I had worked on the first exercise in the book but then set it aside as other bright, shiny objects (quilting, tennis, working) stole my attention. Last night I went back to the first exercise again, which was to draw cats. I sat with my lap top and follwed tutorials on drawing cats. Some were cartoon cats and some were realistic cats. I was doing pretty good with it. I really have come quite a way in realizing I actually can teach mysef to draw. It truly is something that takes practice.
Anyway, at some point I shifted from copying other people's cats to trying to create my own style. There was lots of trial and error and I just rolled with it. I kept trying to draw a whimsical cat over and over again until suddenly Chester started emerging from my pencil tip. I drew Chester several times until I like the details and then I drew him on an index card that I had already painted a yellow/green/gesso background. I inked him with a Prismacolor black ink pen (not permanent, as I found out!) and then painted him in with acrylic paint. 
I'm in love! Not just with Chester, but with the whole process and the fact that I created my own unique cat from my imagination. I'm exciting to sit down with the sketch book and see what else develops!.
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