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One of a set of five small plates, each has a different cat design. Traditionally used in Japan for sushi.
Theme: "Plate Design"
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Detail of a small plate, traditionally used in Japan for sushi. Third in a series of five cat plates, each with a unique cat painting.
Two more of the cats in this set of five can be seen on my Flickr photostream. I have photographed three to date. Two remaining.
photo size: 2.9" h by 2.3" w
size in centimeters: 7.5 w by 6.0 h
Theme: "Tableware"
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Jackson was a late Christmas request as a sketch from an not overly clear iPhone photo .. a fun challenge .
One of a set of five small plates, each has a different cat design. Traditionally used in Japan for sushi. This is the second of the five designs I have photographed.
Theme: "Black In Back"
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Ninja's favorite resting place , typically overseeing my drawing
the drawing in color pencil . , .
Pardon my absence , folks .. a lot happening with Christmas art, which I can't post until later.. more to come!
"Chocolat is my favorite because it's beloved by everyone who sees it. I've never had that experience: I've never had a movie where people come up to you and say, 'Thank you.'"
-- Producer David Brown
Mmmmm....
Chocolat is sweet! In it, mysterious strangers, Vianne (Juliette Binoche) and her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), wander into a quiet French village and set up a chocolate shop. For these villagers, such a change to the status quo--in the middle of Lent, no less--sparks endless speculation and gossip. While the town mayor, Comte De Reynaud (Alfred Molina), is determined to evict these newcomers from his town, the villagers are more receptive to Vianne's magical concoctions and unique views. Affecting everyone's lives, Vianne not only tips the town's status quo but also finds herself changed for the better. "I think what's wonderful about the story is that by Vianne selling small dreams and little comforts through chocolates, she's going to bit-by-bit transform people's lives." Juliette Binoche said. "That's always frightening when you have an outsider because things can change."
Based on the best-selling novel by Joanne Harris, Chocolat reunited Johnny Depp with What's Eating Gilbert Grape? director Lasse Hollstrom. I was very excited about that! I was also thrilled with the rest of the cast. Aside from Chocolat's star, Juliette Binoche, it includes Alfred Molina (who worked with Johnny in Dead Man), Lena Olin (Lasse Hollstrom's wife, who costarred with Johnny in The Ninth Gate), Carrie-Anne Moss (the lady from The Matrix), and Judy Dench. (They don't call her Dame for nothing.) Although she has a small part, most exciting to me was that Leslie Caron was also in this movie. Yeah, Leslie Caron of An American in Paris (Gene Kelly's Oscar-winning musical, which I've seen a zillion times)! Johnny gets to work with the coolest people.
Who doesn't want some Chocolat?
With an international cast, French subject, and Swedish director, Chocolat was a surprise hit around the world. From Kansas City to Berlin, producer David Brown noted, "The audience reaction is almost identical. It's remarkable how universal this story is." I can attest to this, as I saw Chocolat in Akron, Ohio, with my parents and a visiting Japanese business associate: We all really enjoyed it.
Chocolat has so many unique ingredients--a mix of interesting characters with strong personalities, a sprinkling of fantasy, a splash of adventure--It's hard not to find something to like about it. Even though it takes place in France, audiences related to this story and its characters, recognizing that the village could just as easily be their hometown. "Chocolat is a fable-like story. There are elements of fantasy in it, but Lasse always keeps it grounded in a kind of emotional reality," scriptwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs said. "Even if there's something magical going on, there's an emotional honesty about the performances and how the scenes are done that I think is one of Lasse's great strengths as a director."
"Hey, Melissa, where's Johnny?"
My dad asked me this, in a loud whisper from a few seats over, midway through Chocolat. While my eyes rolled at the time, it's a fair question: Johnny doesn't show up until the second half of this movie. But he was keen to work with Lasse Hollstrom again, hoping to show that he was in a better mood and easier to work with than he was during the Gilbert Grape shoot 7 years before.
This time, Johnny plays Roux, a traveling Irishman with his gypsy family--more outsiders (or, as Compte De Reynaud describes them, "ruthless, godless drifters"). Johnny was hooked as soon as he read Chocolat's screenplay and connected to the story's theme: "It's okay to break the sort of boundaries of what's normal," he said. "You've got to step outside of that and break the routine and not be so afraid to try new things."Aside from a new accent, Johnny shows off his guitar-playing skills in Chocolat, tackling some blues and Django Reinhardt tunes. (Now, that's exciting!) "He's a terrific musician," Lasse Hollstrom observed. "And he really enjoyed the whole angle of this story, of this character."
Lasse Hollstrom created a relaxed, happy set, even though everyone was sick of eating chocolate--some even physically--by the end of the shoot. (Johnny doesn't even like chocolate!) The director allowed all the actors to contribute ideas on any level. "Lasse is always hypersensitive to not just the emotions of the scene, but the emotions of the actors before going into the scene, the emotions of the crew," Johnny explained. "It allows you the freedom to be comfortable, to just create something on the spot, not just stick exactly to the words, but maybe find something different." As he did on the Gilbert Grape set, Lasse Hollstrom encouraged such improvisation. The collaborative atmosphere garnered positive results: While filming Chocolat, he noted, "I think it will show on the screen that we actually had fun making it."
Chocolat was nominated for a bunch of different awards all over the place, and won a few. Its five Oscar nominations included acting honors for Juliette Binoche and Judi Dench as well as nods for best music, best writing, and best picture.
The Kitties are chocolat-covered.
There are too many great characters in this movie to fit into one scene, so I created my own mixture. On the morning of the chocolate festival, Vianne (Lily) feels defeated, that everyone in town is against her. Having always travelled with the Northern wind, she feels it calling her to her next unknown destination. Just as she and Anouk (Mini) are set to leave, however, Josephine (Lena Olin/Ashes) reminds them of all the lives they've touched and the loving community they've harvested.
