Animals
Architecture
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You love your pets, and I love painting them! To commission an oil painting of your favorite animal family member, email catherine@catherinepurdy.com and I’ll get you all the information 💛 #rvaart #rvaartist #petportrait
Room With a View from “The Painted Safari” series, oil on panel, 16x12 inches Available on my website! Spotted this lion in a tree in Lake Manyara National Park back in 2003. ➡️ swipe for the original 35mm film reference photo
Flamingo Mingle from “The Painted Safari” series, 20x20 inches, oil on panel. Swipe for close ups & to see the reference photo taken in 2003 in Tanzania. Currently on view @artworksrva in the September All Media Show through October
Flock Together from “The Painted Safari” series, 20x20 inches, oil on panel. Currently on view in the VMFA Studio School faculty show through January 2026. This is another piece where I wanted to loosen up by abstracting the individual e
The Great Migration from “The Painted Safari” series, 16x12 inches, oil on panel. Available! Link in bio One goal I had for this series was to shift away from my traditional close up animal portraits by loosening up and including more pi
Grey Crowned Crane from “The Painted Safari” series, 16x12 inches, oil on panel. Available!
Kirk’s dik-dik from “The Painted Safari” series, 11x11 inches, oil on panel. Available! Fun fact: these tiny antelopes have prehensile noses #wildlifeart #kirksdikdik #rvaart #rvaartist
Black-backed Jackal Pups from “The Painted Safari” series, 11x14 inches, oil on panel Available! 🔗in bio