Help Betsy Campaign - pastel portrait work in progress

I have now started working on the portrait of cat 'Betsy'. If you are not familiar with Betsy and her story, please check out the following blog post:

http://www.finepetportraits.co.uk/2008/07/kitten-to-cat-help-betsy-campaign.html

So I am painting a pastel portrait of Betsy in order to support this campaign. I've already spent several hours on the painting and I think it's coming along nicely.

Here's a scan of the outline:

I chose coloured paper because I think it'll make Betsy's special colours and markings stand out. I started with Betsy's eyes, added the first layer of white and am now in the process of blocking in the darker areas. I'll post more scans soon so watch this space!

Kitten to Cat - Help Betsy Campaign

About a week ago, I had an e-mail from Simon Hade of 'Kitten to Cat' - London’s only cat only veterinary clinic. Kitten to Cat have launched an internet campaign to reunite a lost cat with her famliy and cat lovers all over the world are now following her story. 'Betsy's' owners failed to keep their microchip information up to date otherwise it would not be a problem to find them now.

This is Betsy - if you are from the Richmond area and think you know this cat, please contact Kitten to Cat (phone 02089400014), e-mail helpbetsy@kittentocat.com - or you can just drop me a line and I'll forward your message.

I am going to support Kitten to Cat's campaign by creating a portrait of Betsy so watch this space! I shall be posting several 'work in progress' scans for you.

I'll keep you posted on Betsy's story as well. Wouldn't it be wonderful if this grand old lady could be reunited with her family?