Kitties. Hipster and otherwise.

Halloween.

I had a little bit of a draw-er’s block the other day. I really wanted to draw, but nothing was working. (And, yes, when I say “draw,” I mean on the computer.) I tried drawing one thing but it came out looking like another and...I just wasn’t feeling it. But I had this idea that I HAD to draw some Halloween images. So I did what everyone does and I googled Halloween and I came across the classic Beistle Halloween cutouts that those of a certain age remember from their youth. They were vintage when I was a kid but now they are cool vintage.

You remember this, don’t you?

So I decided to redraw it, making it a little more...me. And I came up with this...

And I like it. It’s a little more me. But then I thought it was still too much them.

So I tried again...

Hmmm...closer. But still needs some work. The nice thing though, is that it fixed my block and made me feel like drawing.

Bell. Book. Candle.

Sometimes it’s got to be about evoking another image. Bell, Book and Candle is a favorite movie of mine, and this is an attempt at evoking a famous moment from that movie. But man, Kim Novak’s hair was an amazing color not found in nature and poor Pyewacket was the goofiest looking cat that ever goofed, what with his crossed eyes, and little pink tougue. I’m not sure I do either of them justice, but I enjoyed trying anyway. I’ll probably keep working on this one...

Here we go.

Sooo, how ya been? Been a while, no? I realized that I haven't really been drawing lately, mostly because I’ve been doing other things. But I am trying to get back in the habit. But I haven’t. Well,  I have but not really. You know? No?

How to explain...I am doing a pro-bono free lance gig. And that kind of saps me a bit. So here is one of the rejected images, because despite being a reject, I still think it has it’s merits...

And then there's this cat. For no reason. I just like him.

I think I might have to find something to do with him. I mean, he’s a sketch. I told you I am trying to sketch more. But he has some potential.

And then there’s this. Because it's a freakin' gummy bear, ok?

Ok. Well, back to it. I gotta go do some sketching. No, really, this time I mean it.