour but just never had the courage in case I can't change it back.
    The cat is just GORGEOUS!! I can't believe how something so small can be so detailed! It's amazing! And I hope you do more small ones like this of lots of subjects. I'd quite like to buy one :0)

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  6. Your hair looks great! Beautiful painiting!

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  7. A good thing to use coloured pens for this one. You can actually see the fur on the kitten. So pretty!

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  8. Que gato más bonito, me encantan los ojos!

    Un saludo.

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  10. Beautifully done! I just love mountain lions aka FL panther, cougar.

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  11. I love the cropped version of this cat..so hard to believe the size of this painting, Crystal!!
    and you look wonderful with dark hair...always a nice change..

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  12. I am always amazed at how much detail and how masterful you can render a tiny painting! do And I love the hair!!! You look great blonde or brunette, that is hard to always look good no matter what:)) And I love that you post your music, book and show, it makes me Happy Happy Happy, and you can take that to the bank, Jack:)

    Carrie Waller

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  13. Your wild kitten is fabulous, as always. Those eyes ...!!!!!
    And I truly love your hair color. What a rich chestnut! :)

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  14. Hi Crystal! I really, REALLY want to buy this piece, but when I went to buy it the shipping price says it's $25 not $5 as listed, making the entire price $50, not $30. If you could put this piece on hold for me, until the shipping price can be fixed, I would really love to purchase it. It's a gorgeous painting and I absolutely love it!!!

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  15. What a lovely little cat! I like the golden glow of the fur.

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