Daily Sketch Reprise: In Window Light and Kelly’s Yellow Bath, 2012

May 26, 2014May 31, 2014 Bernadette

cat sleeping in oil pastel — In Window Light, 5″ x 7″, oil pastel © B.E. Kazmarski

I love this sketch so much it deserves its own post.

Oil pastel again, for the strength of colors and the texture; it’s hot and feels like summer. Here Mimi naps in the light from the window, slipping in under the mini blind. In the strength of the sun, all colors appear in her fur and on the old marble windowsill and the hot yellow sun outside the window.

I’ve been working out this style now following Two Cats After van Gogh. In fact, in my garden flags, this image backs Two Cats After van Gogh, and I just finished a few keepsake boxes bearing the image. Sweet Mimi, so inspiring!

So inspiring, it won the President’s Award along with Two Cats After van Gogh in the Cat Writers Association 2013 Communications Contest. Read about that here.

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Kelly’s Yellow Bath

oil pastel sketch of cat sleeping — Kelly’s Yellow Nap, 5″ x 7″, oil pastel © B.E. Kazmarski

I’ve been feeling the need for texture and weight in my drawings, and the spring greens and flowers are luring me to color. Kelly, peacefully engaged in one of her naps, captures and reflects the sun as the green leaves tint the mid-range shadows. so much color in such a little space! I think the green and yellow reflect Kelly’s comfort in her nap as well.

I know it looks as if Kelly is upside down but I really like these odd angles because they are what is. Kelly sleeps on the end of the counter in the kitchen. When I walk through the kitchen doorway, stop and look down, there she is, just like that.

It’s not such a bad thing that my cats don’t like the smell of my oil pastels. That way, when I have to set the little sketchbook down, no one is tempted to step on it to make a point that they are being ignored.

And this sketch became one of my “Cats After van Gogh” series, which you’ll be seeing more of very soon.

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Kelly's Yellow Nap 4x6 Wood Mount Print — Kelly’s Yellow Nap 4×6 Wood Mount Print

Kelly’s Yellow Nap wood-mounted print

The 4″ x 6″ block, originally intended for painting, is a 1/8″ birch wood panel “cradled” with 1.5″ x 1″ pine wood added to the back for strength and stability and, incidentally, ease of hanging. And because they have wide sides the smaller ones can even stand up on a tabletop or shelf. I’ve painted the sides cobalt blue and mounted a print edge to edge on the top surface, then covered it with acrylic finish.

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In Window Light Garden Flag or Mouse Pad

Mouse Pad

This mousepad is 7-3/4″ x 9-1/8″ and is made from stain-resistant high density foam, nicely cushioned and just right for any type of mouse to smoothly roll over the surface.

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Garden Flag

These “garden flags” are digitally printed on both sides of a heavyweight, durable indoor/outdoor woven printable fabric, and I finish by adding the rod pocket. (Bracket is not included.)

Each flag has a design on both sides, in this case it’s two from my “Cats After van Gogh” series of oil pastel sketches, with “Two Cats After van Gogh” on one side and “In Window Light” on the other.

Flags are 11” wide x 15” tall and fit the most common garden flag bracket available, sold in most hardware and home renovation stores with a garden area.

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