Enjoyable and thought-provoking, as usual, Crowden. I like both the drawings for different reasons. Lord Barkalot looks more lovable in the first and slightly frightening in the second—perhaps it’s the purple or the abstract nature of the latter piece. Both reflect the artist as much as the subject. You were obviously an artist from the beginning—or cartoonist, but then they’re the same, aren’t they?
Well, Leo daVinci and pals all did cartoons before tackling their paintings (although cartoon meant something a bit different back then) so in that regard yes, cartoonist and artist can perhaps be viewed synonymously. But we cartoonists also add the spice of humor to the picture, so I'll award us the win! And as a btw, when I first read you "I like both the drawings ..." my first thought was you were speaking of the octo-cat vs the Princeton Tiger!
Oh, well I liked them both too! I can't imagine a little baby going from octo-cat to Princeton Tiger in a short space of time--that's quite a developmental leap! Were the earlier drawings actually by a baby (or babies) related to you?
I channeled my inner 4 month old for the first. For the second I actually googled "cats drawn by children" and what I displayed was a reasonably accurate representation of one that caught my eye. I'd have included one my granddaughter did but actually she only draws bunnies with me (although to the adult eye I suppose her bunnies and her cats might be largely indistinguishable). And I'll confess that I did the Princeton Tiger a number of years after adolescence ... :-)
Enjoyable and thought-provoking, as usual, Crowden. I like both the drawings for different reasons. Lord Barkalot looks more lovable in the first and slightly frightening in the second—perhaps it’s the purple or the abstract nature of the latter piece. Both reflect the artist as much as the subject. You were obviously an artist from the beginning—or cartoonist, but then they’re the same, aren’t they?
Well, Leo daVinci and pals all did cartoons before tackling their paintings (although cartoon meant something a bit different back then) so in that regard yes, cartoonist and artist can perhaps be viewed synonymously. But we cartoonists also add the spice of humor to the picture, so I'll award us the win! And as a btw, when I first read you "I like both the drawings ..." my first thought was you were speaking of the octo-cat vs the Princeton Tiger!
Oh, well I liked them both too! I can't imagine a little baby going from octo-cat to Princeton Tiger in a short space of time--that's quite a developmental leap! Were the earlier drawings actually by a baby (or babies) related to you?
I channeled my inner 4 month old for the first. For the second I actually googled "cats drawn by children" and what I displayed was a reasonably accurate representation of one that caught my eye. I'd have included one my granddaughter did but actually she only draws bunnies with me (although to the adult eye I suppose her bunnies and her cats might be largely indistinguishable). And I'll confess that I did the Princeton Tiger a number of years after adolescence ... :-)
Ha ha! I knew it! Well he's very cute!🐯