Saphira's Bath
by AnnaJo Vahle
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20.000 x 16.000 x 0.500 inches
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Title
Saphira's Bath
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
This is the second portrait of our cat, Saphira. She is a tortoise shell tabby. This particular pose is cute. I was just about to make the bed. However, she decided that it was a comfortable place to be at that particular moment. She was getting ready to take a nap on our bed. She was on some sheets and pillows. I liked the way that the wrinkles caused the lines to point to her. Nice compositional idea. The sheets were not really yellow. I just instinctively changed the color from white to yellow. It seemed to contribute the the warmth of the scene. It, also, seemed to compliment her warm gray colors. Honestly, I was just in the mood!
She is a friendly little cat. Like all cats, she spends a great deal of time sleeping. When she isn't sleeping or asking for our attention, she is often “bathing.” I find it amazing that she can curl up into interesting positions so that she can reach every part of herself with her raspy pink tongue. She has both her front legs on one side sorta in front, one on top of the other. She pulled up her hind leg so that she good properly groom it and lick her hind foot.
She has a pink belly covered with fine white fur. Last year she had an allergy that caused her to go a little crazy with grooming. She itched all over and pulled out quite a bit of her fur. Her belly was entirely naked for awhile. It has mostly grown back in after we treated her for her allergies for a few months.
This is a 16” by 20” inch canvas. I used slower drying acrylic paints. It looks a lot like oil and has many of the same characteristics. It is a transparent paint. This meant that I had to paint many layers to get the vivid yellow for which I was looking.
Third Place win in the contest, "Green Eyes" on March 30th, 2021
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March 12th, 2020
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Comments (47)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Saphira’s Bath composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L will vote
Gary F Richards
Spectacular cat art composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
Phyllis Kaltenbach
OH, "We are taking a Bath"! What an absolutely adorable painting of the "Kitty activity! V/L
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! Perfect for a fleece blanket! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest SUGGESTIONS FOR A FLEECE BLANKET!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest CATS.
Sandy Herrault
AnnaJo, Congratulations on your Third Place win in the contest, "Green Eyes" on March 30th, 2021. Your excellent work is well-deserved.
Gary F Richards
Outstanding capture and excellent artwork! F/L … voted for this piece in the Decorative Painting With Cats … contest
Mother Nature
F/L. What a terrific portrait. This picture is featured in the Welcome Fine Artists group on October 19, 2020. Our theme is Kitten & Cats, and this is perfect - a superb piece of work! Congratulations:>)
Patty Strubinger
A beautiful painting of a beautiful cat! You did an excellent job on her interesting coat! Cats can have such amazing patterns! L/F
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
This charming and magnificent painting of Saphira instantly melted my heart AnnaJo!! wonderful layers of colours and the details of her fur is outstanding. love the golden yellow sheet which compromise her fur colours beautifully. yes, i too enjoy watching my cats doing cat yoga when they bath. i love it more when they stick their tongue out after bathing and forgot to put it back inside their mouth. :D i love this adorable painting!! Sharing to facebook!! L/F/FB
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