“Mischief,” pastel, 9×12, 2022 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Guess who’s getting into some mischief? It’s the little tag team, Mariposa and Hamlet! It always starts when one of them tags the other, and the chase begins, but I don’t think Hamlet looks like he wants to play right now.

I vowed to paint this idea for the holidays this year, and, well, it’s still the holidays, right? I’ve been sharing it and quietly put it up on Portraits of Animals, and also ordered some holiday cards to sell. I was going to feature it this past Wednesday for my Featured Artwork, but decided I’d send out the old year with something new. I have goals for artwork this coming year, and what better way to get that started than to end out the old year with a new painting?

Read more about this painting on The Creative Cat: Featured Artwork: Mischief, a New Holiday Painting