Just for fun - Goofy Cats

All my work is pretty upbeat and lighthearted, but my 'Goofy' cats are meant to be nothing but fun, for me and for anybody who loves cats or just likes a bit of a smile. They have a lot in common with real cats - they emerge from my pen with ideas of their own about personality and attitude, and I just try to follow along and bring out their 'cat-essence.'

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Like all my work, the cats begin with a quick loose drawing with ink pen on my favorite sketch paper.I do a few in succession, keeping track by date, and rarely reject any - as long as they show up with some panache.
The one at the top here, I decided should be a Russian Blue - in part to use a color not usually in the cat palette. Cats have such a range of markings and eyes - it's not hard to move forward.

My architectural scenes can take quite a while, with lots of layers and colors, but I keep the cats simple. Here's the first step, a pretty blue. I then add bright eyes and nose, and to tone down the blue a bit, a layer of soft grey.

I recently set up a Society6 site to offer these cats on a variety of products that I don't have to make (whew!) I give them names when I post them there. My blue cat is called, logically, 'Blue', and the other one here is 'Honey'
She took a bit more doing, with the details of the accents on her coat. I named the cat at the top 'Charlie' - I love his attitude and he looks great on a clock!
Visit the site - leave me a comment and tell me what you think! society6.com/macgregorart