On The Prowl
This painting was quite a lot of trouble. The first night I started working on it I had completely finished with the panther before I realized that the jaw was terribly out of line. I re-painted it, and that’s where everything started to go wrong. I made multiple changes to the composition, as well as to the lighting and detail on the panther itself. I’ve never had a painting present so many problems. (Granted, that’s not saying too much, I haven’t done many actual paintings until lately.) I’ve declared it finished at least twice before now. I finally feel satisfied with it, however. The final touches today were the flowers in the lower corner and the beetles on the leaves at the top. I kind of felt like calling this ‘Variations on the Color Yellow’ but that was wierd, so I went with something a little more cliche. :D
Acrylic on 8×10 Clayboard. Framed original available.
On The Prowl belongs to the following groups:
Animal Kingdom, AW Welcome Center, Big Cats, Exotic Mammals and For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
This is an outstanding work of ART….... so creative and what a beautiful composition!! The contrast in colors is wonderful!! :-)
MaKayla Songer replied
Thank you very much! The composition was an IMMENSE pain, so I’m really glad you like how it came out. :D
Wanda Raines
The outcome was a beautiful painting. Great job.
Mark Peterson
Sounds like it took some work, but turned out very nice! great painting!
MaKayla Songer replied
Heehee, it did! I’ve been trying to teach myself to paint properly. I would like to do another panther soon and try some things differently… if I ever get the time. XD Thank you very much!
AtaAlishahi
beautiful work :)
Firedrake
A lovely beast! His fur reminds me of those scratch-away drawings you do with the foil underneath. Dammit, I can’t remember what they’re called…
MaKayla Songer replied
Thanks! I think you mean scratchboard. Yeah, I’d like to try doing another panther and see if I could render the fur better, but it might be awhile before I get the time.
shilohlin
this is simply wonderful. the comp is true and color is brillient. well done*
blondiegirl
lovely work!!
theyellowfury
I’m sure it was worth the hassle. You have tremendous talent.
MaKayla Songer replied
Thank you very much! :D
Ginger Lovellette
Wow! The eyes have it! Tremendous piece of art, Lashana. Love the hint of yellow in the fur, the eyes and on the nose reflecting the flowers. GRRRRREAT JOB!
MaKayla Songer replied
Thank you very much, Ginger! The eyes are my favorite part of a drawing. :)
Ginger Lovellette
Mine too. You did one heck of a great job on them!
Joel Murdoch
Like your style a hell of a lot MaKayla, and this is probably my favourite. It is realistic and yet stylistic too. Very unique. And on a slightly more personal note, that photo of you is stunning, you look absolutely beautiful and charming :)
MaKayla Songer
Thank you very much, on both counts! :D
Robert O'Neill
I think your patience and perseverance were worth it. Fantastic painting. THe grass blades hiding the panther and obscuring our view are just great. Well done.
Michelle Wrighton
This is lovely. Sometimes the ones that trouble us the most turn out to be the best teachers:)