
Meow

Meow

“Daily Cat 125”
Brush and ink on 140# HP watercolor paper – 6×4 in
Verily, verily I say unto you, meow.
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“Daily Cat 124”
Brush and ink on 140# HP watercolor paper – 4×6 in
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I’m using a Chinese solid ink with a caligraphy brush instead of the liquid Higgins ink I’ve been usung for months. The solid ink has a different consistancy and is easier to direct with water, I can control the contrast a lot better with it. Meow.

Getta bug. Meow

Some times it takes all four paws to getta grip…that’s’ what I need…two more paws.

Meow. Ink, wash and sanding.


Another day, another bowl of kibbles, or two, or three, or….It’s good to be spoiled.

Meow.

Perched on a sunny rail, this cat sees all. And all’s well. Meow.


Cats in motion assume all sorts of abstract shapes and distortions. Still, one can tell the painting is of a cat walking
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Kitty pounces and misses, he’ll be back for more. I used an ox gall underpaint for this to increase diffusion and transparency.

Getting ready to roll. Meow.
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The long arm of the paw. Meow.

He turns on a dime.
Meow.

Cats step lightly. Meow.
I’ve been using ox gall as an underpainting before adding water and ink. It adds a bit of granularity.
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In winter, a sunny slep renders a high contrast cat. I like the way the ink fades in this painting.
Meow.

Meow.

The cat moves so quickly, its fur reflecting light as he moves through his cat world, the color fading and deepening in subtle shades of grey to black.

Buck the Cat ponders what’s going on in the other part of the room, perhaps he should investigate.

I’ve now painted 100 Daily Cats. I started this series in December of 2018, and there’s been a lot of days with no cats painted. Still, I’m pleased to have reached this milestone and will continue the project. I get a little bit better with each painting, see a bit more clearly and gain control of the inky media.
I committed to being a daily painter in 2015 and this has really enriched my life. I see my world as a place to be expressed in a painting, I see colors and movement as I never did before. The painting lifts my spirits and gives me affirmation of my worth and abilities. Painting is a gift I can give to others.
I have trouble painting every day, sometimes circumstances just won’t allow me to do anything but think about painting, conceiving a painted image, observing light and planning how I can represent it on paper. The Daily Cat series gives me the opportunity to paint something that is quickly completed on a regular basis even if I don’t have to have time to paint larger and more substantial work. Even though these little works are small, they still keep me in the daily painting game, moving me forward to the next bigger and more complex painting.