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Charlie by Paul Sellmann

Charlie

30.5 x 21cm Oil on canvas. This is a portrait of my daughter Justine's cat it was done from a photo she supplied me with. If you want a pet portrait done by me see my home page here.
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You did a wonderful job, Paul. The fur and green eyes are well done.
over 1 year ago
Thank you for the nice comments Rene.
over 1 year
Beautiful cat, I love the fur detail!
over 1 year
Thank you Mags.
over 1 year
Lovely cat Paul, beautifully done ,like the background colours. 5*****
over 1 year
Thanks Priscilla, yes I used that colour to try to give the eyes more punch.
over 1 year
Great effect! beautifully done. Priscila.
over 1 year
Thank you for this beautiful cat, ours looks just like it and is called Streaky, well done Paul, love the fur and eyes especially and also the background
over 1 year
Thank you for the beautiful comment Marlise.
over 1 year
beautiful work love the eyes
over 1 year
Thanks Terry.
over 1 year
Very good work, Paul! I love Charlie.
over 1 year
Thanks Roberto, felt different painting a small gentle cat for a change.
over 1 year
Hi Paul, when you told me that you were going to work on a cat I knew it was going to be just puuuuuuuuuuuuuuurfect and it is. I don't think there is anything you couldn't paint when you put your mind to it. Job well done my friend. Gentle hug, Norma
over 1 year
Hi Norma, this is the cat that has been sitting unfinished for so long, and you inspired me to finish it. I have been waiting in antici-----pation for your comment. Thank you love Paul
over 1 year
Sorry for not being on PIL for a while. Just had some surgery and my grandson is visiting us from Ohio. So I've been a little busy. Trying to finish my Jasper dog next. Going to try another ink maybe. We will see. Keep in touch my friend. Hugs, Norma
over 1 year
What are you going to surprize us with next time. Paul. I am interested in seeing what you come up with next. Keep in touch my dear friend. Gentle hug, Norma
over 1 year
Hi Norma, It's gonna be another big cat next.
over 1 year
Can't wait to see it. I know it will be outstanding like all your work.
over 1 year
Great job, Paul! Looks remarkably like a dear cat of mine (R.I.P.), so especially meaningful for me. Wonderful eyes, fur, expression, background colour.. You should offer pet portraits, if you don't already. Many people do, but few have your true affinity for animals combined with the artistic talent to capture the individual character and render a genuine portrait.
over 1 year
Hi Georgia, Thank you so much for your kind comments, I am available to do pet portraits, I have only done a few commissions and these were in pencil. Would love to get some in Oil's, which are fairly new to me. Kind regards Paul
over 1 year
Great job, perfectly painted with a lot of character.
over 1 year
Thank you Leila.
over 1 year
Beautiful cat! 5*****
over 1 year
Thanks for the vote and comment Jason.
over 1 year
great expression on the cat face,love it
over 1 year
Thank you Daniel.
over 1 year
Charlie is wonderful, I so love his eyes Paul.. Wonderful expression... : )
over 1 year
Hi Dawn, I really appreciate your kind comments, love Paul
over 1 year
At any moment, Charlie will saunter forward and weave between my legs, simply because he chooses. Chuckles, I love Charlie the cat... but ahhhh does he love me? Does one ever know with cats?

