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A Little Feline Art Sampler Gift Book, and Holiday Shopping Recommendations

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"Feline Style Sampler" book of sketches and portraits.
“Feline Style Sampler” book of sketches and portraits.

I love to use selections from my portfolio of artwork to gather into a collection of some sort, finding a theme and then a likely way to present the collection, like my calendars. In my “inspiration collection” I have calendars and art and photography books on all subjects that I enjoy simply pulling out to study, and a few friends and readers have asked if I ever planned to do a book of my artwork.

"Feline Style Sampler" book of sketches and portraits.
“Feline Style Sampler” cover.

Earlier this year I created this little portfolio piece, Feline Style Sampler, sketches and portraits, to include in presentations to prospective illustration customers to both show a variety of styles of illustration and my ability to design a little book like this and have it printed and bound. I was very pleased with the way it turned out and enjoyed the response when I presented it and showed it around to friends. When a friend admired it and wanted to purchase some for gifts, I thanked her for an idea I hadn’t even considered, though once she mentioned it the idea was a natural. In fact, I had such an enthusiastic response to it on all accounts that I decided to offer it for sale.

Feline Style Sampler is simply a collection of 34 images, no text or narrative, though each image has the name, medium and size of the image inconspicuously added at the bottom of the page. The book is little, only 4.25″ x 5.5″, and coil bound. All pages are printed on 100# gloss cover rather than text weight stock to stand up to handling and to ensure opacity.

"Feline Style Sampler" book of sketches and portraits.
“Feline Style Sampler” title page..

The images I’ve included run the gamut from quick and simple ink sketches to highly detailed commissioned pastel paintings. They are a mix of daily sketches, commissioned portraits and a few of my personal works all jumbled together instead of categorizing them by medium or style. They even span my entire career as an artist with a few of my earliest included as well as very recent daily sketches.

"Feline Style Sampler" book of sketches and portraits.
“Feline Style Sampler” spread from book.

I can’t list all the images as I did with my calendars, but in addition to the cover and spreads above here are a few more spreads to give you an idea of what’s here.

"Feline Style Sampler" book of sketches and portraits.
“Feline Style Sampler” sample spread.

How to order

"Feline Style Sampler" book of sketches and portraits.
“Feline Style Sampler” cover.

You can order this little book right here using the “Add to Cart” button below.

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Or find this book on the Books page of Portraits of Animals and browse for other feline-themed items you might like as well.

Now Do a Little Shopping—Visit These Sites!

I was thrilled to be included in the holiday shopping guides posted on others’ blogs. Click the links below to peruse their recommendations, and don’t forget to browse a few articles on these blogs as well—a few are also award-winners in the Cat Writers’ Association annual communications contests.

Thanks so much for choosing to include me!

The Conscious Cat 2013 Holiday Gift Guide

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I add that I also designed the graphic above for the author, Ingrid King.

The 2013 Paws and Effect Holiday Gift Guide

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Sandpiper Cat Blog’s First Annual Holiday Gift Guide

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Take a look at other new merchandise and featured artwork.

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Bean yawns as Mimi looks bored to tears.

Usually once a week on Thursday I feature something new in my “shop”, whether that’s here on The Creative Cat, in my Etsy shop, on my main website or even at one of the bricks and mortar shops that carry my work.

Read about creating custom items.

Find out more about creating custom items for your own home using the images you see here. Visit the “Ordering Custom Art” page to see samples and read bout how to order.

At right is the response I usually get from my cats. I’m either a total snooze or good for a laugh, depending on whether you think Jelly Bean is yawning or laughing. Mimi looks skeptical and rather bored.

 

 

Subscribe to The Creative Cat e-newsletter for specials on exclusively feline-themed art and merchandise.

 

Browse some rescued cats and kittens!

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 using one in a print or internet publication. If you are interested in purchasing a print of this image or a product including this image, check my Etsy shop or Fine Art America profile to see if I have it available already. If you don’t find it there, visit Ordering Custom Artwork for more information on a custom greeting card, print or other item.

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