Featured Daily Sketch: Spring Morning, 2014

April 16, 2026 Bernadette

"Spring Morning", pastel, 6" x 8" © Bernadette E. Kazmarski "Spring Morning", pastel, 6" x 8" © Bernadette E. Kazmarski — “Spring Morning”, pastel, 6″ x 8″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

From 2014: April is the perfect month for such colors, and for Mimi’s annual celebration of this upstairs window she loves so much. Such a lovely spring morning with sunlight so full of color.

On this day Mimi was feeling the weather and was everywhere—every windowsill, every spot of sun, challenging her children to wrestling matches, they running off and wrestling with the roll of paper towels. But she allowed herself a few quiet moments to just enjoy the warm sunshine now and then.

I’ve been ready for a regular old pastel painting after wandering around to other media and seeing her in the sun I could feel the pastels beneath my fingers. It wasn’t only Mimi and all the rich tones in her fur, but the colorful and varied shadows in the lace curtain, both creamy and cool, and the light from the window glaring pale blue and green and yellow with the hints of blue sky and promise of leaves. The morning was exceptional and full of inspiration.

This is done in Sennelier soft pastels on a scrap of Wallis sanded paper in Belgian mist.

In 2026: It’s all about the light. Light reveals colors, and here we are.

Where to find “Spring Morning”

I sold this original but have prints on paper and canvas as well as greeting and note cards and a few other gift items as well. You can find prints and cards on Portraits of Animals as well.

Daily Sketches 2011 to 2015

I think I accomplished what I'd set out to do three years ago today, a challenge to me and entertainment and enjoyment for you: to create a quick sketch of my cats each day as a way to practice and experiment, and present the sketch on that day with no editing, no waiting, no excuses, just to do the sketch and share it.

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"Spring Morning" feline art card — “Spring Morning” feline art card

“Spring Morning” is a new addition to my Feline Fine Art Cards and last year I added her to the set of four tiles titled “Cats at Sunny Windows.” You can find this artwork and the card and the tile on Portraits of Animals.

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