Clochette -- My first cat portrait

After switching to paintbrushes for my Mimosa, over markers for my previous botanical sketches, I felt confident and wanted to try something quite different. I was looking at the cute face of my Giraffe, and my beautiful cat muses sitting by my desk, and inspiration struck!

I really wanted to draw some long, fluffly fur, so it was going to be Clochette.

I looked for a good picture in my collection. It had to be a pose that’s doable as a painting, and also flattering for my queen Clochette. Here’s the pic I picked

And here is my version

It was really fun to do, even though I went through very different stages of optimism. The sketch looked little like Clochette, but when I started adding colors, she “came to life”. However, I think at some point I started adding too many strokes and details, and the end result is a bit more textured that I would have wished. Finally, I misrepresented the distance between Clochette’s eyes, and this changed her face alot. Drawing or painting a dear pet is as hard as a person, the slightest detail and it’s just not it.

Nevertheless, I’m really proud of the result <3 and I hope you like it, too.