Cozy old cat

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Definitely potential! I am sorry, I am rubbish at advice but I think this is lovely!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Thu 11 Mar 09:57:38

Thank you very much, that means a lot.

Posted by Catherine Smith on Thu 11 Mar 10:03:04

Sarah your paintings are incredible.

Posted by Catherine Smith on Thu 11 Mar 10:06:06

Thank you so much Catherine - I am pleased you like them!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Thu 11 Mar 11:06:11

Seeing as you only started painting during home schooling, I think you’ve done well. It’s surprising what you can do. Grayson Perry has a programme on Ch4 on Friday evenings at 8.00 pm, called Grayson’s Art Club, it’s worth a watch, he’s encouraged people to paint during lockdown.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Thu 11 Mar 13:36:36

Thank you I will definitely check him out Ellen. I love your paintings, some lovely images.

Posted by Catherine Smith on Thu 11 Mar 14:06:40

Keep going Catherine, you’ve made a terrific start in to painting. To say you’ve only just begun your journey, you’re doing okay. It’s how you have painted the background items and the blanket that I love, the textures you’ve created with paint are great!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 11 Mar 17:31:56

You 've absolutely captured that cat, Catherine. The urge to paint is the important thing, keep going and paint what grabs you, that's the secret. I love the colours around the cat!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 11 Mar 19:17:37

Thank you for the feedback guys, seeing your works in so in awe 🤩

Posted by Catherine Smith on Thu 11 Mar 23:23:52

Hang on Studio Wall

11/03/2021

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A complete newbie to painting, I have tried to capture our cats personality and nature from a photo taken as I woke up one morning to this view. It’s my first picture posted on here, has a tonne of errors but one must start somewhere. Constructive advice appreciated. Ps I did this with cheap old brushes and a few tubes of paint but I’ve placed an order for decent materials so hope to make progress. Am I kidding myself or is there potential? All advice appreciated.

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Catherine Smith

During lockdown my young daughter was experimenting with watercolours as part of her home learning. It took me back to my school days where the only lessons I really enjoyed were art and music. I fondly remembered a project set of drawing an orange wrapped in tin foil to explore light, shade and…

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