This is not a drawing or painting but rather scratchboard. The scratchboard panel is a 1/8" thick board coated with a special white clay and a topcoat of black India ink. Using any sharp instrument, I scratch off the ink in various patterns to reveal the white clay and form an image. It is one of the most difficult art mediums because it is unforgiving if one makes a mistake. You can't erase or paint over an error. I used a #10 and #11 scalpel to scratch this piece.
When I think of goth, black cats come to mind. A plain black cat would not have been enough. I felt she needed some spikes and chains. The words "cool cat" in the title were inspired by the lyrics of the David Bowie song, "Diamond Dogs." "Halloween Jack is a real cool cat, he lives on top of Manhattan Chase. The elevator's broke so he slides down a rope." I believe this piece would appeal to any cat lover in addition to someone who loves the goth lifestyle.