Hello!
Recently I wrote about The 100 Day Project and that I had joined in with the intent of posting 100 days of cat drawings on Instagram. I’ve been doing this for three weeks now and wanted to let you know how it is going.
Well… I haven’t missed a day! The daily challenge is working in that it suits my personality to have a mini deadline, and I’m getting cats up and online each day!
On the other hand, the commitment to post has produced some “creative thinking” as to what constitutes a cat “drawing.” I had intended to draw 100 cats in a certain style, so that at the end I would have a series of 100 cat drawings kind of like this:
Instead I’m finding that I want to move on to other media already, such as my new iPad:
Or acrylics:
And, I’m guilty of “cheating” to complete my commitment. For example, one day I asked Liam’s 5-year-old cousin, Olivia, to draw a cat for me:
So what have I learned so far? That I have a hard time sticking to one media apparently. 😉
But the main thing I’ve learned is that I want to take better care when I take photos or scan my cats! Bad photos (taken quickly, when trying to make a deadline) just don’t look very nice (see the first one especially):
So how is your 100 Day Project going? Are you still doing it? Please post your hashtag and instagram name and I will follow you!
Hi Carla, I started on April 16th, so I was waaaaay behind to begin with – but I was determined to catch up… Ha! What I learned? I stink at these daily challenges. I did one last year and I didn’t complete it but I’m NOT giving up yet! I’m doing #100daysofjcmdoodles My instagram name is jcm.art
Love your cats… just started following. All cat drawings are fair game – YOU asked someone to draw it and YOU posted it, so it counts as YOURS in my book! ;P
Thanks, Jeanette! I will try to find you on instagram!
Carla, Your drawings are the cat’s meow whatever the medium!
I’m surprised you’re surprised that you try lots of different media – just take a look at the year long classes you teach!
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I guess I’m surprised that I didn’t stick with it for at least a little while!!
The last picture with the faded colorful blobs – where is the cat? I found a kitten with an orange ear and pink backside, a chess knight piece, a sweet but somewhat timid long-eared bunny looking up at the knight but would love to know the “cat” you had in mind. I must have missed the post for this one and so sorry since this was so fun to search out. And you niece is a Matisse in training! I love kids art the best of all. So free.
following along. #100daysofoneliners
I’m still working on my 100 days of the Horse but it is a daunting task. It’s a great challenge for me as I’ve wanted to learn to draw the horse and this has been a motivating method!
Hi, Carla, I love seeing your cats everyday. I’m also doing the challenge. It’s been good to practice everyday. #100DaysOfFacesBySharyle @sharyledoherty
Hi Carla. I am drawing a village one building at a time. It is a slow reveal especialy since I have not started adding color or detail. This process has been a great lesson.
#100DaysofaVillage
ALso, your cats are wonderful.
Love them! How fun. I’m inspired to start 100 days myself. Cats probably.
Hi Carla I started also I do it all days but sometimes, I forget to post it…
It has been very interesting and moving to see what everyone is doing with the 100 day challenge. I come across inspiring posts every time I check it out – so many people are doing things for cause awareness, self growth..it’s really wonderful. I have been able to post just about every day – it has been a challenging thing, putting away my regular work which is also very deadline driven to sketch or paint or whatever in order to post my cat! I find myself craving an entire day of art play so that I don’t feel so rushed! I am hoping that it helps me balance my obsessive nature…obviously a work in progress 🙂
I have really enjoyed seeing your cats, all the styles of them! You have a wonderful quirky style that really captures emotion, it is interesting to see your “inner style” translated into the different mediums and styles. (I will try and not use the word style for the rest of the day now!) I’m curious to see what you’ll be doing at the end of the 100 days!
Hi Carla! I commend you for doing this challenge! I did 101 bird challenge last fall and then 137 birds on my blog this year… that is 238 birds. I recently had to give my birds a rest for awhile. I am still creating art every day on my blog but focusing on one subject started taking the fun out of it for me. I needed a broader CATagory I guess. Speaking of cats – yours are all so PURR-fect! I know you will succeed at this challenge! 🙂
Hey Carla! I love seeing your cats pop up on my feed. I’m starting today 🙂 my name is 0amylouise0 (those are zeros) and #100daysofletters
Thanks for the nudge!
Hi Carla, I still your profile instagram and see your wonderful cats every day. For my part I am doing every day a blobanimal, it is a wonderful challenge and am very happy with all that practice. I fear that when I finish the’ll miss so why not start another challenge?
Hi Carla, I love seeing your cats everyday and am always surprised and pleased to see a ‘real’ cat. 100 days of cats to me is just that and it does take the pressure off making/painting/drawing. I am doing 100 days of digital art because I have missed doing it since Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art stopped doing her challenge.
I am ikibana_banana on IG. I always ‘heart’ your drawings so you should be able to find me. Thanks for this post I have lots more 100 dayers to look for now!
Your cats are great.It looks so playfully and easy made…… Very inspiring.
I also started my 100 day project.
#100magicmomentswithdad (instagram name: jumpingflo) because my father died suddenly on 1st of May 2015.
I thought it´s a great idea to remember all the wonderful moments we had together.
I´m new on instagramm and hope to handle it.
I also have a website
https://100magicmomentswithdad.wordpress.com
Thank you so much Carla for this great idea!
Florentine
Carla may I ask which app you are using on your iPad? I love your cats!!