Sunday, March 27, 2011

Illustration Friday - Toy

I find that the pieces I have the most fun with are usually inspired by things I'm familiar with. This one is inspired by our cat, Midnight. When we adopted her, her name was Spitfire because she liked to jump on this elderly lady's beehive hairdo. She still has a hair fetish, but thankfully she's doesn't jump on heads anymore. My kids liked the oh-so-original pet name of "Midnight" so she was rechristened and calmed down quite a bit after that and she grew up and became a plump housecat. The end. :)
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4 comments:

Carol Blackburn said...

Cute one, Kathy....Midnight sounds like a great character for childrens stories. I bet you have lots of adventures she could get into or already has. One of these days I will try to illustrate one of my children's poems. It sounds like something fun to do.

March 28, 2011 6:28 AM
Jess said...

She's so cute and I love the movement you've captured!x

March 28, 2011 12:45 PM
MrBibleHead said...

This is great Kathy! Perfect pose! Our cat looks just like this and acts just like this:o). Thanks for the great post!

March 28, 2011 10:11 PM
Kim Vanlandingham said...

Your work is just so carefree and light! Wonderful!

March 29, 2011 10:11 AM

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