I haven't posted for a long while here. My rose painting which I posted in my previous post was mostly finished but then I decided to go over some areas to create better and warmer shadows. It isn't finished yet, but I hope to post it very soon here.

In the meantime I painted some cats and kittens in ACEO size. ACEO means that the painting is 2,5 x 3,5 inch, it is like a trading card. This are all watercolors.

I believe I haven't post this small cat painting yet. I did it some weeks ago of my daughter's beloved cat. It is a watercolor painting in ACEO size (2,5 x 3,5 inch) on 140 Lb coldpressed paper.

The challenge was to not use any masking fluid or to use any other tools to save the whites. I simply painted around the white.

Currently I am working on another blue Hydrangea painting. Size is 12"x16" on 140 Lb coldpressed paper.

The blues and reds are created with Alizarin Crimson, Brillant Purple, Winsor blue (red shade) and Winsor blue (green shade).

I am not really sure at this moment what to do with the background.  Will post again soon.

Oh it is long time ago since I did a post in my blog. I am sorry about that, but I was so busy with family and also with the large rose commission.
The large rose painting is going on well - I am very pleased with it, but the client still have not seen it. Maybe at the end of the week it will be completely finished - I then will post photos about it.

Beside the rose painting and waiting for the drying process in different areas I have worked on a Miniature Kitten portrait. Size is 2,5"x3,5" and this time I have done the painting in watercolor.
I thought I could acchieve much more details in my watercolor style and I had to try it.
The result is that I am right and I am very pleased with this miniature painting.