Hi friends! There used to be a really cute commercial that ran on TV around Christmastime for a local bank that featured cute kittens playing under a Christmas Tree. I thought that it would make a sweet painting that could be used as a Christmas card so I played around with that idea today. Here was my first version that took about 40 minutes:

I liked it well enough that I decided to do a video on how to paint one, notice how dissimilar the cats look LOL! Also notice how much longer it takes when I have to talk and paint at the same time!

You can watch the tutorial in the player below. I also wanted to let you know that I just put 4 new handpainted card lessons and 3 tag projects (an extra 2 and a half hours of content) into my Handpainted Holiday class. If you purchased this class in the past you can log in and enjoy the bonus material. If you are not enrolled but would like to be you can click here to enroll and save 50%! *Use coupon code XMAS50 if the discount doesn't appear automatically. Regular price is $39, with discount $19.50 (may be subject to tax) Offer good through 12/1/21

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Don't fret if you don't have Inktense blocks, you can use watercolor crayons or pencils and your regular watercolor paint to follow along. Art is for everyone so use what you have! Happy crafting!

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