Blue Russian feral kitten by Sandra R Cutrer

 

On the easel (wet oils and unfinished) is a Blue Russian (feral) kitten. Sometimes the Blue Russian is called "Archangel Blues". She seemed to be stuck up a tree in my yard, so I ran and grabbed my camera for some photo references. She allowed me to not only snap a few photos while I stood under the tree, but I went back for a small ladder and snapped several more from that view point. She quickly had enough, and wasn't stuck as I supposed, but in an instant she was on the ground running. I went back for food, leaving it on top of our backyard A/C unit, but she never returned. I hoped to capture her beauty and inquisitive nature in this oil painting on a smooth 8" x 10" professional art board.

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All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

 

Blessings,

Sandra Reeves Cutrer

sandrasart777@aol.com

 

Two Green Apples a still life painting in oils by Sandra R Cutrer

"Two Green Apples" is a still life oil painting, done with thick impasto style strokes.
 Painted on an 8"x 8"x 0.50" wrapped canvas. All sides are painted a dark hue, so no need to frame.

The back ground colors are a deep mix of blues,reds, and yellows (creating a deep purple tone), adding harmony to the two bright green apples.
I have been busy painting a few portraits- which are very tightly done in realistic style, so I usually go "lose and free" after the tension of painting portraits! I love the lose strokes here, and the heavy paint. The bright green apples just make me happy every time I look at them!


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God gives seed to the farmer and food to those who need to eat. God will also give you seed and multiply it. In your lives he will increase the things you do that have his approval.  II Corth 9:10


Blessings,
Sandra Reeves Cutrer
sandrasart777@aol.com

Lay-in stages and final portrait painting of baby Jonathon by Sandra R Cutrer

 Here is the drawing.I have painted in a dark mix of red and blue for the back ground. It will change as I paint more onto the canvas.

 Here I am starting to lay in some of the cool and warm colors on the face and in the hair. A lot of blue/red mix goes into the shaded areas of the hair.

 I have covered the face, back ground, and put a shade of color on his shirt. Nothing is left unpainted on the canvas at this stage.

 Here I am starting to move the colors around, smoothing the skin colrs, but making sure shaded areas stand out. I have worked more on the shirt.

This is the finished painting of my son, Jonathon. He was one and a half years old at the time the photograph was taken, back in 1979. The reference photo was faded, being that old, so I had to put color into the face that reflected back ground colors I chose and colors from the shirt and his hair.

 

I hope you've enjoyed this!

 

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Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3

 

Blessings,

Sandra Reeves Cutrer

sandrasart777@aol.com