Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Daily Sketch: Watching

charcoal sketch of cat
“Giuseppe Watching”, 4″ x 5″, vine charcoal, black and white charcoal pencil on toned paper © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Giuseppe was watching me type while my desk lights shone down on his back and caught just a few highlights, including his whiskers, very nice and contrasty. He left partway through, though, and I couldn’t get all the details of his shape. It’s kind of an awkward pose and he looks a little fat, which he’s not, but sometimes that’s how things work out. Next time I’ll start sketching sooner.

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What else was I sketching on this date?

Crouch, 2013

Marker sketch of a cat crouching
“Crouch”, brush markers, 8.5″ x 3.5″ © B.E. Kazmarski

What had Mr. Sunshine so completely transfixed that even his tail wasn’t moving I never determined, though it was likely a stink bug. Still, I had been planning to sketch him or someone on my table, and when he held this pose for long enough I caught him!


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From health and welfare to rescue and adoption stories, advocacy and art, factual articles and fictional stories, "The Creative Cat" offers both visual and verbal education and entertainment about cats for people who love cats, pets and animals of all species.

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