July 2, Olive

Olive has one blue eye and one brown, and that wispy wonderful fluffy ear fur, and she's posed so beautifully on that pale green carpet which contrasts nicely with her warm tones. It is always helpful to look at my work when I post it here because it is removed enough from the immediacy of my touch and I can be a bit more objective.  With painting fur, I worry about getting too detailed. I don't want to paint every last hair- I want the impression of the movement of the fur and not the fur itself, but that can be tricky when painting some glorious beastie like Olive here...
I am happy with most of her, though I may touch up her chin because it looks like she was just drinking milk...

8x8 acrylic on panel

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