This is an original oil painting. It is a miniature. You can see from one of the photographs, it is small. These are delicate paintings, done on copper. Copper has been an oil painting format for hundreds of years. Perhaps even longer than that. One can achieve much detail. The painting surface is so smooth. And the copper shows through sometimes and creates warmth.
Since I was making a series of Cat sculptures, I was thinking about cats, so I made this painting (and others) on the subject of cats. Cats are wonderful subjects. They have so much personality. Plus, there are many cat lovers out there. I am one.
Height: 5" Width: 3.5"
Oil paint on copper mounted on wood. Original painting made by me, Beau Smith. January 2024.
