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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Tiggy's Mum on March 08, 2010, 11:00:20 AM

Title: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on March 08, 2010, 11:00:20 AM: Some of you may remember a fundraiser that Baby British set up on ebay to raise funds for dog rescue, the prize was a portrait donated by an artist Stewart Souter. I got an email out of the blue from her with the artists' proof of a drawing of my beautiful Lukey! I had no idea the artist had chosen one of my pics and am absolutely over the moon with the result :wow:

The style is 'a detailed tonal drawing just picking out the eyes and ears with w/ colour'. I'm absolutely thrilled with it! :wow:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/CatWinner640x480.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/154640x480.jpg)

http://www.stewartsoutar.org/about_us
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Dawn F on March 08, 2010, 11:14:48 AM: that is lovely!
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: clarenmax on March 08, 2010, 11:38:04 AM: Wow, that's great :Luv: :Luv:
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Baby British on March 08, 2010, 12:02:16 PM: That's the first time I've seen it side by side with the original photo. I'm thinking now that I may have to comission my own work of art featuring my two furbabies :innocent: Rather good isn't it???

I should point out that I have never met Stewart Soutar either. He is a self representing artist that I contacted on ebay to ask if he could offer his services for a minimal fee as the competition prize. Stewart kindly offered to work for free in aid of the charitable cause (£72 was raised in total to be split between the two charities ;D ) Stewart has been an absolute star from the beginning and I'm so grateful that a man of such talent was willing to spend some of his time helping out little me in working to give a bit back to these animal rescue volunteers :)
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Janeyk on March 08, 2010, 13:35:02 PM: ;D that's brilliant :Luv:
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on March 08, 2010, 14:35:44 PM: The great thing about it is that it looks like Lukey if you know what I mean, not just a grey tabby :Luv:
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Zenith (Liz) on March 08, 2010, 17:57:02 PM: Thats lovely :)
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Janeyk on March 08, 2010, 19:11:20 PM: Quote from: Tiggy's Mum - Helen on March 08, 2010, 14:35:44 PM
The great thing about it is that it looks like Lukey if you know what I mean, not just a grey tabby :Luv:

Def got Lukey's expression :)
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: sheryl on March 08, 2010, 20:01:41 PM: it is stunning Helen - when are you getting one done of Riley? :Luv:
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Daisymac on March 08, 2010, 20:27:55 PM: Lukey and Riley are so handsome, you are a lucky cat mummy x
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Gillian Harvey on March 08, 2010, 21:06:12 PM: Smashing! :Luv2:
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on March 09, 2010, 00:20:51 AM: :thanks: everyone :)

Quote from: sheryl on March 08, 2010, 20:01:41 PM
it is stunning Helen - when are you getting one done of Riley? :Luv:

I've told him that only good cats get their portrait done :evillaugh: Joking aside, I'm probably going to get a photo of him printed onto a block canvas as couldn't leave my big boy out :Luv:
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on March 09, 2010, 08:29:19 AM: That's a gorgeous portrait :Luv:
Title: Re: Lukey's portrait
Post by: Kirst on March 09, 2010, 11:25:54 AM: Thats really lovely :Luv2: