MsKitty is warming up to the beach, whether she likes it or not…so to speak. I keep working the idea of MsKitty and the sea shells. I keep wondering what a cat would do if it found itself on our beach. A great huntress, which I’m sure MsKitty is, would find all sorts of interesting things to investigate. Here she is depicted with her prizes: three shells.
I noticed that my little shell collection has only right handed shells; they coil the same way. There is a handedness to shells; I’m going to keep my eyes open for a left handed one.
The watercolor version is another “20 minute study”; this is definitely a challenge for me! I try to focus on shape up until the last minute, then add the lines for “detail”. I decided to do a longer pencil study last night. One of the shells was oriented almost head on. It was interesting looking at the foreshortening.
Having too much fun on the wild, wet and windy Washington coast!
8 Responses to “MsKitty with Three Shells; Studies”
Leave a Reply
Hi,
Love Ms Kitty at the beach, about the shells thank you for pointing this out. I wish I could draw, it is a secret passion.
Cheers
I like the drawing as much as the painting!!!
Hope you had a good weekend,
xoxo,
ja
your 20 minute studies are so fabulous, Peggy!!
How intriguing that shells have “handedness” – add that to my “what I learned today” file! I enjoy learning about your process here during Art Every Day month.
I love the Kitty, What a fun idea of MsKitty on the beach. I never thought about it, but I do not ever recall seeing a cat at the beach.
I love that cat attitude!
hello peggy and ms kitty…the colors and the expression of the tail…very wonderful!!
Wow! I’m really behind! Thank you Kaylene, Julie Ann, Leah, Julie, Rennata, Casey and ELK, I appreciate the comments and am thrilled you enjoy MsKitty. The power outage from our wind storm last night put me behind! I’ll try to make it up…!