Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Daily Sketch Reprise: Toe Cleaning

conte sketch of cat cleaning toes
“Toe Cleaning”, sanguine conté crayon, 8″ x 6.5″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Jelly Bean ceremoniously settled down on my desk right in front of me and had a complete and energetic bath. I tried to get work done despite the fact he was bathing on my paperwork and pretty completely occupying my desk, but that being fruitless I got my sketchpad and did a sketch. I fully expected him to get up and leave—but it was probably only my imagination that he would be trying to get in the way of me getting anything done.


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charcoal sketch of cat kneading socks
“A Pile of Socks”, charcoal pencil, 9.5″ x 7″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

“Oh, thank you,” said Mr. Sunshine as he happily squinted and stepped into the pile of socks I was sorting and folding. “This is just…so nice…purrrrfect,” he said as he began purring loudly and kneading slowly and thoughtfully with both front paws. Read more and purchase.



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