Friday, February 20, 2015

Kitty Surprise -Paint Party Friday



I've posted this before.  This is one of my favorite drawings from long ago, so I would put it up again.  It is hard to believe so much time has passed since I drew this picture.

I'm not sure who is the most surprised, the faery, or the kitty cat! In my mind's eye, this is one of the faeries who frequent my garden--I am sure there have been more than one skirmish between cat and fairy folk over the years. It is my belief the winged ones love teasing the cats.

I know, I know--I have a GREAT imagination!

I did the first part of this drawing in graphite. Once that was done, I carefully drew in the lines using India ink. Once the ink was good and dry, I erased the pencil lines and used my beloved Prismacolor pencils to achieve the bright effect you see here.

Happy Paint Party Friday, all you wonderful people. Thank you for dropping by.


23 comments:

Such a Wondrous Place this Faery Space said...

You are such a fine artist and I am glad to know you dear. Blessings.

Tammie Lee said...

fun to hear how you created this. So wild and colorful and somehow perfect for Halloween~

Catherine said...

Another amazing drawing, Beth! The texture of the cat's hair as well as kitty's brilliant eyes are especially stunning. And what a little mischief-maker your fairy is!

Deann said...

Pretty dang cool Sis I love that twinkle in the cats eyes...beautiful art work!

Have a great Halloween...let someone else answer the door, you take it easy. love ya!

Clytie said...

I am in absolute love with this picture! I will think of it when I see the cats outside suddenly jumping around for no reason.

papel1 said...

I never thought of the faeries as causing the cat fights outside or their howling. A great drawing for Halloween.
Judy

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Smart Mouth Broad said...

This is so cool. The colors are amazing!

Megan Coyle said...

I love the expression on the cat's face--and you've done a fantastic job with the eyes. And yet again, I could picture this illustration in a children's book. Well done!

Anonymous said...

How great is this?.. omg.. so sweet.. what a work of ART! I love it!
Hugs, Darlene xo

Coralie Cederna Johnson said...

You are sooooooo gifted! I love all of your artwork!!! Wonderful with humor and stunning color! Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Oh this is neat. I really like it.

Sorry I have missed a day or two. I have been working on http://our26letters.blogspot.com/

Sunny said...

I love the colors and the expression on the kitty's face. Your art always bring a smile to my face.
Thanks for visiting my blog, your kind comments are always appreciated.
Sunny :)

Ruthie Redden said...

I love your imagination! Im sure the faeries at the bottom of our garden run and hide when our wee dog coco ruches out ;-)

Valerie-Jael said...

Love this painting of those 2 scaring each other! Valerie

Jo said...

The colors are wonderful! And so is your imagination.

Studio Kaufmann said...

Such a great painting! You have captured that moment of terror so perfectly.Happy PPF

My name is Erika. said...

I didn't expect that kitty face to jump out at me so much. Always fun to have a little surprise.

bellefrogworks said...

That kitty looks fierce - LOL! Beautiful drawing - great work with colored pencils - they are not my first choice of medium - maybe because I don't have patience to work with them

froebelsternchen said...

Beautiful Beth!
Would fix our theme
BIRDS, BEATS AND HUMANS
as well
over at
ART-JOURNAL-JOURNEY-CHALLENGE

Megan Coyle said...

Hi Beth,

So wonderful to hear from you! I've been pretty bad about visiting other blogs these days - sometimes life can keep you busy :) I'm sorry to hear that things haven't been going well for you these past couple of years. Hope everything turns around and I'm happy to hear that you're continuing to work on your artwork - it is always wonderful :)

Deann said...

I adore the cats eyes so beautiful a picture well worth revisiting.
I hope all is well with you and your family.

Unknown said...

This is very cool. I'm curious about the use of India ink? How do you apply that? Love the imaginative worlds that you portray Beth!