Dancing Cats

Continuing the week of cuteness, here are more cats (if you need more cats drawings, just scroll through past blog posts). I was supposed to have a finished spread for the SCBWI-Oregon conference, but grad school got in the way, so I only finished the line art. This summer I need to color it in. Of course, nothing I do is going to compare to Jon Klassen's work, but a girl can dream.

Initial sketch:

The text from the spread I picked to illustrate: 

"Eight cats tap...tip bowler hats in pink tuxedos, canvas spats"

Left page refined sketch:

Right page refined sketch:

Left page line art:

Right page line art:

All of the Cats

Here's something I did a few months ago for the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) in Portland. They needed a half-sheet sized catalog cover to promote classes and events offered in February and March of this year. To the surprise of no one who has skimmed through this blog, it features cats.

The Valentine's Day image was the front cover and the St. Patrick's Day cats occupied the back cover.

Cat Noir Finals

Here's how the final pieces turned out! If you're in the Portland area, you can check them out at Gallery Mini on SE 8th and Main St.

I definitely created the "cartooniest" work on display in the gallery. I'd like to go back in and work on these pieces a bit more because I really like the concept. I was just a bit rushed to complete them (which was entirely the fault of my time-management skills).

Cat Noir

Here are the pencil sketches for my 3 cat-themed noir pieces currently on display at Gallery Mini in Portland. I'll post the final pieces later this week!

Better Things to Do

I've had a hard time staying motivated as I finish up my term of AmeriCorps service. I don't have a cat, but if I did, I'd totes let it sleep on my head sometimes.

Materials: Micron brush pen