Maz, a Medieval Cat Portrait

9x12 pastel on pastelmat.

Maz was Ginny's cat, she is another mom at the dance studio.

I got to use my gold Senneliers and my gold panpastels.

Inspired by the Hours of Mary of Burgundy, a book of hours c 1477.

Some progress shots:

Drawing

Pan pastel underpainting

                                              


Background done, pans senns, unisons.
I used a lot of mungyo semi- hards for the cat too.