Your use of colours here are very striking and aristocratic... suiting the subject extremely well. Thank you Paul for this work
over 1 year
Hi Reyneke, I seem to have missed your comment, thank you. You are so right about cats, nobody owns a cat, they choose to own you.
over 1 year
Great job! Here kitty-kitty!
over 1 year
Thank you so much Aaron
over 1 year
Yes Paul! This IS the cat that LOOKS like he got the cream. I love your work Paul. Paula XXX
over 1 year
Hey Paula, thanks for the lovely comments. XXX
over 1 year
Wonderful work! Very well done with this background!
over 1 year
Thank you so much Katerina.
over 1 year
very nice her eyes are lovely
over 1 year
Thanks Denise,I really appreciate the wonderful comments.
over 1 year
This is wonderful work Paul. Well done. 5*****
over 1 year
Thank you Kev, for the comment and the vote.
over 1 year
Hello Paul, I love cats and I have painted few but Charlie looks real!!!
Regards, Varvara
over 1 year
Hi Varvara, thanks for the nice comment.
over 1 year
Wondrerful work! Well done! 5*****
over 1 year
Thanks for your kind words Zivka.
over 1 year
great details, wonderful fur, perfect eyes, this is so beautiful!
over 1 year
Thank you so muca Anja.
over 1 year
Great cat!
over 1 year
Hi Deborah and thank you.
over 1 year
Good job!
over 1 year
Thanks Dmitry
over 1 year
This can't be 'Charlie'... it is the spitten image of my cat 'Kiki'...now sadly departed,,:(...hey but you have painted a wonderful cat here Paul. Super composition, and perfect eyes.:)))xx
over 1 year
Thank you so much for your kind comments Alison.
over 1 year
Great cat, Paul. It really does look like he is standing there..
over 1 year
Thanks I appreciate the comments.
over 1 year
This handsome fellow looks similar to my Momo cat. Very nice!
over 1 year
Thanks Janet, yes they are alike.
over 1 year
Very well done artwork paul ..ive just lost my favourite wee cat "smokey" after having being his friend for around 18 years and your artwork is inspiring stuff!
over 1 year
Hi Kenny, I'm so sorry to hear about your feline friend Smokey, and thanks for the nice comment on my painting.
over 1 year
Hello Paul....I love Charlie...well done!
over 1 year
Thank you Brenda.
over 1 year
great eyes
over 1 year
Thanks for the compliment JaimeRenee'.
over 1 year
my friend Rosettas cat has more white but is like this and I like it
over 1 year
Thanks Patricia.
over 1 year
Many lives!
over 1 year
9 of them.
over 1 year
Perfectly drawn Paul, you have captured it well 5*
over 1 year
Thank you Graeme.
over 1 year
Hi Paul, This cat of your daughter's looks like my own cat, but mine is called Chiquinho. Some day I've got to paint him too. I agree with you- it's very difficult to paint the cat's fur but you have strongly succeeded. My congratulations. Isaura
over 1 year
Hi Isaura, Thanks for your comments on my painting. I battled with this little painting mainly because of the very sharp texture of the canvas I was using, and the fine detail. Your catChicuinto is very beautiful, has a lot more white but does look a lot like Charlie. Much love Paul.
over 1 year
i love this too paul ! the background colour with the green eyes looks awesome 5*
over 1 year
Thanks Trudi, I appreciate your comment, I don't remember you on here berore.
over 1 year
Charlie is a winner you have captured the old tomcat with that gleam in his eye. Mindy would benefit greatly by putting in more and darker shadows in the fabric-it would make the eyes and gloss on fur stand out. I hope you don't mind constructive critism-I certainly hope to get some for my works, it's easy to say great, nice etc. Let's get some real comments going here at PIL!!!
over 1 year
Janet I couldn't agree more with you, This is supposed to be for constructive criticism, and all you get is well done lovely work. Your comment on Mindy is very helpful and a painter at an art gallery that shows my work I went to on Sunday gave me the same advice. A little difficult because it was painted from a photo taken with a flash, hence no shadows. I have moved the light to the right to show some shadows on the left but is a major job moving all the shine, but good challenge. I will post it when it's finished. Thanks for the wonderful helpful criticism.
over 1 year
Great job Paul !5*
over 1 year
Thank you Sinisa, your comments are always very welcome.
over 1 year
Very fine portrait.
over 1 year
Hi Robin, thanks.
over 1 year
very well done,a fine drawing...love the dark red in the background...
over 1 year
Thanks Chris for the nice comments.
over 1 year
Beautiful Kitty love the contrast in colours, nicely done, Holly
over 1 year
Hello Holly, thanks for the nice comments.
over 1 year
great work and touch
over 1 year
Thanks William.
over 1 year
Very very good! 5*
over 1 year
Hello Jan, thanks for the vote and comment.
over 1 year
Beautiful cat eyes.Paul and I love the long whiskers.5* regards.Hazel
over 1 year
Thank you so much Hazel.
over 1 year
Love the fur, it makes the picture painterly and not just like photorealism.
over 1 year
Hi Kate, thanks for the nice comments.
over 1 year
Fantastic, Green and Purple and yes yhe cat is magnificent also.
over 1 year
Thanks for the nice comments Rick.
over 1 year
Hi Paul! I always love cat images. Beautiful texture and facial expression. Kat!
over 1 year
Thanks Kat.
over 1 year
I also like his cat mustache, or whiskers. >:p Kat!
over 1 year
2 votes for the price of one Kat. I feel like the cat's whiskers now. Thank you.
over 1 year
Ilove Charlie!!!!!
over 1 year
Thanks Rose.
over 1 year
beautiful cat painting Paul. Especially love the eyes and the whiskers. Five stars. I want to pat him. Love the crimson backdrop. Fantastic.

