Suzie Q

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky

Large grey cat with yellow eyes and a grumpy expression. Text reads: “Suzie Q”

Suzy Q is a character I drew for a role-playing game I was sketching out called Cats and Dogs Living Together. She is a sixteen-year-old Scottish Fold whose thick grey fur makes her look even larger than her twenty pounds. After years of indulgence by a previous owner, she has a constant hankering for table scraps. At her age, she can’t jump higher than a barstool anymore, but she can still get up to high speeds when excited. She is very clever, and very impatient with those who aren’t. She enjoys puzzles, mysteries, and not being pestered.

Serpent of Smarm

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky

simple watercolor image of a human head with four horns growing out of his temples, on top of a snakes body

Sometimes I draw a head and then I don’t want to draw a body so the neck becomes something else. A snake is often that something.

This guy would totally try to sell you on an apple.

Mozart

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky

Mozart is a character I drew for a role-playing game I was sketching out called Cats and Dogs Living Together.

Mozart was raised as a potential show dog, but only competed once before retiring. At six pounds, the handsome eight-year-old toy poodle has gotten skinnier since his heyday, but he’s still meticulous about his floofy hairdo. He remembers his show tricks, and always strikes a pose before jumping. He’s very intelligent; with his smarts, age, and experience, he’s known for giving good advice.

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Cloud Haired Woman

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky

“Cloud-haired Woman”

This reminds me of the art my parents had from the sixties, feminist with interesting proportions and bodies. I called it cloud-haired woman after a character in Marianne, the Magus and the Manticore, my favorite of Sheri Tepper’s books which made a strong impression on me as a child. (I haven’t read it since.)

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Drawing for Wednesday, April 10th: Dove

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky

Dove is a character I drew for a role-playing game I was sketching out called Cats and Dogs Living Together.

Dove was born with an itch to explore. If she can’t get anywhere more exciting, the year-old grey tabby will explore rafters, piles of boxes, and dresser drawers. She yearns for adventure, and is tired of being treated like a kitten. She’s a lean and lanky adolescent, six pounds but still growing, fast, agile, and acrobatic. She wants other animals to take her seriously, but mostly she wants to burst forth and find something new.