Cat and Mouse (Miniature)

Ink & Watercolor, 2.5" x 3.5"
An orange tabby kitten sits in a warm, sunny spot with her favorite toy.

Pictured with lipstick for scale.

Kitten and Toy

I hoped to finish at least one miniature painting today but had such a hard time choosing a subject that I got a late start and only got this far.



Hey, at least it's paint on paper. It seems like that is rarer and rarer these days. I found a bunch of note cards that I used to keep over my desk and re-posted them today, hoping they will give me a little nudge.

One has sayings from Julia Cameron's Artist's Way. Kinda corny, but they really speak to the stupid anxieties that block me from sitting down to paint.

"Creativity is play!"
"Leap and the net will appear!"
"Quantity, not quality."

And I posted this old note card, because it makes me laugh:

Grandma Moses on painting; "I don't advise anyone to take it up as a business proposition unless they really have talent, and are so crippled as to deprive them of physical labor."

Lounging Cat Sketch

Lately tv time has been sketching time. Finished this one tonight during Smallville. I have never drawn a cat of this girth or in this position before and it was trickier than I expected. I had an especially hard time with the depth. To really get it right I would have had to pay better attention to the subtle value differences in the reference photo. Maybe I will revisit this one soon, and not when I'm watching television ;P

Wishful Thinking

Watercolor and ink, 2.5" x 3.5"

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New Sketch