http://www.thepaintedcat.co.uk/on-the-easel Cats On The Easel is my artist's blog. It's the space for sketches, paintings in progress, news and events. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:27:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These two Siamese tabby points were wonderful to paint. I loved doing Billy and Millie. I kept their fur warm in colour and set them against a lilac backdrop that compliments their coats. I wanted to give this painting a feeling of warmth and affection. This is a 20x16 acrylic ... http://www.thepaintedcat.co.uk/on-the-easel/cats/siamese-cats/billy-and-millie.html View Full Album Our annual open studio event is underway in Lingfield. As usual it’s been very busy, lots of people have been to visit us. This year as well as Lois and myself we have a jeweller, Helen Morris-Clarke, who has her beautiful jewellery ... http://www.thepaintedcat.co.uk/on-the-easel/exhibitions/south-east-open-studios-2010.html This new painting is Casper enjoying an afternoon of sunshine, rolling in the grass. The chickens come running to see what he’s up too. Surely he must have food and they want it! Its a 16x12 oil on board.   http://www.thepaintedcat.co.uk/on-the-easel/cats/tabby-cats/here-come-the-girls.html This recent commission of Justin was a lot of fun to paint. He’s a good looking Siamese cat and standing in front of the flowers  adds another colourful dimension to the portrait. This is a 16x12 acrylic on paper. http://www.thepaintedcat.co.uk/on-the-easel/cats/siamese-cats/justin.html Here is my new Siamese cat painting, In The Pink.  It’s taken me a while to paint it. I loved the pose, Kimi stretching on the fence. He looks fabulous and his people kindly gave me permission to use him as a model. He makes a wonderful model too! ... http://www.thepaintedcat.co.uk/on-the-easel/cats/siamese-cats/in-the-pink.html