Here is the original Carlo of the fighting cats (excuse reflection). We have always loved this Carlo and wondered how difficult it would be to duplicate.
There seems to have been a drought for Carlos as of late. Mel and I are always crusin’ Ebay, Etsy and Craigslist looking for new Carlos to add to our collection. Anyways, my impatience led me to take a stab at recreating one of the more sought after jungle cat fight scenes. I have only recently started water coloring and have really been enjoying learning this new medium. I usually draw using pencil and ink.
Here I am completing some detail work on one of the cats.
It took me around two days to complete this piece and it was really cool seeing it come to life. I would of course love to have the original but this will work until we acquire it one day.
Ta Da! This was my best attempt to capture the imagery of the original. We had an old Carlo frame sitting around that we threw it in to give it more of an original look. We are happy with the results.
We have dismantled our diner and are going full forward with a Tiki Bar room. This will be a great addition to that room and will help fill the wall space we have to cover.
