#catladyart

Cat Miaw - The Skeleton Cat in Color - Cat Lady Art Board Print

For the paper quilt project for #thepaperyear with @helenhiebert in September, I added cat heads made out of aluminum Spindrift cans. I wanted light to come through it. #catladyart #paperquilt #paperart #makearteveryday (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUJYj9nFUwj/?utm_medium=tumblr

With a rain and wind-driven storm raging outside, what is a sketcher to do but return to her familiar and furry muse? #ThankYouRubyCat #CatPortrait #Caturday #BestMuseEver #CatLadyArt https://www.instagram.com/p/BxoGvaSgo5Q/?igshid=8s01aw7v2u7a

Yep, I’m still drawing and sketching my little feline friends. Not sure what this little one looks like now but he was fun and spry when he lived with me. #catdrawings #catladyart #cantstopandwontstop https://www.instagram.com/p/BqSjhgcg8Vm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=106kpxpwl223l

Wrapping up my month-long #Catober drawings with sketches of my current cat companions, Ruby and Rufus. They have been wonderful muses and will no doubt appear in future drawings. Yes, there will be future drawings, and possibly art for sale or by commission. Thank you to all who have followed this drawing challenge and have left kind words and other forms of encouragement. #Catober #Inktober2018 #Inktober #catdrawings #catladyart #artistforhire https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpn0-YqAXQK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u3nry253dstb

Making a joint appearance in my #Catober gallery today are the mother-son team of Peekaboo and Hissy. Somehow I managed to photograph them while both were resting on the back steps of my house back in the fall of 2004. I used several brands of pens for this portrait including two Koi Coloring Brush pens and a Pigma Micron 05 pen. Also used a couple of Winston & Newton pan watercolors for a little color. On a personal note, I am amazed that this month is almost over already and that my #Catober challenge is literally drawing to an end. Makes me a little sad because part of me doesn’t want this project to end. I am mulling over what to draw next - so my friends, what say you? #Inktober2018 #Inktober #catdrawings #catladyart #catladyartist #Suggestionsseriouslyconsidered https://www.instagram.com/p/BpkbhV7gGuD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12txm7jgnpcqs

While today (Oct. 29) marks the “official” celebration of National Cat Day I have been celebrating the wonder and beauty of cats throughout the month with my cat drawings as my #Inktober drawing challenge. By now all who have followed my #Catober sketches know that every day is a national cat holiday in my heart and happily, the past five years, in my house thanks to the presence of Ruby and Rufus. Today, Ruby Cat is once again back in my sketchbook where she will continue to trade places with Rufus as my creative muses. #Catober #Inktober2018 #Inktober #catdrawings #catladyart #catportraits #4UMarilyn https://www.instagram.com/p/BphjWwEAnAZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16z4dhd5ihpaq

I just had to follow the sketch of Rufus with repeat appearances of his siblings Russell and Ruby, just because. During his brief time with us Russell was always into everything, climbing onto tables, lounging in the sink, chasing his brother and sister, etc., that he’d knocked himself out and would drop and sleep any and everywhere. So here is another drawing of Himself in full sleep mode. I tried a little something different with Ruby this time, though she is quite the nap-expert as well. This was an effort in both sketches to focus on the very different colorings and patterns of the coats of these gorgeous creatures but both cats are way more beautiful in real life. I still found this to be a fun exercise nonetheless. #Inktober2018 #Inktober #catdrawings #catlady #catladyart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpdZaI6g1YX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j317xdlqye5e