Cat Finnie

@catfinnie.bsky.social

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Freelancer in illustration and design for animation www.catfinnie.co.uk

Photo of 'A Room Above A Shop' by Anthony Shapland, the cover has a black and white photo of a man sitting at the top of a mountain, two large overlapping low opacity rectangles, one eggshell blue, one a pale citrus yellow, which overlap to form a brighter green rectangle in the middle. On the table, also a cinnamon bun and a latte.
Cardamom bun, iced latte, and Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson on a table (book cover is pale grey, grainy, hazy image with the ocean fading in on the left side, palm leaves top right)
Cover of The Wax Child by Olga Ravn. The cover has an image of a woman in (presumably) 1600s attire, a dark, long-sleeved dress with a chainlink belt at the waist. Her face is covered in flames.
In order, left to right, from top to bottom: Pillion; Harvest; Die, My Love; The Testament of Ann Lee; Sentimental Value; The Ice Tower; One Battle After Another; Hard Truths; Little Trouble Girls; Urchin; Hot Milk; April.
Illustration of a glass frog vase with unhappy/blank expression and a sprig of wild flowers gathered in his back.
Box of owlets
Poster for the film Mandy (2018) showing Nic Cage in centre, with his self-made axe, his wife Mandy, for who he goes on a murderous vengeance spree, and the cult that breaks into their lives and destroys their Eden.
An illustration of a red apple with yellow highlights on a small plate, dimly lit, with a beam of light catching the left side. A knife is sticking out of the apple to the top left. Hand-lettering reads Hurricane Season, below the author's name Fernanda Melchor. Format is paperback cover.
A hand holding a red/pink tulip by the stem, between the thumb and first finger. Strong light brightening the edges.
River Lea, peaceful and still under the soft light of morning. Burnished brown reedbeds line the sides of the river, footpaths snaking alongside. In the distance, blocks of flats, Westham stadium, and the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, looking like the peak of a roller coaster twisted into a knot. The sky is pale blue with gentle clouds brushed across it.
Illustrated fan poster for Picnic at Hanging Rock. Three schoolgirls, with Miranda leading, climb up onto the eponymous Hanging Rock. In the front corners, overgrown cow parsley, which is seen in the film. A mysterious red cloud floats above, the distinctive red rocks looming below.
Fan poster for Mike Leigh's Hard Truths, starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste in a blazing performance in the lead role of Pansy. Pansy's face (drawing) fills the frame, with the words Hard Truths overlaid at the top and bottom of the composition respectively. The words further icrease the feeling of claustrophobia - we are honing in on this woman's thoughts and emotions, and her inability to escape her own head. Pansies (drawn) are a subtle pattern across the background. Prominent colours are blue and purple, with a pop of lime green.
Fan poster for David Lynch's Mullholland Drive. Heads of 'Betty' and 'Rita' are biggest elements in the central section, Betty holding the phone, Rita looking into the distance, to the side. Bottom left corner - hand holding the key to the blue box. Left of the key, small figure of Rita on the street. Text in white reads 'A film by David Lynch' ' Mullholland Dr.' and smaller, at the top is 'Starring Naomi Watts & Laura Harring. Top right is a small easter egg - the face of the hobo, blended with some trees, quite subtle. I hope people see it only after a moment or two. Colours are the red and blue of the film.
A midnight blue snake winds itself through the stems of two orange flowers, a sliver of moon and some stars above. The background colour is lilac.
Mist over the river, reedbeds and trees, soft morning light
Stone steps leading up the mountain to a small cave, at Convento dos Capuchos, Sintra
Tremor by Teju Cole
Gardens at Quinta Da Regaleira, Sintra
Lazzaro holds his hand in front of his face, in such a way that it is casting the shadow shape of a dog's (or wolf's) head in profile
La Chimera
Music I've listened to in 2024 - Waxahatchee, Cassandra Jenkins, Los Campesinos, El Erro Del Marr, Self Esteem & Moonchild Sanelly, Amanda Bergman, Nilufer Yanya, Mount Eerie, Nick Cave, CMAT, Chappell Roan, Maribou State
Baker's dozen of albums I've been listening to this year. Cacti- Billy Nomates; Bless This Mess- US Girls; All of Us Flames - Ezra Furman; Paranoia, Angels, True Love- Christine and the Queens; Careful of Your Keepers - This is the Kit; Have One on Me- Joanna Newsom; The Age of Pleasure- Janelle Monae; Bury the Lede-Dessa; All of this is Chance- Lisa O'Neill; Goodbye, Hotel Arkada- Mary Lattimore; Day of the Dog- Ezra Furman; Making Circles of Our Own- New Pagans; People Who Aren't There Anymore- Future Islands
Monochrome illustration of a small cairn, soft and grainy. The bottom rock has a cute face, eyes closed, and the character's arms rest on the ground in front, as if lying in the grass. It feels peaceful