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!!
I love them. Can't wait for illustration Friday.
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How darn cute is that! And what lovely work you do!
ReplyDeleteHi 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!
ReplyDeleteI just love the shock on the gals face. Fantastic.
ReplyDeleteMabel 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
ReplyDeleteShe 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.
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ReplyDeleteThanks 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!! : )
ReplyDeletelove the collages AND the Story of Mabel and her couch potato pose (my little butterball of a kitty sits just like that sometimes too!)
ReplyDeleteMabel is sure a cutie! And it is easy to see she is loved!
ReplyDeleteI love the illustrations, and the photo of Mabel made me laugh out loud!! Cats are great.
ReplyDeleteVery fun- I love your pen work in the background along with the collage- yup your cat aint skinny anymore!
ReplyDeletelove the style, works perfectly!
ReplyDeletehysterical!
ReplyDeleteGreat collages! Love the expressions. And my, that cat is definitely the opposite of skinny!
ReplyDeletewonderful 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
ReplyDeleteMabel is gorgeous, what a belly! Your illustrations are great too! :)
ReplyDeleteO M G. THAT is one FAT KIT-KAT.
ReplyDeletei 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.
ReplyDeleteLove your work too!
Lovely mixed media pieces :)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful expressions on their faces! Seriously funny! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat 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! :)
ReplyDeletehah she is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI love your scale piece too!
she is so adorable, I want to hug her. Great illustrations as always!
ReplyDeleteLove it Claudine!
ReplyDeleteMabel gets an award for her acting, her beauty and voluptuous figure!
These are both fabulous, Claudine! And I love your cat. What a character.
ReplyDeleteHer expression at the scale is priceless!
ReplyDeleteCute kitty belly!!!! :)
So good to see Mabel!!!
ReplyDeleteMabel knew that dreams DO come true! : )
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