Friday, December 9, 2011

Fat cats, skinny cats, cats that sit on your head....







I hated the fact that I couldn't seem to paint a cat... So I kept at it! I mean how hard is it really to come up with a cartoon like cat? So I also happened to be going through Carla sonheim's book of drawing exercises and her first one was drawing cats, plus I'm seeing a lot of cats on blogs lately because of Amy's free cat classes,(even though I didn't see that particular class myself), so here goes.... I like these cats much better than my last try on canvas. These are in my second altered book, I'm putting a lot of Carla's drawing exercises in this book too. The fat cat is colored pencil, the skinny cat is acrylic over collage, the three
round cats are watercolor over gesso over tissue, and then there's one on a book page with acrylic and marker and the last is doodled in marker over a mailing envelope. The cat that sits on your head didn't quite get finished yet.

I also stuck in another page I did in my goddess altered book.... It's marker and a little acrylic over the book page... I started it because some challenge weeks ago , maybe an I.f., was vanity. I should say, since I don't think you can read the words, that she't not vain, she's just strong, confident and independent! I didn't get it done on time to post it to the challenge, but I'm adding it in this week with my cats, and linking up to paint party Friday and butterfly effect whose theme this week is book pages! I really love painting right on the pages so the words show thru.... More to come soon!


I have been so inspired to create lately!

I've been reading a few art books,

then I've been checking out other people's favorite art on Pinterest, which is totally addicting,

And then I've seen such really great stuff on etsy too while i've been Christmas shopping on there!

So much to make and so little time!
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26 comments:

  1. WrightStuffDecember 9, 2011 at 4:45 AM

    I was wondering where the cat on the head was! I love your cats - my two are asleep on the bed... I think I need to wake them up for a cuddle... what do you reckon?

    PS - so glad you liked my part of the story. It was great fun to write!

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  2. UnknownDecember 9, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    Your cats made me smile, thanks for brightening my evening, xx

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  3. Šolanje na domu-WaldorfDecember 9, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    Oh, yeah! Pinterest is addictng. :) Cats are all looking fabulous! Love the fatties. :)

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  4. EVADecember 9, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Andrea - these are AWESOME cats. They are all wonderful and so much fun! And your goddess is fsaabulous - love the leaves on her legs. You got a new camera...? Great to have you back!

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  5. GinaDecember 9, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Your Goddess is gorgeous and those 3 round cats are just purrfect :D Your books are growing beautifully too :D XXX

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  6. AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    I think those are adorable! And I love the colors you use.

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  7. CameronDecember 9, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Cute, cute kitties! Love that you did one on a cat care page...heehee!

    You've sure been busy :D

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  8. NettyDecember 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Loving your goddess and your cute cats. Happy PPF, x

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  9. ChristineDecember 9, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    lovely cats!

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  10. Mary C. NasserDecember 9, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    All of these are great!
    My favorite is the white, skinny cat on the hot-pink background. :)

    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  11. CarolDecember 9, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Love them!!!!! Thanks for brightening my day :0)

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  12. PiaRomDecember 10, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    I am in love with the fat cats, they are so funny :-))) the background of the page with the three on it is gorgeous.

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  13. CameronDecember 10, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    I was wondering if you were a "open it early" kinda girl like me...heehee!
    So glad you are....I've been chomping at the bit :D

    I'm so happy you love everything! I really wanted to write a more detailed explanation of why I gave you the things I did, but I didn't want to give anything away in case you read the letter first :)

    I just really wanted you to know that I was paying attention and am thrilled to know you so much better now!

    It was my pleasure!
    Big hugs,
    Cam

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  14. MaggieDecember 11, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    Your cats are amazing! I couldn't even pick a favorite. But the fat cat made me laugh. He looks like he's saying, 'I'm not fat, I just have a lot of fur.'

    Love your Goddess too!

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  15. GeckostoneDecember 11, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Oh my gosh your cats are awesome!!!And I love Vanity too!!!Great job, keep going on the cats too they are excellent!

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  16. ANNEDecember 11, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Love them! all of them!! So adorable.

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  17. Marcia BeckettDecember 12, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Very cool! I love all the cat pages :)

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  18. wednesdayDecember 12, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    I'm loving all your cats! They each have such distinct personalities.

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  19. Carolyn DubeDecember 13, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Your cats so much fun! Your goddess journal must be amazing based on this page!!!

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  20. SHERI COOKDecember 13, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    I absolutely ADORE your cats!!!!! Please do more! Happy PPF!

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  21. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    i love these cats! you certainly don't seem to have a problem drawing them as these are fab! i keep seeing art on book pages and i really love the effect and keep meaning to try it myself. you've just inspired me to try and find time!

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  22. Daniele ValoisDecember 15, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I love these fat cats! and the goddess page as well! Bravo!

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  23. Joanna JenkinsDecember 15, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    This is my first visit to your blog and WOW-- I'm blown away. It's gorgeous here and your art is beautiful. Thanks for the treat. I'm off to look around some more.

    Cheers, jj

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  24. Bleubeard and ElizabethDecember 15, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    I wish I could draw like you. You say you can't draw cats, but these look like so much fun to me.

    I got your message and was THRILLED to win one of your prizes. Not sure if you read or not, but my e-mail is not working at the moment. I may have to go to my neighbor's and send an e-mail from her computer because I don't know any other way to get my address to you easily. Thanks for your patience. I've had lots of computer related problems lately.

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  25. CameronFebruary 8, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    I do remember this post! Thank you for saying my cats are as they should be....that was really nice to hear :)

    The next lesson is blind contouring.....not my favorite style....but should be good for me....I won't be able to get consumed with it looking "right"...haha! Hope you do get a chance to play along.....though I do know how busy you are :)

    If you don't mind emailing me again:
    paintmyselfpretty(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Thank you!
    Then I can answer you directly rather than carrying on a whole conversation in your comments....sorry :D

    Hope you've had a great week and that your weekend ahead is even better!
    Hugs,
    Cam

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