Himself
His owner described him once to me as “The King of South Fremantle”. This is Biko; the cat with complete self-assurance. Nothing fazes him. He is my friend – and as soft and stroke-able as he looks!
He wears a collar now but back in 2021 when I took a photo of him (to draw from one day in the future) he’d accidentally-on-purpose ‘lost’ it. That cat!
“Himself”.
Julie Podstolski - Abstract Realism 
Beautiful. You’ve caught the soft shine, the sleek curves of cat.
Thank you Sue! It made a nice change from all those birds…much as I love them.
Well of course, from Cat’s point of view, far from being a ‘nice change’, it’s the Ultimate Consummation’ of your art!
You are so very talented, what a beautiful drawing.
Thanks Ellen.
Love that cat , Julie ! Your incredible skill with the whites continues to floor me ; I mean THOSE WHISKERS !
Judy.
Hi Judy. I’m glad you mention the whiskers as they were one of the hardest parts of the drawing; them and the face altogether. It wasn’t an easy task to draw Biko.
And he IS strokeable, Julie! What a beautiful cat, you have captured his dignity and charm beautifully.
Hi Joy, made a change from birds. I hope the birds in the April exhibition will not be too flustered by having a cat as part of the show.
Ha ha – Never, Julie! It sounds like it’s going to be a wonderful exhibition…where are you exhibiting; in the same place? Would love to attend this one…and I’d like to see if you hide any more cats in there (I love cats, too)
Yes, same place, at EARLYWORK in South Fremantle. No more hidden cats; just one. I will be putting out lots of information about the exhibition when the time is right.
That is a cat with supreme self-confidence, no messing with him! He is a beauty, and such a great composition, his head framed against the window. The blue weatherboards could so easily have been a distraction, but they aren’t, they actually complement Biko’s colouring, bringing attention to the blue-white of his fur. He will be a worthy addition to the birds!
Many apologies for the late comment, we have just returned from our camping trip. Commenting via my phone is a huge challenge!
Hello Anna, you caught me an hour and twenty minutes before we leave for the airport! I knew you were away…and yes, I also can’t cope with the challenge of commenting on blogs from a phone.
I have been wanting to do this drawing for 24 months. But I kept telling myself it would be politically incorrect to have a cat among all those birds. However it is a fact of life that beautiful things eat other beautiful things. Biko fits the exhibition very much from the point of view that he IS a local love story (so many locals stop and stroke him) and that’s the title of the show “Home & Heart – local love stories”. In any case, he’s going in! He is off being framed at present.
I’m glad he is to be part of the exhibition as he really is a very special PUSS.
He sounds like a perfect fit for the exhibition! Have a wonderful trip – I do hope all the weather events in NZ won’t have an impact on the trip. Have fun!