Here is another version of Two Cats Buds. This one is done in india ink using a speedball nib and colored in watercolor pencils. I enjoy playing with doing the same art in many variations. It is a great treat to be able to enjoy these disciplines.
Here is the version #1
Here is the link to see version #2 on product.
He was born on a piece of toned paper, drawn quickly with nu pastels which are a kind of hard pastel sticks. Very messy. So he decided to clean up his act and become a 1/2 hand drawn, 1/2 digital critter. Perfect for him since he never obeyed any rules in the first place.
He works as an undercover green spy and here he is hiding as silly fun.
So as usual, what started out to be a quick little thing, ended up being a project. That’s ok because it is giving me a chance to use my old Wacom Intuos Pro and improve my photoshop skills, And I am getting better as saving my png files, using transform tools, brushes and adjustment layers.
Here’s what he looked like when first born…. He needed work obviously but as long as the idea was there, he was a candidate for surgery. ha ha ha
My lovely friend Marta took a picture of 2 cats at the cat shelter here in Mexico, where she volunteers. They have a lot of kittens, and cats and sr. citizen cats. I drew these two and got carried away with the stripes and lines. I fell in love with them and this is the first of a few treatments of these two sweethearts. I drew them freehand in pen and ink and played a little bit in photoshop. I will do another few paintings of them and let’s see how they will turn out.
What I love is their little body language. Here they are on a big zipper pouch.
A watercolor of a horse surrounded by red and yellow daisies and a few light beams here and there.
here it is on fabric and paper
This zebra is one of many I have drawn. I love their patterns. This one is just simple woodless graphite pencil on watercolor paper. His stripes and the foliage in his surroundings just blend together to create another dimension in drawing.
The pencil is Pentalic Woodless Pencil by M.Grumbacher (w.Germany) and it’s a 6B. I love it. If you have not drawn with this pencil, you are missing out on a great experience. I have had my collection of these pencils for 30+ years so I don’t know if they still make them.
I loaded this artwork onto a new FB art group. It was an instant hit and it just goes to show you that you never know who is watching you on social media.
Here he is on my Red Bubble site
Painting Mexico 
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