Featured Daily Sketch: Cuddled Together, 2014

May 27, 2026 Bernadette

brush pen sketch of two cats — “Curled Together”, brush pen, 7″ x 4″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

From 2014: Mr. Sunshine settled on my desk this afternoon and curled up right where I could reach out and touch him now and then. Eventually Bean joined us and had a nice bath right in front of me, walked all over my lap and keyboard purring for a while, then went to his brother for a cuddle, first a head butt, then a little mutual grooming, then settling in together. I love the wordless conversations, and when they settle together it’s wonderful to be near. As always, I took a photo of them, yet another photo of two cats cuddled together on my desk, but as they tucked themselves closer together I saw a wonderful shape develop, just a single, simple line that connected them both as they were connected in their cuddle.

Just for your reference so you can see approximately what I saw, the photo I took is below. I like the way they have their heads tucked together, but Bean had settled his face deeper into his hip by the time I got my pen to draw.

two black cats curled together — What the boys were doing.

From 2026: I love the way this simple line turned out to describe the two of them, and I especially love how Jelly Bean’s chin is tucked into his hip which really simplified that whole area. I was always looking for the simplest single line for these brush pen sketches and this one was purrfect. And I love the memories of my two models on my desk and their interactions with each other.

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