15.2.09

Cat Portraits From Colmar France

CLOSE-UP Fuzzy and the Dragonfly, pastel by Minaz Jantz

Travelling Europe became an exchange with my art Pet Portraits for an apartment stay in Colmar France.

The internet has truly been a gift for all who love to seek the world for connections. Jim researches our trips through the internet, reading for unique places of interest and places to stay where ever we travel. He chose to connect with Chez Leslie, viewing her excellent Bed and Breakfast website and decided to confirm this is the place to stay from what he read in reviews, further discovering she also has an apartment for rent within Colmar France.

Fuzzy and the Dragonfly, pastel by Minaz Jantz

Fuzzy and the Dragonfly, pastel by Minaz Jantz

Leslie interviews us and by referencing my website and seeing my pet portraits she offers an awesome trade for the apartment for a week for two pet portraits of her two-character cool cats. It’s a DEAL!

Leslie is a hostess with the mostess!… I also enjoyed meeting the pets one early morning trying to get some of my own photos. Fuzzy Cat was just back from her morning hunting spree and was relaxing in the morning light on top of the breakfast table. It turns out, there were going to be neither action shots, nor eyes open shots, clearly, she was retired for the morning, and in no mood for tourists and their imposing cameras!


CLOSE-UP 'Softy Feline Feathers', pastel by Minaz Jantz

CLOSE-UP 'Softy Feline Feathers', pastel
by Minaz Jantz

Softy, the black cat, didn’t seem to mind my camera while lounging on the white feather duvets in the morning, waiting for bed-making time so she too can get fluffed. Later on in the year, Leslie sent me several pictures catching the huntress Fuzzy in action and eyes open wide.


'Softy Feline Feathers', pastel by Minaz Jantz

'Softy Feline Feathers', pastel
by Minaz Jantz

I listen to the stories of each pet about their uniqueness, character, nuisances, and habits while deciding with the client what they would like to feature MOST about their pet and what color background, maybe adding possible toys, symbolic images to tell more about the story of who this pet resembles. Several pictures can be helpful for details and I will combine design concepts, imagination, reality, and symbolism, picking out the best features.

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