Nine years ago I decided to dedicate myself to painting daily as a means of improving my work and through the inspiration of artist Clair Hartmann whom I met in July of 2009 in Willmington NC and who had just completed her own series of 100 Dogs in 100 Days. At first I wanted to do 100 dogs in 100 days as well but soon realized that would be a bit much to attempt, seeing as a month is about thirty days long, and one hundred days would be three months PLUS, so I stuck with July. I figured I could handle the Thirty Days... and I painted my first "30 in 30" Project in July of 2010.
Of course, I couldn't stop with dogs, and all my cat friends wanted THEIR own month so I started painting 30 Cats in 30 Days in March of 2011. This is the eighth year of painting one pet a day for the month of March! And several of those Marches I have been out of town- in Key Largo one year, in Ireland another, and in New York, and each time yes, I brought my paints along and painted my cats there. This year I'll be in Seattle for part of the month!
Here's what I would love from YOU!
1- Please send photos of all kinds of small "Pocket Pets" as well as your cats! Send me rabbits and hedgehogs, birds and tortoises, rodents and birds! You can send me insects but I can't promise I'll paint them...
2- I am offering 6x6 ($100) as well as 8x8 ($185), 10x10 ($290) and 12x12 ($410) sizes!
Here is the deal- You send me an image or two of a great pet (include light and shadow!) and I go through and select the ones I will include in the month of March. These do NOT have to be commissioned to be included! However, I will include as many commissions as possible. To keep it easier for me, I will paint all paintings on 6x6 inch panels ($100) and if you want to commission yours and make it my usual 8x8 ($185), or 10x10 ($290), or 12x12 ($410), please let me know (taxes are not included)!
And just to make this clear, ALL COMMISSIONED PAINTINGS WILL BE A PART OF THIS PROJECT! So if you want your pet painted FOR SURE, let me know and we'll get them a date!
All accepted pets will be assigned a date in March on which they will be painted and posted on my blog when completed. Please subscribe to my blog to follow along!
All completed works will be on exhibition at Diamond's Gallery for the month of April, 2017! I will have an opening celebration on Thursday, April 12 from 6-8pm, and works will be available to their new owners after April 30th.
All completed works will be on exhibition at Diamond's Gallery for the month of April, 2017! I will have an opening celebration on Thursday, April 12 from 6-8pm, and works will be available to their new owners after April 30th.
And I'll make a blurb book too! Those have been fun and you can see my bookstore here!
SEND ME IMAGES OF YOUR CATS and/or PETS- small sizes are fine- I’ll let you know if I need a bigger one!
TELL ME WHAT SIZE YOU WANT ME TO PAINT if you want to commission the work! Otherwise, they'll be 6x6 and available for sale!
TELL ME A DATE in March if you have a preference-
SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG ( katcorrigan.blogspot.com) so you'll know if your pet is accepted!
then FOLLOW ALONG for the month of MARCH and watch me paint!
Painting like this is truly a community effort and I appreciate all the support and encouragement I've already gotten!
so then COME TO THE OPENING on April 12, 6-8pm! All paintings will be on exhibition for the month of April and early May, and pick-up/delivery will be arranged by mid-May.
Any other questions PLEASE feel free to contact me! 612-720-6675 or katjojo@hotmail.com
Thank you!
Kat
SEND ME IMAGES OF YOUR CATS and/or PETS- small sizes are fine- I’ll let you know if I need a bigger one!
TELL ME WHAT SIZE YOU WANT ME TO PAINT if you want to commission the work! Otherwise, they'll be 6x6 and available for sale!
TELL ME A DATE in March if you have a preference-
SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG ( katcorrigan.blogspot.com) so you'll know if your pet is accepted!
then FOLLOW ALONG for the month of MARCH and watch me paint!
Painting like this is truly a community effort and I appreciate all the support and encouragement I've already gotten!
so then COME TO THE OPENING on April 12, 6-8pm! All paintings will be on exhibition for the month of April and early May, and pick-up/delivery will be arranged by mid-May.
Any other questions PLEASE feel free to contact me! 612-720-6675 or katjojo@hotmail.com
Thank you!
Kat
2 comments:
I could not wait for this! I love it when you paint cats. Sadly, Ari passed away last August but I have a new cat now, Sissy, a small Maine Coon color point runt. She's very femme. Not just a girl, but a girly-girl cat who's ever so dainty and Fluffy. She sings and loves attention, she's an over the top feline Diva with little operatic trills on her super-soprano meows. Her tail moves are a lot like Mae West playing with a feather boa and her fur is exuberant, she has a very thick coat that sways when she walks. I love her so much, wish I had a good photo for you, but that'll have to wait for next year.
This year I've got a good photo of Sissy the Fluff Girl. She's so beautiful and I sent you the one I used for a reference to paint her portrait ... so now I can't wait to see how you handle her adorable face and big, big blue eyes. She's very sociable and friendly, if she met you in person she'd purr-chirp and sing to you and raise her fluffy paw to greet you.
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