Daily Sketch: Brotherly Time
Posted: April 16, 2012 Filed under: animal artwork, black cats, cats, daily sketch, giuseppe, mr. sunshine, pencil | Tags: black cats, cat art, cat sketches, cats, pencil sketch of two cats 1 Comment
Brotherly Time, pencil © B.E. Kazmarski
Mr. Sunshine was having a nice complete bath and that was a good sketch on its own. Then Giuseppe, who has the be a part of everything, came over and initially crouched near Sunshine, waiting to be noticed, then they were licking each others’ faces so nicely—you can actually see Giuseppe’s partial outline as I quickly penciled him in.
Then Giuseppe sat up and looked at me, then he turned around and looked out the window on the other side of my desk. I waited for him to crouch back down, but I guess this was the pose he wanted.
At the same time, Sunshine methodically licked his chest and belly.
When I got the sketch done, Giuseppe turned around and settled his shoulder against Sunshine’s hip, and I liked that too, so I did a quick sketch in watercolor pencil, to be finished later.
Got a bunch of photos too. Not bad for just a few minutes of brotherly time.
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And Today’s Studio Cat is…
Posted: April 16, 2012 Filed under: black cats, cat photographs, cats, daily photo, mewsette, photographs | Tags: black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cats, pet photography, photography Leave a comment
Mewsette looking artsy.
…Mewsette!
A perfect sunny spot for a kitty to bathe and enjoy life, Mewsette occupied the art stool at the easel today, and is looking quite artsy herself, a very rounded and introspective subject amid all those angled objects and contrasty light and shadow.
I desaturated the photo because the pine finish on the seat was just such a warm amber it was distracting, drawing attention to itself. I did, however, retain the green in her eyes.
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Kelly and the Blue Ribbon Snake! 2011
Posted: April 16, 2012 Filed under: cat behavior, cat photographs, cats, daily photo, kelly, senior cats, tortoiseshell cats | Tags: cat photographs, cat playing, cat with blue ribbon, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, photography 10 Comments
Kelly With the Blue Ribbon Snake
That’s certainly a wild look on Kelly’s face as she tosses the ribbon in the air, catches it in her mouth and swats it with her paw! Look at those eyes! I surely wouldn’t want to be prey of any sort to look up and see that coming at me. She’s actually standing on her hind legs and I was lucky to catch her in mid swing as she leaped up from a crouch with this little piece of ribbon that totally set her off. She had been bouncing around on it as if her paws had springs and whirling like a dervish. Who needs toys if a bit of ribbon can do this?
Remember, this is shy, gentle Kelly torturing this piece of ribbon. But she was always my main mouser until the Big Four came along. She’s such a sweet kitty, I guess she saves all her tortitude for when it’s needed most. Still, at 17, I’m glad to see her playing as wildly as she did when she was younger. What an imagination to turn a scrap of blue satin ribbon into a snake!
Kelly is coming back around to these wild and playful ways!
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Unless I have linked the photo to something else, which is rare with daily photos, you can click the photo to see a larger version. I save them at 1000 pixels maximum dimension, and at that size the photos are nearly twice the dimension and you can see more detail in many of the photos I post. Please remember if you download or share, my name and the link back to the original photo should always appear with it.
To see more daily photos go to “Daily Images” in the menu and choose “All Photos” or any other category.
All images used on this site are copyrighted to Bernadette E. Kazmarski unless otherwise noted and may not be used without my written permission. Please ask if you are interested in purchasing one as a print, or to use in a print or internet publication.
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