Thursday, February 26, 2015

Jaguar Big Cat Painting in Watercolor

This is one of my earlier paintings, created using watercolors.  Regretfully, since I discovered soft pastels, I  longer work with watercolor paints. It's not that I don't like them; I just prefer the ease and versatility of dry soft pastels.

This magnificent cat was photographed at a zoo while he was resting peacefully with his cage-mate, a melanistic (black) jaguar. I decided to paint the normal spotted feline because of the beautiful patterned coat and rich coloration of the fur.


"Sleeping Jaguar"
9"x20"
watercolor
Private Collection

You can view more of my artwork (pet portraits, wildlife, landscape) on my official website at www.colettetheriault.com