EARLY ACCESS // chewie (Patreon)

Last weekend, I was hanging out in my backyard and made a little video of my cat Chewie relaxing underneath our blooming wisteria. It was just such a perfect little moment, so I had to draw it!

It also has a special meaning to me. Before we got this house, we lived in an apartment with a balcony and no garden. Back then, we had our first cat Charlie. I really wanted to get a place with a garden so that she could spend more time outside, relaxing in nature. She unfortunately passed away before we moved and I was always sad she didn’t get to experience this garden. But seeing our new kitties enjoying the garden with us is a healing experience - sometimes they remind me of her! I was thinking about that while painting this one. Hope you like it ✨

Check out all the images for the reference and a shot of Chewie after 5 minutes of sitting there (the wisteria is shedding petals fast)!