{"id":76,"date":"2026-02-12T20:59:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:04:39","slug":"%f0%9f%8f%9d%ef%b8%8f-kittys-oasis-%f0%9f%8f%9c%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/12\/%f0%9f%8f%9d%ef%b8%8f-kittys-oasis-%f0%9f%8f%9c%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f Kitty&#8217;s Oasis \ud83c\udfdc\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I wanted to try painting some water ripples so I thought it would be fun to paint a cat drinking from a whimsical, magical kitchen forest faucet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cottagecore-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I worked on developing the foliage around the painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cottagecore-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent a lot of time working on the water ripples using various colors and values. I think the cat&#8217;s paw in the water really helped give it depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cottagecore-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cottagecore-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cottagecore-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cottagecore-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/06-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/06-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/06-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/06.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I still need to give kitty some stripes and whiskers. I have read that all orange cats have stripes. I will frame it soon and I am going to submit it to the Zone 4 All show coming up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newzonegallery.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.newzonegallery.org\/\">New Zone Gallery <\/a>along with some cards and prints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m really excited \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to try painting some water ripples so I thought it would be fun to paint a cat drinking from a whimsical, magical kitchen forest faucet. I worked on developing the foliage around the painting. I spent a lot of time working on the water ripples using various colors and values. 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