Project: Art for My Walls

My big creative project for this break between semesters (besides getting my house organized and decorated) was both something new and a return to my roots in art. I’ve never really been a painter although I love color and the textures and patterns that I can create on my canvases with paint as preparation for charcoal drawings. My first love has always involved getting the tips of my fingertips black. Over the years, my cats have evolved into simplified line drawings that reflect the innate grace and elegance of my subject matter, but lately I have been itching to get back to something more detailed in the drawing itself. This led to the creation of a more solid background, although one that still features many layers and textures—and a little bit of glitter—which allows a more complex image to be seen clearly. Many thanks to my darling Sarah for modeling for me a.k.a  cat-napping.