Today I was able to chunk in all the major colors of the two cats, their shadows, and the background. That's a lot for me to do in one day! Thank goodness for my son's long nap! The background is a bit brighter than I want it (the colors didn't show up as vibrant in the photograph as they really are - there are a lot of rich oranges and reds.), so in later sittings I'll be knocking it back so it doesn't take so much focus away from the kitties. Since the paint is so thick this time around it will take several days for it to dry enough to work on. That means I'll be working on Thunder's portrait again so I'll have a new picture to show you of her soon.

Two cats in oils - Rocky and Parker.