Sorry, my dears. Etsomnia is still on break. Yesterday was my final oral surgery, and it’s impossible to be funny while crying and bleeding. Next week, my funny bone should be healed.
In 2015, I found today’s artist’s work, but I couldn’t figure out whose work it was. Today, the mystery is solved!
I have not spent much time in my life trying to make visual art, but my encounters with watercolor and ink all resulted in muzzy messes. Serbian artist Endre Penovác, on the other hand, has more than mastered the media. His mostly black-and-white portraits of cats, birds, and the occasional special animal guest are all so perfectly textured and and so lifelike, I’m in absolute awe. It’s unusual an artist would have such a deep understanding of both fur and feathers, but Penovác is a wizard at both. He is equally facile at capturing his subjects both at rest and in motion, and you wouldn’t think those two things would go together so well. He is clearly an exceptional observer of animal behavior.
It’s not surprising that Penovác’s work is prized by cat fans. I’ve never seen anyone capture the feline anatomy and attitude so perfectly. I’d be proud to have one of his glorious paintings in my house.
You can see all of Endre Penovác’s wonderful ink art on his website and on Instagram.
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March 10, 2021 at 8:55 am
Love these. the bleeds are just perfect and I really like the chickens.
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March 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm
The chickens have so much personality!
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March 10, 2021 at 8:57 am
Wow! He makes it look so simple. Gorgeous!!
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March 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm
I agree, though I’m also 100% sure it’s not.
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March 10, 2021 at 9:08 am
The chickens are beautiful, but the cats—-I want to reach out and touch that little fluff. He is good!!
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March 11, 2021 at 7:01 pm
Right? All that floof!
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March 10, 2021 at 9:29 am
The cats are ‘photo realistic’. The chicken not so. BUT, I love all of them. Great work. Hal
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March 11, 2021 at 7:01 pm
I love them all, too!
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March 11, 2021 at 1:28 am
GAH, these are just gorgeous!!! Thanks for the share (and I hope your start feeling better soon; I didn’t know you were having oral surgery. HUGS!).
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March 11, 2021 at 7:01 pm
Thank you. I look like garbage, but I don’t feel as badly as I did after last week’s installment. At least it’s done now!
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March 11, 2021 at 4:19 pm
Wow!
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March 11, 2021 at 7:03 pm
They’re amazing!
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March 13, 2021 at 3:00 pm
These are just exquisite. And I want to let you know, while you’re recovering, and uncomfortable from surgery, how much pleasure you blog brings Don and me. He’s about to go out and I just had to stop him to show him the pandas. Big smiles. Hope you’re smiling again soon.
Alison
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March 14, 2021 at 1:15 am
How lovely! Thank you. That really means a lot. XO
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