Category Archives: Ars gratia Artis

Daily Cat 164

Click to Bid This is the first painting in The Daily Cat Series on which I used a dip pen with India ink. Previously I’ve always used a brush, usually a calligraphy brush. That makes this Cat a drawing. The pen is a bit more tedious and I’m rusty with the technique. I plan toContinue reading “Daily Cat 164”

Daily Cat 159

View the Daily Cat 159 Demo (if you have 26:35 minutes). This is the first demo I’ve EVER recorded. I’ve got to learn to make them a bit shorter. I’d love hear if you like it and get your feedback, crits and suggestions how to make a better demo. A whole new world has openedContinue reading “Daily Cat 159”

Ocotillo

Ocotillos, indigenous to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico, are a plant with long, spiny leafed stems bearing flags of densely packed orange to red flowers at their tips. Their branches grow to 15-20 ft. high in tight clusters. Have you ever seen one? https://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/1066090

Daily Cat 157

“Daily Cat 157”, $28.50 includes shippingBrush and ink, graphite, 140#HP watercolor paper – 4×6 inhttps://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/jean-krueger/daily-cat-157/799290Meow. cat contortions. I find these cat poses difficult, the motion, the very dark contrast of the image, the twisted body, all that’s difficult to capture. And then there’s always the temptation to add that one last brush stroke instead ofContinue reading “Daily Cat 157”