Featured Daily Sketch: Nap for Three, 2013

March 25, 2026 Bernadette

marker sketch of three cats — “Nap for Three”, brush marker, 6″ x 4.5″, 3/18/2013 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

From 2013: Mr. Sunshine, Mimi and Mewsette all managed to settle into one tiny spot on the bed. Well, they like to be together, and all being family, they fit well together too.

From 2026: Once I found brush markers, both felt-tip and a literal brush with an ink reservoir, I was ready to take on my ideas for these varied like sketches. I had used a dip-style crow-quill tip on a pen up to this point and really loved the flexibility of it, but it wasn’t really easily portable, open bottle of ink and all. The brush pens let me take it anywhere and sketch. In time I built up a collection of brush-pen sketches that I’ve used on a list of gift items like keepsakes, art paper, fabric swatches for tote bags and placemats and more:

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.

Read more about the reason for the daily sketches in Daily Sketches: the Idea, Most Popular, Awards.

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"Feline Style Sampler" book of sketches and portraits.

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Now in its third printing since 2013! Daily sketches, illustrations, commissioned portraits all in a small coil-bound gift book. Click here or on the image to read more or find this book on Portraits of Animals.

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*Certificate of Excellence, Cat Writers' Association 2014 Communications Contest

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