It turned out so much. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Truly yours is outstanding. Here was my attempt a while back at a close up. I’m going to save yours as inspiration for my next try!

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nature of the cat. Thank you for posting your work.

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I am not talented, but I have a daughter who is also an artist and I am always amazed at the work she creates. Actually, I'm a fan girl of all talents; having the will to put yourself out there is incredible. Kudos!!

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she's done portraits (her business card is a portrait of her daughter), what I call stained glass art, she does work with tiny dots that creates the images, I own three of her abstract pieces, and she will soon be trying her hand at water colors. She has had three shows so far and all were very well received.

Re-reading the above, I'm sure you can tell that I don't know proper terms, just describing as best I can. She has a face book page under Camillustrations (Camille is her middle name).

Can you tell that I'm a little proud? 😊

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Try searching Camillustrations On Facebook . I'm on a Kindle and can't copy links. Jackie Washington is the artist. The other Camille is also very talented!

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Such talent, but these 3 blew me away:


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Reminds me of how my kitties would try to get my attention and, good grief, they were so adorable when they did that. You've really caught that perspective for me. Kitties are not afraid of getting up close and personal.

Wish I could paint like that. I can draw and use colored pencil like that but to paint it? You are amazing and I am not worthy.

That is stunningly beautiful!!

Only a Wow! The eyes are gorgeous on this kitty.

Is the poor little kitty has an empty food dish (four kibble pieces gone =empty in felinesque) and the kitty needs scratches.

Impressive, lifelike work

Working with pastels, in my opinion, ain't easy. You done good!

I’m no artist, but for what it’s worth, I find this painting completely enchanting.
The colors are gorgeous and I can just feel that luxurious fur coat.
Saved in my moment of zen folder.
Many thanks.
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Great job!!

which I was until my eyes gave out. The equipment is big and bulky and doesn't move very well, although some do take sample looms off to workshops. Backstrap looms and card loo,s can be portable, but of course I had to get the heaviest sucker I could find.

Then again, I have to admit I chose it because it's a solitary pursuit.

I can still spin by touch and my wheel is portable, but I never seem to want to take it anywhere.

That's a beautiful kitty, beautifully painted. Do you work from photos? I did back in the dark ages when I did portraits.

Known people who wove and also spun their own yarn…yes, another lonely hobby good for long winters indoors…

Wow! Mesmerizing
The kitty looks soft, too.
Well done!

mentioned, the eyes are mesmerizing. You should be entering your work in local art shows.

Wonder if DU would be interested in setting up a virtual gallery for artists and crafters to show their work?

Your painting is so beautiful. The eyes are amazingly lifelike. Keep making art, yours is brilliant.

I love it!

What a wonderful painting this is. Thank you so much for posting it.

Please keep painting! You do a fabulous job!

I second all the comments above. Keep up your art; we love seeing it.

My own artistic ability is rivaled only by my singing ability* so when I see the work of incredibly talented artists -- like the ones here) I have to pause and sigh in admiration.

(*I was a tin eared Johnny one note and that note was always off key.)

As an artist, I compete, unsuccessfully, with my 5 year old grandson whose Papa (my son) and Mama (his beautiful wife) are both amazingly talented. My son, fortunate child he, gets his talent from my wife. My daughter-in-law gets hers from heaven above. My grandson will follow in their footsteps.

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And the whiskers. And the fur. I can almost hear this cat purring.


What mistakes do you see? I can’t identify any - just curious.

Value of one of the “eyebrows”

It seems like a photo, it is so right on the mark. I'm envious.

You've cropped out the empty food bowl or elaborate kitty mess the eyes are imploring the observer about!

Amazing! Whatever little mistakes are there, I'd have to look for them.

realistic.

The only things I can see a bit off-- no eyeliner or white brow on the right eye? But does not detract from this gorgeous image.

is beautiful, especially the eyes. Those eyes!!!

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I feel like I could reach out and pet her

and I admire anyone who can do that sort of thing.

And don't worry about your "hobby". The hobby is for YOU and I know I have a pile myself that I enjoy and it doesn't require others to get satisfaction!

That is very good! I especially like your use of color in the fur and eyes: subtle and interesting. It took me a long time to find anything that might conceivably be a mistake, so don't go overboard in "fixing"!
You done good!

amazing.

I love this kitty! You did really well, IMO.

Captivating, evocative, lifelike. A pleasure to look at.

You have so much ability! To see and to recreate...I love this piece! And pastels, no less! Just...WOW!

Breathtakingly beautiful. You are very skilled. Get those paintings out of the basement and into galleries!

But I would have to say that this is an absolutely wonderful painting of a kitty. Great eyes.

I could actually feel the softness of the fur!

I just see an incredibly meticulous study of realism. And a gorgeous cat.

"awesome" thank you for posting it.