Jellicle Cats

We all know kids go through certain phases. Most often these phases come and go and aren't always worth mentioning because, no doubt when you do,the phase will have ended and you're child will be onto something new. Well, for about 3 months now Chloe has been uber interested in Cats. Notice I did not write cats, but CATS. Cats, the musical has been playing at our house non stop. Steve and I are in a bit of a tight spot, although we are very glad her infatuation isn't with 'Barney the Singing Dinosaur' we are a bit tired of hearing "Jellicle cats" played over and over again on our music system.

And don't think this infatuation stops with the music alone. Chloe has persuaded me to paint her face on a number of occasions like the cats in the musical. Which cat she would like to be depends on what part she would like to play in her on-going dance reproduction. Below I've posted some of my handy work. Notice the first two pics were early in my face painting career. I was unaware of the proper shading techniques required to replicate the face of a feline. The last pic is some of my better work, however one must always remember when viewing these pieces that the model rarely remains still during a sitting which would throw any serious painter off balance.