My idea for 'Adoption'...(***click for larger image***)
I have adopted several kitties in my life. My first-ever-cat-of-my-very-own was a little white kitten that I named Minet (pronounced 'mee-nay', means 'kitty' in French). She was my cat in college. I would give wash her every week with sweet-smelling shampoo, and she never really fought it. Since she was white, she would get dirty-gray fast. My roommate had a baby bunny and the two of them were best friends.
I have since then adopted kitties that I named Chutney, Sundae, and Biscuit.
Can't wait to see what everyone else at Illustration Friday has done for their 'adoptions'...
Aw, I love it!
Posted by: thesoulofhope | Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 04:39 PM
This is wonderful. I love their facial expressions. Just love your stylization.
Posted by: Lisa | Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 07:20 AM
I admire that you work SO hard on your illustrations - and they always turn out great! And I love your kitty cat names - in our family we've had Sunny, Skittles, Panda, and Gidget, just to name a few.
Posted by: samantha | Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 09:22 AM
I love this illustration! I think it might be my favorite one of yours yet! My first adopted pet was a kitty too. Sweeet!
Posted by: Giao | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 08:42 PM
fun times! Illustration Friday should never be about pressure, so take joy your work for what it is at this moment. ok? ok.
Posted by: Amanda Woodward | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 03:44 PM
I love your cat names--they are very cool. Ours is Kendra Michelle; that's what happens when you let your kids name the cat.
Posted by: Margaret | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 02:38 PM
The cat's expressions are priceless :)
Great color and stylization.
Posted by: jingles | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 01:23 PM
they look like a little bad gang of kitties. mean and stuff :) I like it though. The texture is great.
Posted by: erika | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 07:54 AM
Aww, the cats look so sad, I hope someone adopts them soon! I'd definitely adopt them, they're darn cute!
Posted by: Satu | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 05:53 AM
Oh-I love this! So sweet.
Posted by: Lori-Lyn | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 05:34 AM
Funny how everyone thinks of cats when you mention the word adoption-your kitties are great!
Posted by: monicalee | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 05:26 AM
very nice. I like how you've done the grass :)
Posted by: Bec | Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 11:23 PM
We had Chutney first (my hubbie wanted to name him Angus, but I won out...after all he was an orange and white cat and 'Angus' is a black cat name). After that, we decided to stay on the food theme idea. Our dog is named Barley, though that was a compromise, too. John wanted to name him 'Whisky' but I put my foot down on that one!
Posted by: violetismycolor | Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 08:38 PM
It does bother me a little that your cats are named after food... but a very expressive picture nonetheless!
Posted by: Kathleen | Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 08:26 PM
I made something for dinner that takes hours to stew, and took that time to work on this illustration. I actually wish I had more time to put extra detail into the background, but I figured that I wasn't going to be able to put more time into it.
Posted by: violetismycolor | Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 06:58 PM
You silly girl! Not even three hours after you post of perhaps not making I.FRi. you have this darling little sketch up. I love the expression on the cats' faces. They look like they belong to a mean ole' kitty gang, and if I didn't adopt them there'd be some serious trouble. Love it!
Posted by: Staley | Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 06:46 PM