hula kitty
September 17, 2008
The Illustration Friday theme this week is “Island,” and of course, the first thing that pops into my head when I here the word island are all the stories I’ve heard of the mythical hula kitty and her ukulele accompanying mouse Ray… living on an island in the Milken Sea.
Right… am I lyin’? Tell me that’s not the first thing that pops into your head.
sketched out 
September 17, 2008 at 1:30 am
And a starfish.
September 17, 2008 at 1:58 am
Oooh…this is so great!!! Your characters always have just the right attitude! Love it!
If you’ll ever make a book with your idiom bunnies and one all about kitties, I’d buy them both!!
September 17, 2008 at 2:00 am
Oh, they’re so sweet… the cat’s expression is gorgeous! 🙂 Wonderful illustration!
September 17, 2008 at 3:02 am
cool
i like
September 17, 2008 at 3:50 am
I love this, it’s so full of fun!
September 17, 2008 at 4:00 am
Wonderful! I always look forward to your posts.. 🙂
September 17, 2008 at 4:34 am
Just check out that cat’s expression! Wonderful illo.
September 17, 2008 at 4:35 am
Wonderful!
September 17, 2008 at 5:43 am
Love it!
September 17, 2008 at 5:59 am
Hee hee.. I LOVE it LOVE it LOVE it!!!!
Just look at them!! I rather have hula kitty, than the hello one anytime ;o)
And I have no words to describe little Ray.. he is just.. well.. too much!
You are amazing Linda!
September 17, 2008 at 6:00 am
Oh,my….LOL! I burst out laughing the moment I clicked on your blog. You are so funny! That hula kitty is quite a babe! I think Ray had better watch out…if she gets to rocking and swaying too much with her eyes closed, she may just squash the uke player 🙂 Someone needs to tell her that she needs the next size larger hula skirt…or shake off a few pounds.
September 17, 2008 at 7:01 am
Mouse Ray rocks! 🙂 This is great, linda.
teri
September 17, 2008 at 8:03 am
haha lovely, its definitely fun-time on that sweet island of yours… time for some seriously intense dancing!! 🙂
September 17, 2008 at 9:47 am
melike
September 17, 2008 at 9:50 am
your line work and colored pencil work are simply beautiful…. in all of your drawings!
September 17, 2008 at 10:08 am
What fun! Thanks for putting a smile on my face. =)
September 17, 2008 at 10:28 am
Very nice work. Excellent!
September 17, 2008 at 11:29 am
I’m dancing!!!!!!Wow!!!
Bellissimo
Cata
ps: this video for you
September 17, 2008 at 12:10 pm
This is a funny Iland!
September 17, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I love how Hula Kitty gets into a perfect trance-like state when she dances. Just mesmerizing!
I hear the locals all have Hula Kitty shaking her hips on their dashboards. 😛
That Ray is just too darn cute!! Too bad he often gets overshadowed.
September 17, 2008 at 1:17 pm
That’s a very wonderful story and illustration. Very nicely done. If you view my illustration you’ll see what came to my head first.
September 17, 2008 at 1:46 pm
This is hysterical! Really got a good laugh and I needed it. You came back with a bang.
September 17, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Is that Joey in “drag?”
September 17, 2008 at 5:56 pm
aww! the best!
September 17, 2008 at 6:09 pm
now that’s one meowin wahine! soooo silly, sketchie!
i can actually hear the ukelele….
September 17, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Definitely, the first thing that popped into my head when I thought about the topic island, but I figured everyone on IF would be drawing hula kitties too. 😉 Great illustration!
September 17, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Heehee, I never thought that the love handles could be that sexy! Great illustration, very entertaining!
September 17, 2008 at 8:44 pm
SOO CUTE!! Love the characters!
September 18, 2008 at 2:54 am
ha! such a great expression on kitty 🙂 maybe they would be friends in a desert island…who knows?
September 18, 2008 at 6:09 am
I just love it. cool!!!
September 18, 2008 at 11:36 am
She’s got a love-er-lee bunch of coconuts! You absolutely slay me! Have I ever told you that before? Well, it bears repeating. And, ahem, you’ve captured my shape perfectly. No really, when you see me you’ll say “She wasn’t kidding!”
Maybe I should do the hula more often?
September 18, 2008 at 9:20 pm
The look on that kitty’s face is priceless! Hula Kitty is in the zone!!! I learned a few hula dances when I was little and they left a big impression on me and I can do them to this day 🙂 i love Hula Kitty and Ray!
September 19, 2008 at 12:09 am
Glorious, glorious! Of COURSE that’s what popped into my head first (heehee)! I hear hula burns those calories…. Happy Blog Birthday to you! Hoooooorayyy!
September 19, 2008 at 5:42 am
I love EVERYTHING about this! especially the mouse’s name. 🙂
September 19, 2008 at 4:00 pm
hmmm, I’m not so sure Hula Kitty and Ukulele Ray are mythical… of course if you don’t believe in such things like Bumbles (which bounce), Nessie, Chupacobra, Sasquatch (or Sacajawea, sometimes my hubby gets confused, “messing with sacajawea”) then maybe they are mythical or are they?…
September 20, 2008 at 3:15 am
hi Linda again! i have a sweeet blog award for you (oh, yes! an award again!) over at my blog – for your sweeet bunnies and kitties and footies 🙂
September 20, 2008 at 8:28 am
Well, I’d never have thought that Ray would go along, alone… But then again, myths do have to have a certain amount of mystery to charm us all, I have to admit.
September 21, 2008 at 8:31 am
How could I have missed this…. Oh yes, my shoes were getting soggy!!!
Your are too cool girl!
September 22, 2008 at 12:07 am
Again with the feet!
Just love them feets . . .
September 22, 2008 at 9:20 am
Oh, I love this! I can just imagine the cat biting it’s lower lip as it gets into the groove. Truly brilliant work!
September 22, 2008 at 10:19 am
This is so so so cute! I giggled out loud!
September 23, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I know you’re not home yet but I finally finished posting my awards, and yup, you’re it again!
I can’t help it. Especially now that we’ve met! You really, really made my weekend, and Tom is so awesome. I think every woman should have such a nice guy!
Thank you both for everything.
Now go hug Joey before he has a breakdown.
XX
September 25, 2008 at 2:33 pm
How could I have missed this! gah! Brilliant! See my socks being knocked off with laughter!!!