Daily Sketch: White Cat Reflecting
It’s cheating just a little bit, but I’ve long wanted to highlight this painting. Today while I celebrate Sally is a good time since it was, in its time, a daily sketch.
Years ago in order to encourage myself to break out of the rectangular shape and one brand of sanded drawing paper, I purchased a number of different materials intended to provide a enough texture to any surface so that it would hold pastel. The usual paper was like very fine sandpaper, about the equivalent of 600 grit finishing sandpaper. Each of these surface materials was different: coarse grit, fine grit, marble dust and a type of gesso, which I applied individually, mixed or layered to scrap drawing paper and matboard. My assignment was to use these materials for sketches and save the usual drawing paper for finished drawings, so they were around the house and went, literally, out into the field with me.
My white cat was endlessly inspiring to me, and I would need two lifetimes to recreate all the images of her that I have photographed and saw every day. Sally was deaf and spent most of her days in her own little world in pursuit of her own happiness, which when possible included a rest, nap or long snooze in the sun. Here she alights briefly on the stool, reflecting the sunlight onto all that is around her while she reflects on the events of her day so far and just what is to be done next.
Where you can find this art
I offer “White Cat Reflecting” along with “Stanley With Apple” on my “Impressionist Cats” garden flag.
“White Cat Reflecting” is also available in my set of Feline Art Cards.
I also offer a variety of prints of “White Cat Reflecting” in my Fine Art America profile.
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This is just lovely – the cat and the painting.
Cynthia, thanks. Sally was an incredible teacher just by being in my life. And that is just what she looked like, coral ears, fluffy blue and yellow tail and all, at least to my artist’s eyes.
That is such a lovely picture. Just look at that fluffy tail. It is just amazing how all black cats look just alike. Do you have trouble telling yours apart. Take care.
Marg, Sally was about the most beautiful creature who ever lived.
i love the way her ears are translucent with sunlight. so very lovely.
Bethany, that was one of the things I always remembered about her in the sun–that shade of coral in her ears, and then all the little shades of blue and pink and green in her “white” fur.