Last Draw Studio

@lastdraw

Artist-owned studio in Las Vegas specializing in original human-made artwork and design. Posts and artwork by me unless noted otherwise. You can call me Jess.

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Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· 26d

Hey there, I’m a painter and illustrator who loves painting cats. This is one I recently finished! My commissions are open for more oil paintings of cats like these. Info is in my bio but you can contact me through my website lastdrawstudio.com Thank you!

An oil painting of a grey cat backlit by a blazing Seattle skyline, his eyes reflecting the glow of the flames. His name tag reads “Nero”. The painting is framed in a black frame that looks like it has crackled and gone through a fire. It sits on a small wooden easel.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jul 11

Posting old work today because I applied for a job recently and it reminded me of a bunch of my old stuff, so here goes: This painting was done for a solo show in 2013 called PENUMBRA “Goddess of the Hunt” 16x20 oils on canvas (sold) #artsky #painting #oilpainting

An oil painting of a female figure cloaked in a crimson red hooded robe with a crown/headdress of deer antlers, black crow feathers, and purple wildflowers. The two antlers point downwards and frame either side of her face. She gazes solemnly and directly at us. We only see her head and the top of her torso in frame.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jul 7

Varnish day for this guy. I tried to do one of those trendy varnish videos but my camera washed it out completely. I feel like my iPhone is really struggling to capture these colors accurately

Nero the cat gets varnished. This helps protect the painting and bring out colors that dull during the drying process

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jul 6

This thing is really good and gets better the longer it sits in the fridge. The hint of lemon with the vanilla and blueberries is such a good flavor combo

A piece of blueberry dessert sits on a white plate with the rest sitting in a glass dish behind it. You can see the layers of Nilla wafer crust, lemon whipped cream, and blueberry compote in the tray stacked to the top with fresh blueberries on top

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jul 5

I tried a stabilized lemon whipped cream this time (instead of the traditional Cool Whip) … it’s chilling now for a few hours but hopefully it turns out

The prepped layers for the Blueberry Delight dessert: a homemade blueberry compote, stabilized lemon whipped cream, and a Nilla wafer crust. They sit on a kitchen counter ready to be assembled

The assembled Blueberry delight dessert, with fresh blueberries dotting the top layer

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jul 1

Letting this dry overnight, anything else I try to paint on this will just bring up the layers underneath. A good start though, the projector saved me so much time

The painting of two figures embracing has progressed a bit, with a few layers of neutral earthy colors toning the canvas - yellow ochre, burnt umber, burnt sienna

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jul 1

Initial block in on this painting. Starting with an acrylic underpainting in earthtones, establishing some values

A large 2’x4’ canvas sits on a wood easel. Two figures recline on a couch in an embrace

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 30

Chocolate cake for breakfast

A small white glass bowl holds a slice of dark chocolate cake with chocolate whipped cream frosting and a few raspberries piled on top. There’s a white mug with black polka dots that holds a cup of coffee, and a large black cat with a tiny tuft of white hair on his chest overlooking this abomination of a breakfast.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 29

“Nero” 8x10 oils on panel Tried to get a better photo, but he’s so shiny it’s nearly impossible. Colors are deeper and more nuanced in person. #oilpainting #petportrait #cats #catart

Nero, a scruffy elder grey cat with golden eyes, sits in front of a blazing Seattle skyline (his home city) - his eyes and scruff illuminated by the cinders and glow of the flames.

RIP dear Nero, who passed shortly after this was commissioned. 🖤

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 29

Last session on this fine fellow. Glazed some shadows back in and sharpened up a few areas. Added the floating cinders. He’s done! Now he dries until it’s varnish and framing time

The final oil painting set up for the Nero piece, with oil painting materials set up on a table with a French easel and a small 8”x10” panel. A small iPad shows a reference sketch on the left, a pencil sketch is taped to the wall behind it.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 27

I propagated a couple tiny Thai basil plants from some grocery store clippings. Started them in water and transferred to soil when they had nice long roots. I hope they survive!

Two tiny Thai basil plants sit happily in two new terra cotta colored pots with fresh dark potting soil. They’ve been watered in and are sitting in the shade outside.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 26

Gotta glaze some shadows back in after this dries, but I think it’s nearly there. Much happier with this whisker attempt!

