Shiro
Size: 8×10 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Support: Ampersand Gessobord
This is Shiro who passed on in July 2008. She was 17 years old. It took me a while to paint her for our wall, but I finally got around to do it. When she was just about 2 months old, we adopted her entire family, including her siblings, mother, and grandmother. They were such beautiful and wonderful companions. Now they have all passed away, but left so many lovely memories in our hearts.
Shiro belongs to the following groups:
Acrylic Painting, Animal Kingdom, Fine Arts, For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , Realist Traditional Art and Wildlife and Pet Paintings Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Adam Gormley
Oh, this is spectacular! The fur detail, the eyes, the reflection in the eyes!!! Simply beautiful!!
artbyakiko replied
Thank you so much Adam!!
Catherine Howell
This is an exquisite painting! Very beautiful:)
artbyakiko replied
Catherine, thank you so much!!
Laura Barber-R...
Beautiful!
artbyakiko replied
Laura thanks!!
ApeArt
this is so wonderful, a lasting and lovely tribute :)
artbyakiko replied
Thank you so much ApeArt!!
J-C Saint-Pô
gorgeous painting & story!
artbyakiko replied
J-C thank you so much!!
AnitaInverarity
Another stunningly beautiful work, what a wonderful memory of Shiro xx
artbyakiko replied
Anita, thank you so much!! xxx
Tama Blough
Nice painting – I love when cats curl their feet under like that. A nice tribute to her.
artbyakiko replied
Tama thanks for visiting my Shiro!!
Midori Furze
Beautiful painting!!
Gorgeous work Akiko-san!!
: )))
artbyakiko replied
Midori-san, thanks you so much!!
Lori Peters
Beautiful!!
artbyakiko replied
Lori thank you so much!!
melbourneguy75
Beautiful painting :) It’s easy to miss having a cat, I grew up with two of them… Shiro must have been very lucky to be well loved for 17 years :)
artbyakiko replied
Thank you so much David! Cats are wonderful companions. My life would be empty without them. :)
Magda Vacariu
i am impressed with the detail and precision of your painting, especially that is done in acrylic. it took me a very long time to work in acrylic after painting in oil for a long time. tell me please if you use any glazing mediums or retarders, i tried everything but nothing works for me.
artbyakiko replied
Magda thank you for checking out my Shiro painting. I love using acrylic because it requires no turp and cleanup is easy. I use only water, no mediums or retarders. However, I do use a covered palette so that the paint does not dry quickly.
Magda Vacariu
thank you for your answer. i am interested in this covered palette, is it something you bought or created yourself? i heard about wet palettes, but i have never seen them. yes, cleaning up is so easy at acrylics and i love the drying time. however for my oils i never use turp, only crude linden oil and water and soap for cleaning. but oils do have a certain toxicity and fumes even without turp.
artbyakiko replied
My covered palette is a quite simple 10-well plastic palette with a plastic lid. It costs only about a few dollars. Search the Internet. After placing paint in each well, I put a few drops of water on the paint. When it starts to dry, put a few more. To mix colors, I use a disposable paper palette. :)
NicoleH
A stunning piece! Very beautiful, and thank you for sharing some of her story.
artbyakiko replied
Nicole, thank you so much for your kind remarks!!
stevetg101
An amazing painting…..I can’t get over the perfect capture of the reflection in the eyes. Well done!!!
artbyakiko replied
Steve thank you so much for your compliments!!
Iktomi
wow, this is mind blowing
artbyakiko replied
Iktomi, thank you so much!!!
Karen Hull
Simply amazing – the eyes are incredible!!!
artbyakiko replied
Thank you so much Karen!!
Marjorie Wallace
Such lovely work and I am touched by your story.
artbyakiko replied
Thank you so much Marjorie!
Margaret Harris
Amazing talented artist…right at the top !!
artbyakiko replied
Thanks Margaret!!
DwCCreations
Your work it truly amazing. Beautifully done! Such a beautiful cat! xo
artbyakiko replied
Thanks DwCCreations!!
Marie Sharp
CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING FEATURED IN DOMESTIC AND PEDIGREE CATS!
Marie ~ Host
artbyakiko replied
Thank you so much Marie! You made my day! :)
Marjorie Wallace
Congratulations on the feature today. I loved this the first time I saw it and am glad for your well deserved honor.
artbyakiko replied
Thank you, Marjorie, for your wonderful comment!
Ming Myaskovsky
Great job, the reflection in the eyes is perfect. Love the look of indifference on this purrrrtty face.:))
artbyakiko replied
Thank you so much Ming!
Scott d'Almeida
excellent,
artbyakiko replied
Scott, thank you so much!
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
明子さんは猫が大好きだなあああ
私もですね
this cat is amazinly beautiful
you did very very very very good in the detail
color tones, light and shadows are perfect,, :))))) nice to meeeet you
artbyakiko replied
Ismail, thank you so much for your wonderful comment. Your Japanese is excellent!
NoraFraser
love this one—-she does look like my sugar