Maya the Siamese Cat

'Curious' 7x5 pastel

I have another larger painting on the easel that I am getting ready to start. It is based on one of my favorite photos of Maya and Tobi, my other seal point siamese. I did this small one of Maya as a study piece for the painting. I wanted to work out the colors I will use. There is some dramatic lighting in the photo and I wanted to caoture that mystery without the darks being lifeless. It will be a challenging painting.