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Nancy Newlin's avatar

Congratulations!! I love your artwork … love to see some cats 🤗

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

thank you! There are cats and I promise there will be more!

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Charles G.'s avatar

I absolutely love your artwork. I can tell you’re an animal person, which makes you aces in my book! Keep up the great work….you have an exceptional talent.

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

Thank you so much. Being called an animal person is the biggest compliment in my book! x

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Beth Spencer's avatar

I get excited every time I see one of your sweet animals pop in my feed! 😄

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

awww thanks Beth - that is so lovely xx

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Courtney Doyle's avatar

I’m so happy you’re here and that I stumbled upon your work on IG. With love from a fellow extroverted introvert and the scruffy Huckleberry Edward’s human!

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Courtney Doyle's avatar

Or introverted extrovert!! 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

haha! I think there may be a few of us out there! Lovely that you're on 'here' too! Huckleberry Edward will be making an appearance again soon. He is irresistible xx

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Courtney Doyle's avatar

I’m biased but completely agree!! He’s happy to be your subject anytime!!!

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Stella Bell's avatar

It is so interesting to see the difference between how we Artist draw. I am not a fan of ai, it’s so fake. Handmade looks handmade and I think should be celebrated. Love your art.

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

I'm not a fan of AI either - it terrifies me! I'm sticking with pencils and paper. I hope that like many other digital things we have worried about over the years, AI will be useful in MANY ways, but will never ever come close to being 'art'. x

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Maryann Lawrence's avatar

OMGosh! I LOVE your work. I know this is really immature and middle school-ish, but I would love to work with you on a book I have written.

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

Hi Maryann, I'm so happy you love my work. Thank you. I'm afraid I only work on texts submitted by my publisher. I'm so sorry. But I wish you all the best with your book. C x

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Maryann Lawrence's avatar

Thank you. Just going to keep enjoying your work :)

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Cleo Bibas's avatar

Catherine, I absolutely Love your animal characters. They all have a delightful quality to them that is so endearing. I hope you are writing and illustrating children’s books as I know they would absolutely be enchanted by them.

Blessings,

Cleo

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

Thank you so much - yes I do write and illustrate children's books :) x

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Naomi Jones's avatar

Love the pencil video! My 9 year old loves drawing and is already VERY particular about the pens and pencils he uses...

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

I am going to make more pencil videos soon!! X

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Susan Kuenzi's avatar

Hi Catherine, I absolutely love your art and enjoyed this article. I love your panda bear, rabbits and dogs in particular, and am excited to follow your work here. My husband and I enjoy creativity and art, so I will probably look into your paid subscription later this year as a possibility (if it would help us learn more how to paint such wonderful creatures). Thanks for brightening our day so often. I had sent you a picture earlier of my Aussie Mt Doodle, JaiYou. I could practice trying to paint or draw his cute self!!

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

thanks so much - I'm really happy you're enjoying it :)

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Maureen Thorpe's avatar

May I email you about illustrating my children's story, "Charlie's Magic Green Eyes."

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

I'm afraid I can only accept texts via my publishers. But thank you for the offer x

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Wayne's avatar

Love your work. It has a distinctive style.

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

thank you!

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Joy Cook's avatar

Just want to congratulate you on being brave and taking this step!

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

thank you :)

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Susan T's avatar

With all the craziness in the world just now…this has become my zen space! 🙏🏼 You’re not the only shy one Ms. Rayner! Introverts unite!

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

I'm so happy you are enjoying my stories - thank you x

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Janice's avatar

You are truly DELIGHTFUL! I love watching and hearing about all of the processes and of course I love all of your little friends.

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

I'm so pleased x

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Michele Bane's avatar

The note is how I found you! I love that doggy so much! Going to check out your shop now.

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

oh how lovely! Happy browsing! x

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Pippa's avatar

Love this! Now off to see if I actually have a 7H pencil 🤣.

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Catherine Rayner's avatar

ahahaha!! GREAT! get one - sharpen it and then run it down a little before you use it so it doesn't tear the paper. H pencils are seriously underrated!! xx

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