Artist Statement: This was one of my absolute favorite projects that I have ever done! This is a picture of my cat Simba, I really wanted to draw him because he's just been there for me through my parents divorce and everything! I chose charcoal because, it looks sooo good when doing fur! The charcoal just makes it look so real and adds so much dimension. The by far hardest part were the little dots the whiskers come out of! I just kept making them little black dots, but then I learned you needed to make them splotchy.Also, when I was trying to get the feel of the cat profile I for some reason kept drawing a dog. So I am very excited with how this turned out! Also the reflection in his eye is the safari. I picked the safari, because I want to travel to an African Safari and also every kitty has inner lion in them! I am super happy with how the safari turned out with the bright pretty colorful chalk charcoal and I'm very proud of myself!