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illustration friday: skinny
I have two submissions for this week's illustration friday theme of "skinny"
The first thought that came to mind was the typical scale/weight theme when I thought of the theme so here's what I made first:
Then as I was working on the piece above I had a new idea! I thought about our cat Mabel and I decided to do a piece with her in it. Mabel is the opposite of "skinny"! Mabel's actual photo was used for the cat :)
Mabel is our huge fatty beast of a cat who I found in 2005 wandering the street outside our home in Florida. She was so skinny you could see every rib - hard to imagine now!
When we first took her in she would trick us. She's an academy award winning actress, telling Paul I hadn't fed her and vice versa. So we were both feeding her and before we knew it she was not skinny anymore! We do try to keep her weight down to a reasonable level, but it's difficult with a very demanding cat!
here's a photo of Mabel in her favorite TV watching position.
Have a great weekend everyone!!
The first thought that came to mind was the typical scale/weight theme when I thought of the theme so here's what I made first:
Then as I was working on the piece above I had a new idea! I thought about our cat Mabel and I decided to do a piece with her in it. Mabel is the opposite of "skinny"! Mabel's actual photo was used for the cat :)
Mabel is our huge fatty beast of a cat who I found in 2005 wandering the street outside our home in Florida. She was so skinny you could see every rib - hard to imagine now!
When we first took her in she would trick us. She's an academy award winning actress, telling Paul I hadn't fed her and vice versa. So we were both feeding her and before we knew it she was not skinny anymore! We do try to keep her weight down to a reasonable level, but it's difficult with a very demanding cat!
here's a photo of Mabel in her favorite TV watching position.
Have a great weekend everyone!!
Labels: illustration friday, pets
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Hi Claudine~ I think both collages are wonderful. Mabel is adorable, even if she is a bit overweight. I like the she really kicks back when she watches tv. Cute! Have a great weekend!
I just love the shock on the gals face. Fantastic.
Mabel is just the cutest cat - she really knows how to relax :-)
Mabel is just the cutest cat - she really knows how to relax :-)
Oh my goodness. While the art is terrific...it's the last pic of Mabel that takes the cake...or did she eat it..lol
She made me laugh because I have a friend who had a cat built just like your Mabel. She was all white and her name was Ruby. There wasn't a piece of furniture in the house that she could manage to get herself up onto.
She made me laugh because I have a friend who had a cat built just like your Mabel. She was all white and her name was Ruby. There wasn't a piece of furniture in the house that she could manage to get herself up onto.
Hi,
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I love the collage work you have done. I knew your name sounded familiar as I just finished reading Holly DeWolf's book on breaking into illustration. Then I just went to comment on Fanny's Bastien illustration for skinny and you had been there too:) Similiar tastes. Thanks so much
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I love the collage work you have done. I knew your name sounded familiar as I just finished reading Holly DeWolf's book on breaking into illustration. Then I just went to comment on Fanny's Bastien illustration for skinny and you had been there too:) Similiar tastes. Thanks so much
Such great posts, Claudine!! Love the different pieces and your kitty is fantastic...love the pose. So nice to hear from you...I am a fan!! : )
love the collages AND the Story of Mabel and her couch potato pose (my little butterball of a kitty sits just like that sometimes too!)
Very fun- I love your pen work in the background along with the collage- yup your cat aint skinny anymore!
Great collages! Love the expressions. And my, that cat is definitely the opposite of skinny!
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wonderful images claudine. that's always my reaction to a visit to the scale! as for your hefty kitty, incredibly adorable! i have some of those "actor's studio" types myself. hahahah
O M G. THAT is one FAT KIT-KAT.
i just love how you put these together, claudine...love the punches of color, the mad-men women! ")))
i just love how you put these together, claudine...love the punches of color, the mad-men women! ")))
Mabel is so gorgeous, she looks a little like our rescue cat Poppet..well similar size anyway.
Love your work too!
Love your work too!
What great collages! But, I don't expect anything less than your always steady stream of fabulous! Oh, tell Mabel, I have a fat furry butt cat guy name, Oscar. He eats us out of house and home! :)
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