Our feline friends are daily
companions who amuse, entertain, and love us.
However, the joyful antics of kittens and the warm snuggles with
adult cats are hard to hold in memory as the years drift
by.
A portrait captures a bit of
the essence of your cat's unique personality and love.
Cowboy is the cat featured this
month. Many thanks to Julie H for giving me
her permission to paint him.
What can a Portrait do that
Photographs usually can't?
It can be difficult
to get a good photograph a cat - one that captures a snapshot
of the cat's personality or endearing behaviors.
However, as an
artist, I can collaborate with you to create art that
reminds you of your cat every time you view the painting.
Artwork transends time.
Plus, having a
portrait done is just fun!
What's the 101 Cat Portrait
Challenge?
The 101 Cat
Portrait Challenge is my goal to do 101 cat portraits
within the next calendar year.
Here's
how the 101 Cat Portrait
Challenge works. You send me photos of your cat(s),
we review the project and I will let you know if your cat
photo fits in the 101 Cat Portrait Challenge
requirements and needs. It if does and if we agree on the
copyright authorization, then I paint
the painting.
There is
no down payment, plus no requirement to buy the final
piece. Plus, I will extend an additional 10.1% discount
to further sweeten the deal.
What I
need from you is a great photo or set of photos plus your
permission to use your photos for my artwork -- which I will be
using as portfolio pieces on my website and, if selected, for
merchandise. Your photo is your legal property. I only
request rights to use my artwork.
Its a
win-win deal: if you decide to buy the painting, you get a cat
portrait at a great discount and I get to build my
portfolio!
To buy or not to buy? How is
this possible?
In order to make ends
meet, I request that you give me permission to create artwork based
on your photographs and then use that artwork for other
purposes. United States copyright law requires that I get
explicit permission from you prior to using my artwork if it is
based on your photographs.
If I have your
permission to use my artwork based on your photo, then regardless
if you decide to buy the portrait or not, I can still create
items to sell with the artwork that I painted.
What is the next
step?
Send me an email
containing your cat's photograph and what you have in mind for
a painting. Some of the details that I need your
inputs include the size, media and background details. I
generally work in watercolor, and also enjoy
acrylic.