Pet Portraits in Watercolour.
Realistic Paintings of Cats.
This detailed watercolour painting is an example of some earlier pet portraits using watercolours in a traditional fine art style; many layers of dark paint were applied to obtain the glossy black fur, and whiskers were carefully defined leaving unpainted spaces, then finished off with light touches of white/grey paint, to capture the light reflected from them.
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Realistic Paintings of Cats.
This detailed watercolour painting is an example of some earlier pet portraits using watercolours in a traditional fine art style; many layers of dark paint were applied to obtain the glossy black fur, and whiskers were carefully defined leaving unpainted spaces, then finished off with light touches of white/grey paint, to capture the light reflected from them.
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| Cat portrait in watercolour. |
The two kittens,
Fizz and Spark, settled in well since becoming part of the family a
few years ago. They have peacefully shared indoor living space
(including beds and bowls) with two dogs, rabbits and a host of
wildlife that has come to stay for a spell recuperation. Their
personal space extends to the garden which they share with the
wildlife that resides there; wildlife that keeps watch on the house
and any activity that might bring it food. Wildlife that literally
often hangs around near the back door! The cats had a particular
fondness for Blossom, a friendly vixen who lived down the end of the
garden - they would sit nearby as she wandered around the garden and
ate her food. She was not in the least bit concerned with them.
It was lovely seeing
them all get along.
Fizz and Spark often
stroked our old dog on his nose with their tickly tails as they
walked by, as if to say 'hello', and the little black rabbit used to
run up to them to lick their fur - she groomed them as though her
own. In return, she was unchallenged when she wanted to sit on their
beds.
Our rabbit learnt to
'come' when called, by copying our dog - before that, it was quite an
effort to catch her every evening. The kittens followed suit; for a
while, when I called their names, all four family pets would race to
the door to come in from the garden at the end of the day.
Most unexpected of
all, though, was the litter training - not the kittens, but our
rabbit! She must have been watching and learning too - once the
kittens started to go outside and no longer use their tray, our old
rabbit made good use of it when she was indoors!
For pet portraits in
other media, please visit pet sketch portraits or pet portraits.