I've been reading about the history of the portrayal of the cat in art. (I recommend the book. I got it for under 10 dollars from a discount retailer at a street festival, and it's full of great images.) It's highlighted quite an ambivalence in our relationship with the species. Naturally (being the way I am), I identified a kinship between the cat and Loki -- the trickster of the Norse gods, whom Marvel has done quite a fabulous job of making en vogue right now. (I was falling in love with Loki before he had a bandwagon...Just sayin'.) I entered this piece in Mightyfine's "Marvel Villains" T-shirt design contest, but for whatever reason, it didn't pass the approval of Marvel's licensors. Maybe they thought the font license would be a problem. (I made sure it was free for commercial use.) Maybe they don't like anthropomorphisms. That wasn't against the rules...but Oh Well. Here's the piece and the T-shirt mock-up; I still enjoy it even though it'll never be printed on a T-shirt.
This is intended to be an art blog/site. I vow that every post will contain a visual piece, so feel free to call me out on that if I screw it up. The title of this blog is another reference to Opalina, that obscure, beloved angel of feline spirits. Without her, would I have drawn so many, many cats in my youth? Who knows.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Rarity models the My Little Pony bracelet
Haven't posted anything here in quite awhile. ...Yeah, so, I drew this for Equestria Daily's prompt/contest "Ponies playing with pony merchandise." This is based on those little kid bracelets you can buy at H&M right now. I bought one. I actually bought three. Each charm looks kind of like a pony prison. Hence, this. :I
Edit: This was a runner-up in the contest! Top 30 of ~145. :)
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