C M Cooper

Loving Friend, Oil Painting

2018

Artist Comments
A woman holding a cat stands by a kitchen window, looking out toward something unseen. Light from outside fills the room with warmth and a quiet, sentimental tone. The domestic setting conveys a sense of comfort and care.Artist C.M. Cooper chose a sentimental subject and worked from filmed references featuring a favored model, Julie, who once moved from New Jersey to pursue an acting career and is now a practicing therapist. In the artwork, she holds her Somali cat named Blossom.

About the Artist
Artist C M Cooper creates impressionist oil paintings that focus on the figurative, behind-the-scenes moments of everyday life. She captures scenes that highlight the romantic side of women, the innocence of children, and the charm of animals. "I love working from the figure, which I realize is the most challenging, as it requires consistently studying both anatomy and idealization," says C M. As a child, she was drawn to an artwork in her grandmother's home, and in her teens, large-format images in fashion magazines captured her attention. These early experiences, along with formal studies in psychology and fashion drawing, continue to shape how she selects and paints her subjects today. She works in an organized studio, listening to music during live sessions or streaming television shows when working alone. When not making art, C M enjoys baking, tending to her home, and walking her cat.

Words that describe this painting: cat, pet, woman, kitchen, interior, warm, window, figure, figurative, impressionism, animals, people, oil painting, beige

Loving Friend
C M Cooper
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2018
18 in. h x 14 in. w x 1 in. d
1 lbs. 3 oz.