Saphira and the Nice Life
by AnnaJo Vahle
Title
Saphira and the Nice Life
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Photography
Description
Saphira and the Nice Life
I like to have coffee on my back porch in the morning. As I was doing so, I studied the progress of my latest painting. It is a 30” by 40” acrylic on canvas. I leaned it against a table to study it from afar. My cat, Saphira, was keeping me company. She jumped up on the table and laid on her back. She looked as if she, too was enjoying a nice life. She loves to sit atop the table and watch the squirrels and birds that come into the back yard by the pool. It looks as if she doesn't have a care in the world.
The painting still has a long way to go. The sunlight shown through the canvas so that it looks a little harsh. It usually goes through an ugly stage anyway. It is at that stage now. I have a lot of work to do correcting various elements. Much of it still needs to be developed.
The painting is based on an afternoon with my son and son-in-law. We were having lunch in Winter Park in Florida. I noticed the young women at a near-by table. I thought it was cool that there was a sign in the background. It said, “The Nice Life.” It seemed so perfectly appropriate. It is the name of a day spa.
I happened to have my cell phone beside me. Of course, I had to take the picture of Saphira. It seemed to add another appropriate coincidence of composition.
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July 20th, 2015
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Comments (15)
Reynold Jay
I had to read the description as this was playing tricks on my mind!!!! Got it now AnnaJo. Clever and love the kitty too. Beautiful and lovely as ever. FAV
Anne Sands
AnnaJo, This photo showing your work in progress is great and your finished work of art completed came out great as well. i love your painting style!
Anne Sands
AnnaJo, This photo showing your work in progress is great and your finished work of art completed came out great as well. i love your painting style!
Gabriella Weninger - David
I really like your "The nice life" .... but I LOVE your Saphira... smile... so wonderful shot AnnaJo!
Kym Backland
This is hilarious, I couldn't figure it out at first, what a hoot... I love it! Photo of the painting... with a cat on top.. much like a cherry on top of a Sundae! hehe.. LF
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Hahaha…that is a cute way to put it Kym. Thanks for taking the time to figure it out and to comment.
Phyllis Kaltenbach
Beautiful. Congratulations, AnnaJo your wonderful image has been featured on "Fuzzy, Warm and Soft"!
Melly Terpening
Anna, the painting so awesome ( fully details). Love it. And nice to see Saphira enjoy the nice life:) F&L
Daniel Eskridge
Love the way the cat seems to be offering her opinion on the work.
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you so much, Daniel. She does, doesn't she. I still am working on it but it is getting close to finished.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
What an amazingly beautiful painting, AnnaJo ! Such gorgeously rendered details ... Saphira is so wonderful ... she knows what good art is ... :) ... No kidding, love your painting a lot. f,l
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you so much, Ana. The painting is a long way from complete. I suspect that she wanted me to notice what a nice life she enjoyed?