Pam
over 1 year
Hi Pam, Thanks for the nice comments.
over 1 year
Very nice artwork!
over 1 year
Thank you Tomislav.
over 1 year
I love the eyes, whiskers, fur, and just everything about it!
over 1 year
Thanks for the nice comments Nina.
over 1 year
nice work Paul, you've captured the look of dissapproval that all cats seem to emit. My cat looks at me like that when he's trying to sleep and I have bob dylan blairing on the stereo! I think the harmonica annoys him :)
over 1 year
Thank you Joshua. I'll take that as a compliment, I think.
over 1 year
very well done
over 1 year
Thanks Carma.
over 1 year
lovely x
over 1 year
Thanks Sarah, oh I love your landscapes.
over 1 year
Great cat. Looks like my cat Tasha. I have a cat just like this. You did a wonderful job. Love it.
over 1 year
Hi Monica, I'm so glad you like it, thanks.
over 1 year
Paul, my apoligies, I know I voted this and commented maybe I didn't submit my comment. The thumbnail catches my eye every time I'm online. I love the colour cantrast in your paintings you work it very well. Lovely work, 5***** Steve
over 1 year
Hi Steve, Thank you for your nice comments, much appreciated.
over 1 year
Nice cat....I love the green eyes!
over 1 year
Thank you knidly Nancy.
over 1 year
Your Charlie is great Paul. The deep purple of the background
is fantastic.
best regards, Robert
over 1 year
Thank you Robert, I appreciate your comments.
over 1 year
i love this cat with nice green eyes!
over 1 year
Thank you Stefani.
over 1 year
Beautifully painted!
over 1 year
Thanks Cybele
over 1 year
You must have enormous patience. I love your work and your ability to paint fur is amazing.
over 1 year
Hello Norena, Thank you for your generous comments.
over 1 year
Vety nice!
over 1 year
Thanks James.
over 1 year
Paul.. I thought I voted on charlie... great job .. he looks a lot like my cat... :)
over 1 year
Hello Chrisann, I often do that too.
over 1 year
love this one Paul... i'm a big cat lover!!!! u really capture the eyes!
over 1 year
Thank you Siobhan.
over 1 year
Great piece. I can almost feel the cat staring at me.
over 1 year
Thanks for the lovely comment.
over 1 year
What a lovely cat!!!
over 1 year
Thank You Alis
over 1 year
Love Charlie Paul perfect backdrop!
11 months
Hi Melanie, thank you
11 months
Hello Paul. Charlie is totally wonderful. Those eyes. Charlie must be related to my cat Baby, they have the same look in their eyes.

This is wonderful work. Realism with character and personality. Excellent.
regards Maree
10 months
Hello Maree, Charlie is a very special cat and I really enjoyed painting him.
10 months
I love it...just my cat..but she is not there anymore!
10 months
Thanks Greta
10 months
Beautiful cat. I like the deep purple background you chose to highlight the cat's colors.
10 months
Thank you Madeleine
10 months
I can't get over how every little tiny brushstroke is 'heading into the right direction', to emphasize the flow of energy! It truly makes it come alive! The expression is sincere and the purple background was a stroke of genius! 10 Stars for that one! Can you tell me what brand/kind of brush you use for such fine detail work? I love oils, but find that small brushes often don't last more than through one painting, sometimes not even that.
7 months
Hi Sonja, thanks for the comments. The brushes I use for fur differ from painting to painting, on this one I used a 4/0 round brush, found it difficult because the media I used was extremely coarse. On larger pictures I use a No2 flat brush with a round profile, you need to recharge your brush after every second hair or so. The secret to your brushes lasting is washing them thoroughly every couple of hours.
7 months
Brilliant portrait.
3 months
Thank you.
3 months
here puss , puss .pusss! so beautifull i thought it was real, lovely piece, grabs you with all four claws.
digger
3 months
Hello grant, thanks for the comments.
2 months
Hi Paul. Really very nice work! Regards, Brian
3 months
Hello Brian, thank you, I admire your work.
2 months
brilliant. love the details. 5*****
3 months
Thank you oldivad.
2 months
lovely cat, so serious! )) did he like the portrayal? I'm sure he did!
2 months
Hello Svetoch, you know what cats are like, even if he did he wouldn't let on. The painting is in his house and he hasn't tried to destroy it so I think he approves. Kind regards Paul.
2 months
I love the cat reminds me of one that I used to have< always saying that I am going to have a go at doin my cat now but think I would be taking on more than I can chew eileenb
2 months
Hello Eileen thanks for the comments. You keep putting off painting a cat, but you want to do it. I've got 3 words for you, "COME ON EILEEN".
2 months
No really give it a bash Eileen, and then show us.
2 months
Great pet portraiture.
2 months
Thank you Alan.
2 months
I have just started to get the confidence to tackle cats, thank goodness. I adore them. This cat reminds me of one of mine I had a few years ago, sadly he went awol, never to return. This is a beautiful portrait.
2 months
Hi Yvie, If you want to try something just do it, I never met anyone who regretted doing a painting but you may one day regret never doing it.
2 months
How right you are Paul!
2 months
How wonderful! It seems my cat! Love it!5*****
2 months
Hello Ruth thanks for the comment, glad you like it.
2 months
great color combo! great cat!
2 months
Thanks Celeste.
2 months
I like the texture of the paint. 5*****
2 months
I thank you Ferry.
2 months
So beautiful...love the eyes!!
2 months
Thank you Heidi.
2 months
T love the texture that comes throughout this painting. The eyes are so kind and direct. Diane
2 months
Thank you kindly Diane.
2 months
Beautiful work Paul, he is lovely!
2 months
amazing cat
2 months
OMG ! Lovely cat, he reminds me my cat Ulysse !
Amazing painting !
5*****
1 month
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for Paul Sellmann
Paul SellmannI am a South African Artist and I do a lot of wildlife art.
I was born and raised in what was then Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and that is where my love for wildlife developed and grew. My aim with my art is to show as accurately as possible the beautiful world that God created so perfectly for our pleasure.
My favourite medium is Oil on Canvas and my work falls directly into the realist category.
Should you wish to purchase any of my paintings or commission me as others do to do a portrait of your pet on canvas from a photo please call me on my cell in South Africa 082 677 2811. or e-mail me on paul.sellmann@telkomsa.net
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