Art Project course gallery No. 21

Art Project: Cool for Cats…

Saturday 8 August marked International Cat Day – a day when the world celebrates all things feline. The day was established in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare although a number of other ‘Cat Days’ also take place around the world throughout the year.

Here’s a selection of artwork and prepatory studies made by some of the Art Project course artists taking part in the project.

Look out for another gallery of work coming soon…

Jo Melhuish – Cool Cats and a Box (View I)
Acrylic on paper on a recycled cardboard box

Jo Melhuish – Cool Cats and a Box (View II)
Acrylic on paper on a recycled cardboard box

Jo Melhuish – Cool Cats and a Box (View III)
Acrylic on paper on a recycled cardboard box

Paula – Cat and Mouse
Digital photograph of found objects including ‘Black Cat’ cigarette advert (1904) printed on calico.

Paula – Cool Cat
Digital photograph of found objects including ‘Black Cat’ cigarette advert (1904) printed on calico

Paula – Catmare
Digital photograph of found objects including ‘Black Cat’ cigarette advert (1904) printed on calico

Paula – Das Catital (Catital) Vol 1
Digital photograph of found objects including ‘Black Cat’ cigarette advert (1904) printed on calico
Paula – That’s Let the Cat Out Of The Bag
Digital photograph of found objects including ‘Black Cat’ cigarette advert (1904) printed on calico
Sylvie Fenton – The Cats’ Supper
Collage

Chris and Maurice – Schrodinger’s Cat
Pastel and digital collage

Chris – Cat Diptych: The Cat With the Hat and Top Cat
Pastel on paper

Maurice – That’s All Folks!
Digital collage

Maurice – What Greater Gift Than The Love of A Cat – Charles Dickens
Charcoal and pastel on paper
Jill – Cats I Have Fostered
Photo collage
Jill – Cat Among The Pigeons
Ink and watercolour pencil

Jill – Steinlen’s Cats
Graphite and watercolour pencil on paper

Vanda – Catwalk

Acrylic on paper

JC – Marching Cats
Lino print and watercolour

 JC – Hetty Defending Her Garden I
Lino print and watercolour

 JC – Hetty Defending Her Garden II
Lino print

JC – Black Cat Asleep in Hot Garden
Lino print and watercolour

JC – Picasso and his Cat
Watercolour and graphite on paper

Lynn Laws – Bastet / “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods, they have not forgotten this.” – Terry Pratchett
Acrylic on paper
Lynn Laws – Cats Eyes / “Who can believe there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!” – Theophile Gautier
Graphite and pencil on paper
Diana Boydell – Cats
Ink on paper