Cold Toes

The sketches and doodles of Natalie Kassirer!

muse09 asked: Hello! =) I just wanted to tell you that I kind of randomly found your blog and am super impressed with your work. I especially like your watercolors! Anyways, hope you're having a good day. =)

Wow! That’s really nice of you, thank you so much! Everyone on here warms my heart~

By day the banished sun circles the earth like a grieving mother with a lamp

By day the banished sun circles the earth like a grieving mother with a lamp

A gouache illustration for Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. 

A gouache illustration for Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. 

I took The Grapes of Wrath out of the library for another read-through.

I took The Grapes of Wrath out of the library for another read-through.

alexkiesling asked: I was on the "watercolor" tag and i found this great picture you did of the wild west. I then saw a picture you did of a nude model on your tumblr and i was like, "I recognize him! I had him as a model" and thats when i realized you go to RISD like me. Small world. I'm a freshman in illustration.

Haha that’s awesome! It is a small world, and always really fun to find other RISD-oids. Illustration is rad, so good choice on your part! Our teachers are such characters, I’m sure you’ll love the department. I’ve learned so much!

Sometimes I draw anime. Woah.

Sometimes I draw anime. Woah.

He’s definitely a jeweler. Doesn’t he look like he’d be a jeweler?

He’s definitely a jeweler. Doesn’t he look like he’d be a jeweler?

The Japanese don’t think there’s a man in the moon, but rather a rabbit. So I drew a moon-rabbit which I think would be a lot spookier than an Earth rabbit. Also, I had an epiphany that Sailor Moon’s name literally means Rabbit of the Moon. So yeah.

The Japanese don’t think there’s a man in the moon, but rather a rabbit. So I drew a moon-rabbit which I think would be a lot spookier than an Earth rabbit. Also, I had an epiphany that Sailor Moon’s name literally means Rabbit of the Moon. So yeah.

A page from my sketchbook

A page from my sketchbook