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    Larry Manning
    Feb 20, 2020

    Which One Of Us Is The Cat?

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    I am pretty far down the road with my painting.

    I like the reflective nature of the title and wanted to do some research on different cultures archetype for the cat. There is an abundance of history on the significance humans place on the cat going back to cave paintings.

    What resonated with me is the cat as an archetype or model for freedom or independence.

    When I was young I associated the falcon with wild independence and painted a rather stark self portrait of myself as a falcon in a cage. I have mellowed somewhat and decided to use the cat as a stand in for a self portrait of myself in my new and softer cage.

    Freedom is a relative concept; the cat will be the focal point of the story in my new painting.

    The need for freedom is a universal theme with which humans can relate.

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    Fei Alexander
    Feb 25, 2020

    Nice idea already Larry !!

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    Larry Manning
    Feb 24, 2020

    Painted preliminary colors this week end. The advantage of acrylics is I can change anything in an hour. I find this can also be a big disadvantage.


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    Jody Wiggins
    Feb 22, 2020

    Super super cool!! I love it so far....

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    Larry Manning
    Feb 22, 2020

    Sketched the story and moving on to colors. One idea builds on the next. I keep asking myself how I feel about the story and the colors that feel right. Attached is part of the sketch.


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    Larry Manning
    Feb 22, 2020

    Today I was thinking about Kandinsky as I worked on my colors for the painting. Focused on development of a painting within a painting, a corridor with two different moods.

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    Jody Wiggins
    Feb 21, 2020

    ITS A GREAT DRAWING... the CAT LOOKS ALIVE!!!

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    Larry Manning
    Feb 20, 2020

    Charcoal pencil on paper for these, keep it sharp. I used the same for the initial sketch on my canvas and then used black ink for parts of the canvas sketch elements to through portions of the painting that are more transparent (with glazes).

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    Dan Dempster
    Feb 20, 2020

    These are good sketches, What are you using?

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    Larry Manning
    Feb 20, 2020


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    Larry Manning
    Feb 20, 2020




    fast sketching body language of cats to get a feel for the painting's story

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