August 17, 2007

Milo in a Polo

You gotta love this. I was recently invited to participate in a very special art project. Caroline has been commissioning different artists to paint their rendition of her cat Milo in his Polo ~ inspired by the photo below. I’m the 6th artist out of 10 that will be included for her wall of Milo. I just think a wall of art with the same subject, painted in different styles is such a fun concept. I’ve asked Caroline to send some photos of her growing art collection. I can’t wait to see all the paintings together! It was a treat to be invited to join the project and to paint this little cutie pie. And I have to say, I am REALLY enjoying doing these commissions, more so than I expected. As I never set out to be a "portrait" painter, it is always a tiny bit stressful to paint a commission and hope that I have captured the essence of the animal or person I’m painting, even when I’m painting "in my own style". But so far so good and I have 2 more I’m working on now that I’ll share soon.

Comments (4)

My goodness but the likeness is amazing! And, I must confess, I laughed out loud at this expression. So amazing (and amazingly funny)!!! :)
HA! I love this, Marisa! The polo is too much!
This is darling!
would love to see all 6 styles together. yours is fantastic!