Wet Brush

A loose alla-prima oil study: broad wet brushstrokes, all set down in one sitting.

Painted the way Sargent did it: in a single sitting, wet-into-wet, with a wide brush and the nerve not to go back. Your cat's fur is made of broad, soft strokes that melt into each other; the head is fully there — eyes, nose and mouth as a few sure touches — but nowhere worked up into hairs. Cool greys and warm ochres against a muted blue-green. Bravura, warmth and speed.