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1. Snow Day!

By: Christina Wald, on 1/31/2013
Blog: Christina Wald's Design and Illustration Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Miffy Watches the Snow

We got a little snow last week and I could not resist doing a quickie sketch of Miffy watching the snow fall. Both cats were at my painting studio windows. Spike ducks and paws at the window.

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2. Crazy Holiday Season

By: Christina Wald, on 12/15/2012
Blog: Christina Wald's Design and Illustration Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Spike gets into the Holiday spirit...

This is a crazy time of year with a lot of deadlines so this is a quick post. I am finishing another fun book for Sylvan Dell called the Fort on Fourth Street (images form this very soon when I have time to breathe) and starting some new and exciting projects as well.

Anyway, Happy Holidays! I will be revealing this year's card soon! As well as the Pop Smoothie Spectacular, Spectacular Holiday Special...

Miffy must know she is in this book and wants to provide reference...

Little watercolor I did for Troy's parents for Christmas with their adorable fox terrier Angie up front. No spoiler alert for them; they do not have computers or internet access... (They do have electricity though and phone service. They are not that old school.)

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3. Rough Cat Studies

By: Christina Wald, on 6/2/2012
Blog: Christina Wald's Design and Illustration Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Boris and Spike

Boris and a little Miffy Sketch

In preparing for our journal workshop, many of the books about making journals have lovely cat studies so I decided to do some of my cats.

Yes, Boris really looks like this. He is almost 17 and has been shaved because his fur gets severely matted. It gives him an odd appearance. He has a huge head and a little old man body underneath. Great for sketching cat anatomy...You can see every bone and muscle.

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4. Spike meets the Catnip Plant

By: Christina Wald, on 5/28/2012
Blog: Christina Wald's Design and Illustration Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I bought a catnip plant for the catio and hilarity ensued... I need to re-pot it if it lasts long enough...

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5. Ypulse Essentials: Lady Gaga’s Social Network, The Tween Dating Scene, Social Entrepreneurialism

By: Anastasia Goodstein, on 2/8/2012
Blog: Ypulse (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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As if we need more social networks to follow, Lady Gaga (has just unveiled LittleMonsters.com her very own social site that’s all about her and her fans. If you haven’t received your invite yet, here’s a tour to fill you in on what... Read the rest of this post

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6. Studio Helper: Why Cats and Paintings Sometimes do not Mix...

By: Christina Wald, on 2/1/2012
Blog: Christina Wald's Design and Illustration Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I should have a lot to show you but here is a photo of Spike, new studio helper. He likes lounging on my paintings while I work, unfortunately... It is a good thing he is cute... (Also a sneak peek of art in progress for Warm Winter Tail)

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7. Why you should never leave your purse open on the floor...

By: Christina Wald, on 12/3/2011
Blog: Christina Wald's Design and Illustration Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Wild animals might get in...

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8. New Furry Studio Gremlin

By: Christina Wald, on 11/15/2011
Blog: Christina Wald's Design and Illustration Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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His name is Spike and he loves knawing on art books and terrorizing Miffy and Boris.

Hopefully, eating paintings will not be in his repertoire...

I suspect there will be a lot of cat hairs in the paint tho...

In other news, I just signed up with a sketch journal group through the Art Academy going to Taos, NM in June to take in the atmosphere and draw. I will keep you all posted. It is helmed by Amy Bogard who does really lovely journals of her life. I have been inspired by sites like http://www.urbansketchers.org/ and http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/

I recently posted my Greece Sketchbook. I am hoping that this will be an excuse to do more travel sketching and different techniques.

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9. Ypulse Essentials: Taylor Swift Wins Album Of The Year, Holden Caulfield's Heirs, SciGirls

By: Anastasia Goodstein, on 2/1/2010
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Taylor Swift wins album of the year (at the Grammys and the honor of being the youngest artist to do so. Probably makes the criticism of her off-key performance a little easier to shake off. Plus Stephen Colbert flaunts his brand new iPad. Indie... Read the rest of this post