[Art] It's a cat, cat, cat world.

[moonvoice]

I have completed inks for four wild cats this week.
Also a domestic cat, and a Russian trotter (horse).
But four wild cats!
These are all awaiting colour.
Two are available / two are commissions.
Appropriate icon is appropriate.


Cheetah as Totem
- unavailable -






Caracal as Totem
- available -





Serval as Totem
- available -




Melanistic/Black Jaguar as Totem
- unavailable -

Comments

[silverjackal]

I'd say you've made another "leap in technique" based on these. They are *incredible*. :)

I've met all four species, and you've captured each of them, no doubt. I'm particularly taken with both the cheetah and the leopard, but I love the caracal. (I'm very partial to caracals, they are such remarkable cats -- the desert itself made into feline flesh.)

[moonvoice]

Oh thank you.

I heart caracals. I used to actually illustrate them a lot, realistically, in pastels when I was younger (they are probably the wild cat I have drawn the most, in that respect), and they really do just 'feel like desert.' It's incredible.

[silverjackal]

Have you ever drawn the Sand cat (Felis margarita)?

[moonvoice]

Not in this style, only when I was younger, in pastels (and it's part of the artwork I lost en masse when Moet, as a kitten, decided my entire pastel portfolio would make an excellent litter tray; alas!)

[spider_fox]

You noticed that too! I didn't think it was possible, but these seem to be even more refined in inking technique than in the past, though I questioned whether it was just my eyes playing tricks on me.

[silverjackal]

No, you're describing precisely what struck me. The inking technique, certainly, but also the sophistication in capturing the animals' expressions. :)

[spider_fox]

Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking, especially when I saw the cheetah and serval.

[feralkiss]

They are perfect. <3

[moonvoice]

Eeeee. <3 Thank you very much.

[ariestess]

So damned beautiful! I WISH I had the money to buy the caracal especially, but also the serval!

[moonvoice]

If only money was more abundant (and not so much in the hands of the one percent!)

[ariestess]

*nods* Oh, if money weren't such a damned issue... Because if it was no object, you'd have a patron for life.

[hrafn]

Oh, the caracal! Wow. That one really grabs me.

[moonvoice]

Ee, thank you. :)

[peaceful_two_eyes]

Oh goodness, more and more temptation! The caracal and the serval both are calling to me <3

[moonvoice]

Eee, thank you. I'm loving the serval/caracal, but I tend to like the mid-sized cats over the larger ones (I mean, all felines are awesome, but there's something really cool about caracals/servals etc.)

[outlineofash]

I still loooove the cheetah's ruffly fur. Can't wait to see these colored!

[moonvoice]

Awesome! :D

[shatterpath]

They're all so beautiful, but the caracal steals the show!

[moonvoice]

Wow, thank you. :D

[faolchu_rua]

These are all amazing. Something about the serval in particular is really pulling at me: I identified with them quite strongly when I was a child, though now I can't remember why beyond their physical characteristics intriguing me. Granted, I must join many of the above when noting how striking the caracal is as well.

[moonvoice]

:D Thank you! :D

[laughinglotus]

Love the pictures. Love the icon.

[moonvoice]

<3 Hee, thank you. :)

[kehleyr]

They are truly incredible!!

[moonvoice]

Thanks! :D

[thnidu]

1. They are lovely and striking!
2. What are the glyphs on the cheetah and caracal?
3. Ista (see pic), currently lying on my desk, says "Keep that ink away from ME!"

[moonvoice]

1. Thank you! :)

2. The glyphs are given to me from the animals themselves, and they are up to the person who is viewing the image / working with the animal itself to interpret. Over the years, I've heard a lot of amazing interpretations of the glyphs, so I don't spoil it - where possible - with my own feelings/interpretations on the matter.

3. Heh. :)

[thnidu]

Thanks.

[ladymondegreen]

They are beautiful.

[moonvoice]

Thank you. :)

[epsilon_pegasi]

Oh wow, your symbol/glyph for Cheetah is eerily similar to the one I use. I can't wait to see it in color, because if you end up using the same/similar colors I use for Cheetah I will be excited. Too bad it's unavailable. It's not often that "my" feline totems match other people's in energy so well (I am very cat and very particular about my Cats).

It always makes me happy to see some smaller felines represented. Your concept of serval energy seems "foreign" to me, but maybe that will change when it's colored? It's nice to see others interpretations of totems too, of course, especially if they're very different than mine. It's like seeing a familiar object from a new angle, and almost thinking it's a whole new object before realizing, no, you know this object but have just never seen this side of it.

I've always admired your inking skills, probably because they're so different than my own rough, tameless lines. It's just not in my personality to be so sophisticated and smooth with lines, and I tend to admire/be attracted to art styles that are different than my own.

Do you have any plans for Marbled Cat? If not, I may commission it through your Etsy in the future, as I have just noticed that listing.

[moonvoice]

I have no plans for marbled cat, and actually, I very rarely do totems that aren't commissions these days, simply because my schedule is often so full. I do love a lot of the smaller felines though. When I was younger, I essentially learned pastels through illustrating ocelots, margays, marbled cats, sand cats, servals, caracals etc.

My sense of serval is probably quite different to some people's (although the same can be said for a lot of totems). I've had a relationship with them for over 20 years, and it's shifted / transformed a lot in that time. Living with a rescue hybrid myself has also altered my perspective on many of the small cats (though servals are remarkably different to asian leopard cats).

[epsilon_pegasi]

I didn't know you had a rescue hybrid! Living with one must be a really interesting experience. I've worked with a lot of feral cats while volunteering, but I've never even met a hybrid. I've got a four month old who was feral, born to barn cats that just roamed and hunted whatever, who's in the process of adjusting to a household environment and being her caretaker is harder than babysitting newborn twins. Just this morning she climbed up the back of my chair and stole an entire pancake right off my plate. I can't imagine what a hybrid would be like!

I do have a rescue dog that's part coyote (one parent was a coydog, the other a husky). She's unique, to say the least. I've learned a lot about canines and friendship from being her caregiver and companion.