Here's a painting of Mama Kitty knitting some clothing for her lil' babes.
When I worked on this painting, I was looking primarily at the work of illustrators Alice and Martin Provensen, as well as Roger Duvoisin. I'm so inspired by their use of shape and color, and wanted to make something with their techniques in mind.
I'm so used to working in watercolor now that it was actually very difficult to work in acrylic;
acrylic dries so much darker than when it's wet, while watercolor always dries so much
lighter than you expect it to. I also really wanted to force myself not to use any outlines, which
added an extra challenge. I really enjoyed getting to experiment, though, and I'm really happy with the results. I learned a lot from this work, especially about creating distinction
between shapes without relying on line.
And don't worry, the little bare kitten's scarf is almost done!
