“Mystery” contemporary cat painting

@copy; Carolee Clark, “Mystery” 10″ x 10″, acrylic

“Mystery”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x .75″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

“Cat Caution,” contemporary cat portrait painting

© Carolee Clark, “Cat Caution,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″ x .75″

“Cat Caution”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary cat painting “Feline Focus”

© Carolee Clark, “Feline Focus,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Feline Focus”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary cat painting portrait “Confetti”

© Carolee Clark, “Confetti,” acrylic, 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″

“Confetti”  sold
by Carolee Clark
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

 

Contemporary cat painting “Question Everything”

© Carolee Clark, “Question Everything,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Question Everything”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Contemporary animal painting of a cat “Bubba”

© Carolee Clark, “Bubba,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Bubba”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I was sent a couple of adorable cat photographs and produced this painting of Bubba.  I might have to do a few more cats!

Contemporary landscape with a building painting “Lazy Afternoon”

© Carolee Clark, “Lazy Afternoon,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Lazy Afternoon”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″ x 3/4″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

A few weeks ago I was painting at Finley Wildlife Refuge.  This is the second painting that was started at this location.  It is the Cabell Lodge which was built circa 1912 and is now used by the headquarters office for the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

The little black cat I added for a touch more life as I didn’t see anyone else around and it seemed a shame that such a fine building didn’t have a little more activity.

“Best Seat in the House,” contemporary painting of a chair and a cat

© Carolee Clark, “Best Seat in the House,” acrylic, 10″ x 10″

“Best Seat in the House”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

News:

As I will be preparing for two shows this spring 2014, I will be reducing the number of small paintings that I produce.  Hopefully, I will be able to complete at least one per week, but I need to concentrate on some larger works.   Please stay tuned!

Daily Painting, “Don’t Look Back,” contemporary cat painting

© Carolee Clark, “Don’t Look Back,” 10″ x 10″, acrylic on canvas

“Don’t Look Back”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Daily Painting, “Intensely Curious,” contemporary cat painting

© Carolee Clark, “Intensely Curious,” 10″ x 10″, acrylic

“Intensely Curious”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Daily Painting, “On the Watch,” contemporary cat painting

© Carolee Clark, "On the Watch," 10" x 10", acrylic

“On the Watch”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I haven’t done a DPW challenge in a while, but this one appealed to me.  It is a “Up Close Animal Challenge.”

© Carolee Clark

Daily Painting, “That WasTasty,” abstracted cat painting

© Carolee Clark, "That Was Tasty," 10" x 10", acrylic

“That Was Tasty”     sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Once again, Katie Johnson has given me inspiration to paint.  Her beautiful portrait of her Kitty Grimm is posted today for her “Saturday Silliness” post. 
Check the photo from which I worked by clicking here.  Her cat is a beautiful, graceful black cat which I did try at first to paint elegantly. Then my own Saturday Silliness took over and I changed the painting with a nod to my wild side.  It is definitely more me.  Sorry Katie!

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Daily Painting, “Lulu,” contemporary abstracted doll-faced Himalayan cat

© Carolee Clark, "Lulu," 10" x 10", acrylic

“Lulu”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Judy Woodfill sent me a lovely photo of this gorgeous feline with amazing blue eyes.  I hope that I did her justice!  Judy is a quilt artist and you can check out her wonderful work by clicking here.  You can find photos of Lulu on her website as well!

Daily Painting, “Fur Ball,” contemporary kitten

© Carolee Clark, "Fur Ball," 10" x 10", acrylic

“Fur Ball”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

In the past when I have painted a cat, I have often focused in on the face because the eyes always intrigue me.  However, I liked how this tiny kitten looked on the chair, so small and cute.  So I decided not to back away from the challenge of painting the whole darn fluffy thing.

This painting was done for a DPW Challenge with the photo supplied by Dreama Tolle Perry.

“Tuna?”

© Carolee Clark

“Tuna?”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Daily Painting “Cat Eyes”

© Carolee Clark

“Cat Eyes”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Daily Painting – “Elvira” – contemporary cat

© Carolee Clark

“Elvira”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

Daily Painting – John Bear

© Carolee Clark

  “John Bear”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

This is a big, loving affectionate cat at the Heartland Humane Society waiting for a home. 

I have given 10% of the sale of this painting to the local humane society.

Daily Painting – Taking a Nap with Kitty

© Carolee Clark

“Taking a Nap with Kitty”  
by Carolee Clark
7″ x 10″
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