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.

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A Young Man is Little Portrait Painting No. 16

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 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

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.