A bicycle kicking tabby cat

I worked late to day at my contract job, which left me short of time to work on my book. Rather than post the rough background painting I worked on for a few minutes, I want to post this picture of Tabby Cat doing a bicycle kick. I wanted to work this picture in the book, but I realize, no matter how much I like it, that it doesn’t advance the story. Besides, I’ve reached the point where I have edit out every page that’s not needed. The other problem with this picture is that she looks too mature — I would have to repaint the entire picture to change her proportions to those of a cute kid. And yet, even if I did that, there’s still no room in the story for this picture. So, this picture’s moment of fame it’s appearance in this blog.

A tabby cat doing a bicycle kick

I”ve been drawing cats doing bicycle kicks since I started drawing 7 years ago. Now that I’m working on a story about a cat who is a frustrated soccer player, I can put my bicycle kicking cat drawing skills to good use..