While I’ve only painted a few cat portraits recently, it’s significantly more than I’ve done in many years. Dogs have always been the majority of my pet portraits, but I’m beginni… See more

I always start the sketch in burnt umber and then build from dark to light to establish values, trying not to pollute my lighter colors. This is a good rule of thumb that I sometimes … See more

The image below is more like steps 2, 3 and 4, but I forgot to take images so I’ll walk you through what I did. I started by blocking in the dark colors with a mixture of burnt umber and … See more

In step 3 of “How To Paint A Cat”, I continue working on the eyes. Adding a few simple highlights makes the eyes come alive. I’ve painted a lot of eyes over the years and i… See more