Featured Daily Sketch: Bathtime, July 3, 2013

July 8, 2026 Bernadette

charcoal sketch of two cats — “Bathtime”, charcoal pencil, 6″ x 9″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

From 2013: Mewsette and Mr. Sunshine have their baths after dinner, on the floor in the kitchen. Watching a cat bathe, you know they are in constant motion, and I’m always experimenting with new ways to express that motion. I’ve been feeling these little swirlies and squigglies in some of these charcoal sketches, and for now that’s working for me.

From 2026: Such delicate lines and yet to capture their movement heavier lines would hold them still. I remember finding this drawing style, just letting my hand make what seemed like random lines around the subjects. But they were never really random, even now I can feel they describe the action. It’s hard to describe.

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