These lovely portraits are by illustrator Maggie Swanson. She works for various clients on commissioned pieces and has illustrated over 100 children’s books. Maggie also has a new book, Lucky Cats Paper Dolls, featuring paper doll cutouts of her two cats Tommie and Gracie and an assortment of costumes and accessories based on the Asian legend of Maneki Neko.
April 24th, 2012 at 9:23 am
The illustration on the top, left reminds me of my kitty, Prissy! What beautiful faces!
April 24th, 2012 at 9:37 am
these are so cute. i love the maneki neko paper dolls, and the kitties in the paintings are adorable and expressive.
April 24th, 2012 at 10:04 am
Incredibly expressive portraits and the paper dolls are so cute!
LOVE your Instagram pix btw!
April 24th, 2012 at 10:44 am
Maggie’s work is stunning! I’ve added her site to my bookmarks.
Thanks!
April 24th, 2012 at 10:51 am
Maggie’s cat illustrations are great! I love the Lucky Cats Paper Dolls book
April 24th, 2012 at 11:01 am
Love cat dolls, and asian motifs. Where do I buy one?
April 25th, 2012 at 6:31 am
I love her work!
April 29th, 2012 at 12:36 am
These are so beautifully done. I would love to have these.