Featured Daily Sketch: Mimi Shape, 2012

April 7, 2026 Bernadette

Mimi Shape, colored pencil, 5 x 7, 4/2/2012 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

From 2012: Not what I set out to do when I grabbed the purple colored pencil to sketch Mimi bathing by the window, but as soon as I got the quick initial outline down, she decided she had been sketched enough lately. But I was involved enough in the sketch that I decided to continue.

Without my model my visualization wandered from the details I’d gathered and knew by heart and I just remembered that graceful curve ending in the curl of her tail. You can see a few other tries and other lines around the edges, so to clarify I hardened the lines I wanted then added some interior shading. Reminds me of a good old doodle. But I like the sculptural feel, and the will to abstract a familiar shape. And Mimi is definitely a purple kitty.

As soon as I was done she came right back. Taught me a lesson about using my imagination!

From 2026: I still find this very interesting and I’m tempted to make something from it, like a piece of jewelry or a wall plaque or something. Looks like it’s time to hit the basement studio where I make things like that.

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