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New Portrait of a Gentleman is No. 17 of 100 Little Portraits

Portrait 17. 6" x 6" oil painting on canvas copyright Christine Montague

Portrait 17 of 100 Little Portraits project.  Commissioned painting of a gentleman. The ochre background  was a different use of colour for me and plays nicely against the dark blue suit and rich skin tones. I  enjoyed painting this portrait and will miss it when it leaves the studio.

A Young Man is Little Portrait Painting No. 16

February 20, 2012 1 comment

100 Little Portrait Painting Project. Painting No.16. "A Young Man" Copyright Christine Montague

This 6″ x 6″ oil painting portrait of an attractive young man is also a commission. It is the first time I have painted a soul patch.

The collection on my wall of reproductions of these little commissions is happily growing.

A Young Woman is Portrait Oil Painting No.15

No. 15 of 100 Little Portrait Paintings. "A Young Woman" Copyright Christine Montague

No. 15 of 100 Little Portrait Paintings. "A Young Woman" Copyright Christine Montague 2012

This portrait painting of a lovely young person was commissioned as a gift.

New. Balinese Cat is Portrait 5 of 100 Little Portrait Paintings

April 13, 2011 1 comment

Portrait Painting 5. 100 Little Portraits 6" x 6" oil painting . Cat portrait. Copyright Christine Montague 2011

A new visitor in my studio at the Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre, upon perusing my work,  commissioned  me  to paint this lovely little pet portrait of a Balinese cat as a surprise Christmas gift for her spouse. This 6″ x 6″ feline portrait was at the opposite end of the scale to the 5 foot tall cat portraits I had created earlier in the year.

It surprised me at just how much I enjoyed painting at this small-scale. Usually,I like to paint large-scale, and larger than life.  Also, I love blue, and have discovered painting blue actually makes me feel happy . So those big blue eyes, and the blue background were a joy to paint. (Do you know  that looking at landscape paintings helps ease symptoms of people suffering with SAD, seasonal affective disorder).

The portrait charmingly sat on a decorative easel while waiting for pick up. I easily imagined looking at that dear face daily on a table beside a favorite chair. Mind you , a painting of this size can hang by itself, or in a grouping.

The client was quite moved by the finished art, which is always my biggest reward. The little cat face was lovingly nestled in a gift box. I am certain its recipient never guessed at what thoughtful a gift he was about to unveil.

Hello world! The Portrait Painting that Inspired Project

Portrait 1. Wax & Oil paint. 6" x 6" panel. Copyright Christine Montague

Help! I am a Canadian visual artist who paints figurative landscape & portraiture oil paintings. I create and show my work in my Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre, Glen Williams (a hamlet by Georgetown), Ontario.  In the fall of 2010 I created this 6″ x 6″  portrait painting at a cold wax workshop.  You can more about this experience here. At Christmas I painted a 6″ x 6″ portrait commission of a cat. As I love to paint large works, I was surprised at how much satisfaction I felt at creating this little work and at how much attention these small portraits received from studio visitors. As a result?  The 100 Little Portraits Project is born.

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