-- Armande Voizin (Judi Dench/The Mother Kitty) and her daughter Caroline (Carrie-Ann Moss)
are finally on good terms.
-- Caroline has eased up on worrying so much: Allowing her son Luc (Aurelien Parent Koenig/Simon) to ride his dad's bike around town is a big step!
-- Guillaume Blerot (John Wood/B.J). and Madame Audel (Leslie Caron) are finally out on a date, taking Charlie (the dog) out for a stroll.
-- Roux (Gordon) has returned! Maybe it's to check his handy-work on Vianne's front door, or maybe he's realized something more important.
-- Of course, Pantoufle is there too...for now. (All good stories should include a kangaroo, don't you think?)
-- And, don't worry--I don't think anyone but Pere Henri (Hugh O'Conor/Comet) has noticed Comte. De Reynaud (Norman), who has passed out after a valiant battle against Vianne's blasphemous window display of chocolates and all that it and she stand for.
When Comte. De Reynaud awakens, will he finally give in to all these changes in his town and accept Vianne with an open heart? Will the townspeople embrace the newfound lightness Vianne has instilled in them? Will Vianne be willing to break her own traditions by staying put, surrounded by a community she helped create? See the movie to find out. (I don't want to tell you everything!) For once, I recommend a chocolate snack instead of popcorn.
Bon Bon, anyone?
Next, Johnny gets dressed up for two cameo roles in Before Night Falls. One is clearly prettier than the other....
(To see images from Chocolat, visit Melissa's Kitties' blog here: melissaconnolly.blogspot.com/2012/05/johnny-kitties-celeb...)
Finishing up ... this sweet kitty was temporarily housed at Cat Corner in Hampton VA,.. I was enamored by his photo and hoped drawing him would help get him adopted .. the good news is , it did !
While I waited for 24 photos to upload in iPhoto, I drew this quick sketch of my drawing table buddy. For Donna, his Canadian girlfriend. Oops - I see a cat hair on the scan...
He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then Norman thought of something he hadn't before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!
And what happened then? Well, they say that Norman's small heart grew three sizes that day! And then, the true meaning of Christmas came through, and Norman found the strength of 10 Normans--plus two!
I'm off to spend Christmas with my family in Ohio. (Maybe we'll get to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas!)
Happy holidays, everyone! I'll be back in January.
Visit Melissa's Kitties' blog: melissaconnolly.blogspot.com.
Each day i have started the morning with some spontaneous quick draw illustrations / doodles, today is based on my cat Nora.
a commemorative portrait of my nieces cat. This one took a couple of months ; Initially I worked this as a drawing , using graphite , prisma and water color pencils . eventually I was painting on it.. so truly a mixed media piece ..
I first met Buddy on 3/17/14. He was born feral. I gave him some dry food and assumed he’d be on his way and I’d never see him again. He seemed about 9 mos. old. A tenant told me he had been feeding him his leftovers for months. I started calling him Buddy. He got friendly. I made him a warm house for the winter and shelter for the rest of the year. He went to the vet for wellness visits and was neutered. We became best friends and walked together. He got 2-3 warm meals a day. He loved sitting in my lap and being combed. I miss him dearly.
My first pet as an adult was a cat who I named Kizzy. She lived until the ripe old age of 22. She was a gorgeous tabby striped cat who was very clever. She used to jump up at the door knocker to let me know she wanted to come in. In her old age she developed seizures and they became a regular occurrence. One day she went missing, we did all the usual advertising in the local papers and put fliers up etc. but she was nowhere to be found. We sadly came to the conclusion that perhaps she’d suffered a seizure somewhere and had passed away. Anyway, three months later my hubby randomly bought a local paper, we never read the newspapers so this was an unusual thing for him to do. As I was turning the pages I noticed an article about a cat who had been found wandering and had been taken to an animal sanctuary. There was a picture of a lady who worked there and she was holding a cat which resembled Kizzy and basically the whole article was about finding her owners. Happily it was her, we got her back and she managed to live another few months with us before she passed away. I often think about how strange it was that we ‘happened’ to get a newspaper that day and Kizzy ‘happened’ to be in it… fate or coincidence?
These drawings are currently on exhibit at Charles Taylor Arts Center's miniature show ... two are retakes from earlier pieces, drawn in small format. The duckling photo reference kindly offered by Emanuel Papamanolis .. I'm participating In five shows now ,thus my absence from practically everywhere except art room ..
Colored Pencil Drawing commissioned in 2011 for a Cat Blogger along with a drawing of Samantha.
Clementine disappeared several years ago and was assumed over the Rainbow Bridge. :-(
Mission accomplished ! Gepetto has been successfully adopted to a loving home . That , was the purpose of this artful journey and I was thrilled to tears when I heard the good news!
Keeping nice and warm in your sweater cat?
Done with colored pencils on gray paper 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.
Recently busy with this painting, since long time not painting. I hope you will like my work. :)
This painting A3 size, 350g paper and used poster color.
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My first cat drawing...fur is very difficult to draw...I wish I'd known that before I decided to draw a cat...😂ðŸ˜..
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Polychromos/Pablos/Pitt Brush Markers/Albrecht Dürer WC Pencils on Grafix drafting film..
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Many thanks to Marlies Platvoet via Pixabay for the reference
color pencil on Bristol of my Himalayan, Jama.. Finally after 10 years ,found time to do his portrait!
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I haven't meant to be away from my blog, but I'm still distracted from drawing. I'm slowly trying to get back into a routine, which I hope will happen soon.
In the meantime, The Kitties are finding plenty to do. For example, here Tyrone goes to hang out with the neighbors. Have fun!
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