Kitties WIP (Patreon)

warm-up doodle and wip of a project i'll be working on (Illustrating all the pets of my cast)

These are two of Cuppa Joe's beloved, beloved kitties 

Vienna was found as a kitten in the alleyway behind his cafe. She was lost and huddled under a box, mewing in the cold. Joe found her, tucked her into his scarf, and fed her a bit of his sandwich. Vienna has since been forever loyal and loving, and enjoyed many, many more sandwiches.

Miss Bitters was an elderly shelter cat that nobody wanted, probably because of her aloof personality and attempts to claw out a pony's eyes. She reminded Joe of his cranky old culinary teacher, Zesty Gourmand, and so Joey took Miss Bitters home to shower her with the love and patience he knew she needed. Miss Bitters was not impressed. She still hates everyone and everything, with the intensity of a thousand suns.

...It's worth noting though, that Miss Bitters now swats at Joe with her claws retracted, and her hisses have an almost affectionate note to them that only a well-trained ear can catch.