Who doesn’t love a cat… drawing?

I really like my cartoon cat, I can’t say that I like cats but the cartoon is cool. I know that the Felis Catus is one of the less cool carnivorous mammals although it is quite the domesticated specimen of the Felidae family. I don’t know that this small animal that has cousin are all wild I don’t know if I agree that just calling this sort ‘domestic’ makes it any better or more distinguishable from the relatives out in nature and not in your home. I don’t believe it for a minute that this house pet is any much different from the ‘feral’ variety free ranging and fooling the rest of us that it’s not coming into contact with me or bothering my daughters who are currently scared to death of cats. 

I recently of the term “catio”? What an interesting idea to provide for your cat an outdoor recreation area that will be enjoyed without the risk of harm coming to the cat or worrying your own pet is going to getting into trouble roaming the neighborhood. There a many ways that we can take the temperature on any given society and wonder if Mahatma Gandhi had some insight into one possibility with his quote, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” I am a huge fan of being a good steward over the things we have in hour care, and yes this does include the animals with whom we adopt into our lives. I can’t say I agree with the humanization of pets or the idea that they are our “children”. I think we need to think responsibly on all commitments we take and all living things needs our full attention and the way we treat all living things is a very accurate estimate of a moral barometer. Now that I’ve been way to philosophical I would like to remind that I am encouraging you enjoy a fun little cartoon drawing of a cat and I encourage you to draw along!

Weird cat update

Not sure if I have shared the cat but I just wanted to add that my wife really loves walking down the hallway and this s,all painting will catch her attention and give her a little startle.

Also I would like to take this opportunity to share a challenge to be more creative: don't turn the tv off, contrary to most popular advice on the subject. Simply watch it differently - mindfully, openly, actively. Question plot choices and acting styles. Pause and challenge yourself to come up with a better plot twist or to appreciate a particularly lovely musical composition.

I guess you don't have to change what you are doing and not to say that a change of attitude will be the answer to all the creativity problems we encounter but just thinking a little different or thinking a little more can make a difference. Take the experiences you are having in your own life and give them a twist.

Just for the record I borrowed some reference on this one from Don Seegmiller . He is a great digital and traditional painter. I think the cat he painted was digital. I used traditional acrylic on a piece of laminate flooring!