Blink
Who can resist these eyes? This image is a reproduction of my original color pencil painting on drafting paper of ’”Blink” a beautiful cat owned by a fellow artist.
“Blink” was placed Second in the Painting – Drawing Any Subject category at the 2008 Canning Show (First Place was awarded to my colour pencil painting “We Three Kings II – Lion” and Third to “Noble” my German Shepherd Dog in charcoal (yes I was very pleased with this Hat Trick!).
Blink belongs to the following groups:
All Animals Great And Small., Animal Kingdom, Animal Portraits, Coloured Pencil Art, Fine Arts, For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , Painted Animals! , Painters In Modern Times, Paws n Claws <3 per day><Domestic cats & dogs only>, Pencil Drawing (2 per 24 hrs), Pets and People, Realist Traditional Art, Wildlife and Pet Paintings and Works On Paper Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Sharon Hammond
I love this. Beautiful….off to my faves
Belinda Leopold
A stunning piece of work Michelle!! Thought it was a photo at first glance!!!
helmutk
Awesome image great shot
Michelle Wrighton
Thanks everyone:) helmutk, its not actually a photograph, its a color pencil painting:)
botanicfanatic
Awesome talent you have, Michelle! Even down to the reflections of a person in the cat’s eyes… wow. :)
acmehigan
u are bloody awsome ! at first i really thought this was a photo! WOW!!!
Popular Mr
Wow…I though it was a photo too….good work
Leigh Ann Pobiak
very talented you are with colored pencils, i was almost fooled to thinking it was a photo! great work :)
lindaheldens
your work is absolutely gorgeous i can’t believe the detail it’s just amazing
kkche15
wow! how long did it take to do this? must have taken hours and hours! do you use watercolour pencils?
Cathy
I love blink and the tiger
fortinpaysagiste
amazing work!
Andy Housham
Beautiful! Great work!
Per E. Gunnarsen
Great work!
Andy Harris
wow, what detail, so real looking and effective… great stuff!
Michelle Wrighton
Thankyou everyone for the lovely comments, I really appreciate them! Life has been very hectic the last couple of months, but I am very pleased to announce that “Blink” was awarded First Place in the Drawing category in a local art show that I entered this weekend.
The original of this was created using artists colour pencils (Prismacolours and Derwents), but not watercolour pencils which I don’t use.
Mundy Hackett
Michelle this is nothing shy of great!
Sarah Donoghue
I was going to try coloured pencil drawings myself but I think I might just leave it to true artists like you. It’s fantastic!
Marlene Piccolin
Excellent Michelle! Can I ask what size you did this? The detail is incredible, those eyes are just perfect….they look WET, just like they should. Congratulations on your win. It was well deserved.
Leanne Inwood
love your pic the eyes are awsome
SuliHawk
It is absolutely perfect! So real I just want to pet her. You are truly gifted.
Deborah Holman
fantastic pencil work
paul boast
beautiful work
Michelle Wrighton
Thank you everyone for such lovely comments!
Marlene, I think this ended up an odd size like 10”x11” – much bigger than life size anyway:)
KarDanCreations
beautiful cat. good job
sosij
Wow absolutely incredibly realistic well done dude love this keep them coming cheers. Davie (a.k.a)sosij
BLYTHART
This is wonderful … especially the eyes.
midnightdreamer
wow…this is absolutely amazing and so very beautiful….
you have an amazing talent, let me know if you offer lessons hehe : )
Michelle Wrighton replied
LOL thankyou:) I would have no idea how to teach anyone to do this though!
ApeArt
this is truly amazing, I am in awe!
Sophie89
amazing!
BarbBarcikKeith
Gorgeous!! You really know how to handle your medium.. wow..
Michelle Wrighton
Thankyou:) LOL I am not sure that I could teach, its sort of comes from inside by intuition, I don’t know that I can put it in words.
udonchow
Amazing drawing skills here, the eyes and the fur look realistic :D
Michelle Wrighton
Thankyou!
Marie Magnusson
OMG! amazing eyes, what a wonderful drawing
artbyakiko
Beautiful eyes!!!
Dayonda
Fantastic Art, and such a beautiful kitty!. Eyes are exceptional.
Michelle Wrighton
Thankyou, I really appreciate your comments:)
AnitaInverarity
OUTSTANDING x
sowhat
Excellent detail!!!
sowhat
You should put this in The Eyes Have It group.
bdazzled
I for one can’t resist those eyes – here I go again – clucky for a pussycat :-)
earthangel
That’s incredible – so photographic, you must have a very steady hand to get those whiskers so perfect /purrfect – how do you get the marks so fine?
Michelle Wrighton replied
Thanks! A very sharp point on my pencils!
Mariann Rea
Another stunning picture
Susanne Correa
Margaret Harris
Beautiful…you have the eyes perfect!!
SHRyan
Beautiful the eyes are stunning,xxxSandy
Laura Barber-R...
Beautiful, so skillfully drawn.
This would make a great addition to the new Coloured Pencil Art group!
GittiArt
Oh , those hypnotic eyes can stop you in your steps ….I wonder if they have the same result with mice LOL !!!.......marvellous work in every way !!!! Bravo !!!
JP100
awww lovely work beautifull use of colour
stephanie allison
WOW!!!!
Michelle Wrighton
Thanks for the lovely comments everyone:)
Cheri Perry
Marjorie Wallace
What lovely work this is. I just love it.
Marsha Elliott
Purrfect in every way. Congrats on your feature!
Michelle Wrighton
Thankyou all very much:)
rodeorose
Congratulations on being featured! Great shot- love the swirly intense colors!
rodeorose
Oops- that’s an drawing…?
Well, you are AMAZING!
Michelle Wrighton replied
LOL yep its a drawing:)
Poun
Wow it’s a very impressive drawing!!! It looks like a photography!! Stunning.
goldylonglocks
absolute perfection in the eyes …i am in awe…what a masterpiece…i could study this one for hours you are indeed a worthy artist
bhutch7
Superb colored pencil skills…..... that swirling fur makes those incredible eyes whirlpools that can’t be resisted-Well done!
flokot
wow!!!!!!
Paula Parker
I love the detail & the eyes look so real :)
Mark Snelling
in my favourites, nice work Michelle them eyes sooo good!
BlueSkyArts 26 days ago
This is beautiful!
Robbiegraham 12 days ago
This is really nice work Michelle. I love the eyes! Your portfolio is superb!
Kind regards
Robbie