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Ocelot II

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64. Thanks, everyone, for your kind comments.

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 11:09 PM

Feb 2021

It's really hard to evaluate your own stuff, like trying to edit your own writing. You get so close to it that you don't know whether you've accomplished anything. Thanks for your encouragement!

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A painting of my alley in the fall and a friend's peeling garage: [View all] Ocelot II Feb 2021 OP

Beautiful work Docreed2003 Feb 2021 #1

Awesome. You have an incredible talent. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #2

Wow! secondwind Feb 2021 #3

So lovely! GPV Feb 2021 #4

I am LOVIN THIS, OII!! Leghorn21 Feb 2021 #5

Both are so impressive Sanity Claws Feb 2021 #6

No audience intended - just trying out different ideas and techniques. Ocelot II Feb 2021 #9

Oh, so nice MackinacBridge Feb 2021 #7

45th parallel here (Minneapolis)! Ocelot II Feb 2021 #10

Ah, yes MackinacBridge Feb 2021 #13

WOW!!!! Karadeniz Feb 2021 #8

I really like your style of painting. FuzzyRabbit Feb 2021 #11

Love these! ZZenith Feb 2021 #12

I love both. MLAA Feb 2021 #14

I've done two of my three cats: Ocelot II Feb 2021 #43

The 2nd one is the one I had remembered 🙂 MLAA Feb 2021 #59

Love it, well done! That cat looks very satisfied with him/herself. Ocelot II Feb 2021 #60

Nice design and use of light Auggie Feb 2021 #15

Garden equipment and spiders. Ocelot II Feb 2021 #18

Uh-huh ... like a half dozen sling blades of varying sizes? And one big-ass arachnid? Auggie Feb 2021 #27

It's too cold here for big spiders, but I think he has an axe in there. Ocelot II Feb 2021 #47

Yes, the light and shadows struck me also. n/t Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #20

Gorgeous! druidity33 Feb 2021 #16

Love the peeling garage especially Blue_playwright Feb 2021 #17

beautiful work. post more when you can housecat Feb 2021 #19

The garage is very well done but the alley is just beautiful. Very, very nice. ratchiweenie Feb 2021 #21

They're both gorgeous! femmedem Feb 2021 #22

Those are both awesome. JDC Feb 2021 #23

I think your framing of the scenes is interesting - also, harumph Feb 2021 #24

Details inspire movement. The eye moves and cachukis Feb 2021 #25

Sweet!... No Vested Interest Feb 2021 #26

Oh my ... Delphinus Feb 2021 #28

Gorgeous! evolves Feb 2021 #29

Fantastic, well done Escurumbele Feb 2021 #30

WOW! not fooled Feb 2021 #31

You've got a great eye. Takes talent to frame like that. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #32

Nice. Marie Marie Feb 2021 #33

I'm very impressed. panader0 Feb 2021 #34

Those are exceptional. sinkingfeeling Feb 2021 #35

wow. AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #36

Those are both great! dchill Feb 2021 #37

Very cool...n/t bluecollar2 Feb 2021 #38

I love both. MLAA Feb 2021 #39

Exceptional!! ailsagirl Feb 2021 #40

Moody, evocative, and beautiful. Nicely done! OMGWTF Feb 2021 #41

Love! NurseJackie Feb 2021 #42

Nice rdking647 Feb 2021 #44

Beautiful work. You are very talented. vsrazdem Feb 2021 #45

Such beautiful work! These would easily sell for a good deal of money!👍👍👍 LiberalLoner Feb 2021 #46

Stunning! highplainsdem Feb 2021 #48

Beautiful leighbythesea2 Feb 2021 #49

Love it Racygrandma Feb 2021 #50

very impressive! Trueblue Texan Feb 2021 #51

Both are lovely. Wonderful light, detail, real life and aliveness. Thanks for posting. c-rational Feb 2021 #52

Really nice! catchnrelease Feb 2021 #53

Even tho that is a view of your alley, and not any where... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #54

I've never sold them, or tried to - Ocelot II Feb 2021 #58

VERY nice work! BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #55

These are fantastic.I love wat you did with the shadows! The sky in the alleys painting is Dream Girl Feb 2021 #56

Beautiful! bif Feb 2021 #57

Really, really nice. No critiquing here. You did an awesome job on both judesedit Feb 2021 #61

Thank you. Oils; they are messier than acrylics Ocelot II Feb 2021 #62

Yes, I agree. My dad was an artist and preferred oil. It just takes a longer time to dry. judesedit Mar 2021 #82

How long before someone takes a hard turn to go down the street to the see the tree up close. usaf-vet Feb 2021 #63

Thanks, everyone, for your kind comments. Ocelot II Feb 2021 #64

Really nice. I especially like the garage one. Sogo Mar 2021 #65

Masterful perspective! colorado_ufo Mar 2021 #66

love it MFM008 Mar 2021 #67

I would love to buy the alley painting. Oppaloopa Mar 2021 #68

I've never really thought of selling them - Ocelot II Mar 2021 #75

Givernage and Hopperesque /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #69

OMG that is amazing! mwb970 Mar 2021 #70

Love it Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #71

I like the way the color scheme is distinct for each object nuxvomica Mar 2021 #72

Lovely! crickets Mar 2021 #73

Fabulous depiction of texture and capture of light. JudyM Mar 2021 #74

Gallery ready alfredo Mar 2021 #76

The alley is perfect!! birdographer Mar 2021 #77

Beautiful work! You are very talented. 11 Bravo Mar 2021 #78

I kept reading this as "a friend's peeling an orange." lol patricia92243 Mar 2021 #79

LOL, I got one of those, too: Ocelot II Mar 2021 #81

These are amazing lillypaddle Mar 2021 #80

i studied at a private art studio and i never achieved this...beautiful! samnsara Mar 2021 #83

i thought the alley was a photograph! samnsara Oct 2021 #84

Ocelot II (Original Post) ryebreadneo Oct 2021 #85