Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Cody On Canvas-Semi "Wordy" Wednesday

The other day I was reading one of my favorite blogs Max The Quilt Cat and was thrilled to read that "HH" who if you didn't already know, happens to be a super talented painter as well as a genius writer, is participating in a 30 Paintings 30 Day Challenge from the Leslie Saeta blog.

HH chose "Cats" as her theme for the challenge, and soon after beginning her paintings she realized that she needed more photos of cats to paint. She posted a request for more cats on her blog and I was all over it!.

There is nothing I love more than original art, I have a deep appreciation for it, and the time it takes to create it, since I draw and come from a family with a heavy artistic influence.

So, I submitted this photo of Cody.


This is one of my favorite photos because it shows the gorgeous green of his eyes.


HH emailed me yesterday with the finished product, and gave me the option of purchasing it at a discounted price. Here is the painting, done in an "impressionistic" style, and I am completely in love with it!!

Thank goodness HH accepts PayPal! I purchased the painting and cannot wait for it to arrive! When it does, I will photograph it again after it is proudly displayed on the wall.

Would you like a painting of YOUR cat done by the incredibly talented HH? All you have to do is email her a jpg photo (close up is best so she can see the eye color of your kitty). Email her at: MaxTheQuiltCat at gmail dot com. You can refer to her blog for more details here.

I am completely in love with this painting of my precious Cody, and I can't wait for it  to arrive!!




56 comments:

  1. It looks awesome! And looks just like Mr. Cody too. I also didn't know that you draw!

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  2. I saw that earlier - it is awesome! My human is a big art fan too. She has several paintings by local artists... and a small Xavier Cugat oil!

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  3. Woof! Woof! COOL! Love the GREEN Eyes. Happy Wednesday. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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  4. It's beautiful!!!!
    Love the style...and I love how she emphasized Cody's whisker humps!
    I may just have to peruse my Katie shots!
    : ) GG

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  5. I just saw it in MaxTheQuiltCat . It is Pawsome !
    I can't wait to see your mom put this painting in your room ( Mom's office )..tee..heh
    Lots of love
    xoxo

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  6. I don't blame you being in love with the painting, its wonderful :) xx00xx

    Mollie and Alfie

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  7. We saw that. Cool one. Just like you Cody. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
    Best wishes Molly

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  8. What a pawsome painting of the Codester! Captured those green eyes and the expression so well.....I like the style of the painting too - real talent can capture the essence in few strokes. Well done HH and concats Miss Caren for getting a lovely portrait of your boy for the wall!

    Kitty hugs, Sammy (and his Mom)

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  9. This is so beautiful! Lou perfectly captured Cody's sweet face.

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  10. HH did an amazing job, but then again, look at the great subject!

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  11. We love it, Caren, she did a wonderful job. And how cool that you've purchased it! We can't wait to see, perhaps framed and hanging somewhere special!

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  12. That is just beautiful!!

    Oink oink,
    Katie and Coccolino the mini pig

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  13. That is such a good painting of Cody. We saw it over at Knuckles and Bugsy's blog. HH does such a good job of painting.We sent her a picture of Two Two. Hope all of you have a great job.

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  14. Cody is beautiful & the painting is just purr-fect! Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Wow. What a wonderful blog post and wonderful comments. Thank you all so much,

    Hugs, HH ( a.k.a. Lou Belcher)

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    1. Lou you totally deserve it!! I can't wait for the painting to arrive!! ((((hugs)))) back!

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  16. I love Max, his brofurs, his blog and HH's great paintings!! I love this painting! Glad you were able to purchase it!

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  17. Wow! That definitely looks close to the real thing!

    Christie from lifewithbeagle.com

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  18. That is a very nice painting. She totally captured Cody, which in turn captured your heart.

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  19. Wowwzers! That is great!
    kisses
    Nellie

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  20. Nice one. Very realistic. I'd love to see your drawings too ;-)

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  21. It looks great! It will look so nice in your home.
    Maggie

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  22. That's lovely! We hope the painting arrives really soon!

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  23. Wow, what a beautiful painting!!! A talented artist "HH" is indeed! :)

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  24. That is a fabulous likeness Cody! Hope your Mom gets it for ya and hangs it in a prominent spot in your home :)

    Waggin at ya,
    Roo

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    1. Roo Mom did buy it!! She is going to hang it in "our" office! :)

      Love, Cody

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  25. Too cute! I love drawing cats. They are so beautiful and graceful.

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  26. great painting of Cody,I bet you can't wait for it to arrive?

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  27. So handsome! Can't wait to see pics once you have it in your hands! Purrs from your friends at Colehauscats.com

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  28. That's beautiful! We don't blame you for purchasing it.

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  29. I submitted a picture too. Can't wait to see if HH uses it. *stikes pose*

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  30. Wow, that is so cool! We submitted pictures of all of us. We hope HH paints at least one.

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  31. Fabulous! I can't wait to submit photos of Gracie and Benjamin Bunny. Cody's portrait is wonderful. He must be so proud. Thanks for your "Likes" on the new Facebook page. I think I fixed the comment issue. You are a wonderful mentor!

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    1. Elizabeth I can't wait to see how HH paints them! It will be wonderful I am sure! Yep Cody IS proud! Yay about the comment issue!!! And...you are WAY too kind!! ((((hugs))))

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  32. FANTASTIC. HH totally captured your sweet Cody! We submitted a picture of Moosey, and are really looking forward to seeing the painting! :)

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    1. she most certainly did! Ohhhh I can't wait to see the painting of Moosey!! How wonderful!!!

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  33. We'll have to check it out. We haven't visited their blog before. That is a really nice photo & painting of Cody. We love his eyes in them too.

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    1. So happy you are going to check them out Oui Oui. HH has a wonderful blog and I reviewed her book on Cat Chat some time ago. I just love the photo and the painting too!

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  34. Cody is very handsome and his eyes are a very unusual shade of green.

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    1. thank you!!! Cody's eyes are sooo beautiful! Believe it or not, they are the same color as mine! So nice of you to visit us Clowie! xoxo

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  35. I didn't realize before that Cody had such pretty green eyes. Not many of us are green eyed. Only Constance, I believe. Anyway... the background of your blog matches the nice colour of your eyes, Cody. Is that why you picked it? purrs

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    1. Actually the blog background was picked at least a year before that photo was taken, maybe 2 years since we are now blogging 3 years. I couldn't believe it when I saw that it matched!

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  36. Oh, and the peep. Peep #1 has green eyes, too, but she doesn't really count. She's just a peep, you know. purrs

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  37. Oh, thats really pretty!!

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  38. What a lovely painting! The photo is gorgeous, too. Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrs.

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