An almost-complete oil painting sitting on a French easel with various painting supplies scattered on the table. Nero the cat now has some fine whiskers painted on his noggin.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 26

Still going on this guy. I scrubbed off my previous whisker attempt and had to do some brush surgery to get those teeny tiny directional hairs and whiskers just right

A close up of a number 4 long round synthetic paint brush with the hairs trimmed down to leave just a few in the middle. Maybe a size 000 now? I could’ve bought one but here we are 😅

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 22

Almost done with this painting! I think today might be the last session but we’ll see. Painting in whiskers and tiny hairs and fixing the name tags and bell

Nero the cat sits in front of a blazing Seattle skyline, his eyes reflecting the flames. His fur is lit from behind with a warm glow.

The painting is almost finished. It sits on a French easel set up on a table. You can see the many layers and colors used in the painting built up on the paint palette.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 21

Got a birthday pupcup for Mr. Baba at DutchBros this morning. He’s four years old! Bestest boi

A Shiba Inu sits in the passenger seat of a car and enjoys some whipped cream out of a small paper cup.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 20

Just tiny details and color adjustments now, and finally the rim light and floating cinders will be added

The painting of Nero the cat is progressing and is almost finished. The photo reference/sketch is to the left and the oil painting on the easel closely resembles it now, except for a few details

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 19

Glazed some shadows back into this piece this morning, and did a few color corrections on the collar and name tag. Getting there… #artsky #oilpainting #petportrait #catart

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 19

Update: this one is extremely hard to photograph, but hopefully you can see some of the tiny fur detailing. Im experimenting with some sgraffito techniques and some scumbling

A work in progress oil painting of a grey scruffy cat named Nero in front of a blazing Seattle skyline. Sgraffito is when you scratch through a lighter color paint to reveal a darker color underneath. In this case it gives a fur effect and some direction to the fur on the cat’s body

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 16

Having fun with this background. You can see how much more vibrant and luscious the oil paints feel here in vs the acrylic underpainting

A work-in-progress painting of a grey scruffy cat standing in front of a blazing Seattle skyline. The background swirls in deep reds, oranges, and yellows.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 16

This guy is back on the easel, determined to finish him up this week

A French wood easel holds a small 8x10 panel of an in-progress oil painting of a scruffy grey cat standing in front of a blazing Seattle skyline. There’s a palette of oil paints balancing on the easel’s open drawer and an iPad with some photo reference sitting to the left

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 16

Just a couple of cats hanging out

A shiba and his bestie, a giant black cat, hanging out together on a grey and white rug. The cat is rolled over on his side snuggled with his back against the shiba. They both gaze off into the distance (presumably at birds out the window)

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 15

This is my initial rough sketch after reading about the concept and the design brief. I always like looking back at these after the piece is done

A very rough sketch establishing some concepts for a cover design, the title and author name scribbled in orangey red in the lower left, a big glowy magical dagger, and a mysterious lady with large orange reflective eyes

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 15

Very happy to share the final cover art I got to create for this project. I painted the artwork and designed the title logo. NEVER ENOUGH by @rodiohead.bsky.social out June 28th!

Cover Art for NEVER ENOUGH, a high fantasy audio drama by Jules Rodionova. A woman with abnormally large orange reflective eyes gazes at a magical dagger that sparks with blue energy.

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 12

Here’s a cropped version for a different format (still a work in progress)

A digital painting of a bald woman with large reflective orange eyes lit by a dagger that shines with blue magical energy

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 12

A work in progress peek at the magical effects and lighting I’m painting for @rodiohead.bsky.social and her project Never Enough (which launches later this month!)

A digital painting of a woman with orange reflective eyes lit by a glowing magical dagger that sparks with blue energy

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 11

Baked some chocolate chip cookies tonight and topped them with Maldon salt and did an experiment with potato chips. Potato chip cookies were alright but the texture was kinda off.

A tray of freshly baked cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 9

This is the clean version of the title lettering after refining it in Affinity Designer

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 8

Working on some title lettering design with @rodiohead.bsky.social This is the hand drawn initial version before I refine it and vectorize it

The title reads “ Never Enough” in what I like to call ethereal stabby lettering, with flourishes that end in severe points like claws or knives

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· Jun 1

I post this every pride, I love this photo of my dog when we was smol

A Shiba Inu puppy with rainbow reflections shining on him. He is the cutest puppy on the planet FYI

Last Draw Studio@lastdraw· May 27

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