Jamie Shelman explored many different topics through her art over the years, but her heart is now set on one particular subject. She goes under the moniker The Dancing Cat on social media, and her quirky illustrations perfectly capture the silly side of our feline companions.
Shelman is a talented illustrator from Baltimore, who pursued her passion for art at the Rhode Island School of Design. All of her creations are originally drawn by hand before being scanned and digitally colored, and her art these days is created with “the moderately crazy cat lovers” in mind.
Shelman’s cat Brooksy is her biggest muse, but her illustrations celebrate the endless beauty of the feline world at large.
“Inspired by their fat plump shapes and seal-like bodies, we’ve found cats to be the perfect form of self-expression. From cats doing ‘cat things’ to more human activities, our art hopes to capture & stir the same love and passion for cats & art that you experience, often in a whimsical or unique manner,” she writes on her official website.
In addition to sharing her art with over 120,000 cat lovers on Instagram and selling greeting cards, prints, stickers, and other gifts inspired by her illustrations, Shelman also published a book titled Life Lessons I’ve Learned from My Cat.
