New Work: Green and Brown Cats and Owls

Green Wall, Orange Cat, 12x12, oil on canvas, 2012. Collection of S. Lynass

Spent one afternoon doing a long awaited project: two little paintings for a friend's two nurseries. When the first baby was born, I promised a cat painting and now, three years later, there are two little girls. Oops! Better late than never!

Brown Wall with Owls, White Cat with Spots, 12x12, oil on canvas, 2012. Collection of S. Lynass

And as I was taking photos of the paintings the two muses felt they should supervise...

Each piece contains a fabric remnant used by the girls' grandma to make quilts for their cribs. I collaged the fabric directly onto the canvas with acrylic gel medium  and based the colour palette around that. The paintings are truly unique to their bedrooms, but aren't too baby-ish so that hopefully they will grow with them. Needless to say, my friend was thrilled at the surprise package in the mail and I had a great afternoon doing a fun, no pressure project!