Cats I Know

As an artist I mainly paint landscapes, but occasionally I liike different subject matter. They say you should paint what you love and since I live with 4 cats I often love sketching or painting them. they are great quick pose models as they never stay still for long unless asleep.

This is Ruffie, he lives in my neighbourhood. He comes and visits our cats and he knows that sometimes he'll get a few cat treats. He's quite a rugged male and I think our young girl cat nibs is quite taken by him, but he could never be tied down.

Here's another painting of Ruffie, he's just absorbing a nice summer day.

Here is a quick monochromatic painting of Nibs at a more tender age. She really has big eyes that are very cute and unfortunately I don't think I captured them.

I think one trick to painting cats (or any animals for that matter) is not to see them as just a cat, but as a unique individual with a special personality. Paint them just as you would do a portrait of a human being.

This is a small watercolor sketch of Nibs, actually her real name is Niblette. I think she was named Niblette because when she was a kitten she would give little love bites.

The cat in this watercolor is Merlyna, she's our older female cat. Very shy and retiring, but she does have a regal manner about her.

I have done other paintings of our cats but for now, I'll leave you with 2 fantasy cat paintings of mine:

This is Lou C. Fur, I guess he might be sort of a bad cat, if there could be such a thing.

This Susan B. Cathony, leader of the Suffracats.

Late Winter Newsletter

 

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William Worcester Fine Art

Late Winter Art Happenings

Hello to my Friends and  Collectors

This is the first edition of my on line newsletter, which I am hoping will be informative to you concerning the various art events and happenings which I am involved in. Also, I will be sharing paintings that are brand new or still wet and on the easel. I intend to improve the look of this newsletter over time so please be patient as it is, like my paintings a "work-in- progress". Well, the first bit of news is my One-Man exhibition at Fermi Lab Art Gallery ended last Monday. The show had great attendence numbers and a demo I did landed me a faculty position with "The Fine Line Creative Center" in St. Charles, Illinois. I had a great time attending a concert by the great classical guitarist Fareed Haque which was held in the gallery while my paintings were on view. There was also a nice article based on an interview I did which was published in the Fermi Lab newsletter, and on their website. I want to thank Georgia Schwender the gallery director for all the work she did making the exhibition such a success.                         The above pictures are of the painting demo. Some of the audience were some of the top art students from Geneva High School and they kept me on my toes with their really sharp questions.            Upcoming News As mentioned I have joined The Fine Line as an oil painting instructor. I am looking forward to "passing it on". I hope I can benefit the students that sign up for my class so they can learn the basics of painting and use them to have either an enjoyable past time or possibly a career as a fine artist. If you are interested in the classes you can contact me or the Fine Line and I will make sure you get the materials you need to register. The classes will not be until summer as the Winter/Spring catalog and schedule were already in place. There will also be a faculty art exhibition "Diverse Statements II" running from February 25 thru April 9, 2011 at the Fine Line. It should be an interesting and diverse show.   Recent Painting Twilight Calm  12" x 16" Oil on Canvas   This little duck swimming so zen-like exudes the peace we all wish to have in our daily lives. there is something so magical about the twilight hours that I love trying to capture that feeling in my paintings. Thanks again for your support, and if you wish to contact me here is my contact info: www.wworcesterart.com email: wfw51@yahoo.com phone 847-977-2951