Holiday card: Inspiration

I like whimsical cards with illustrations, so for the Parkland College holiday card, I wanted to do something light-hearted and cheerful. In researching some ideas I remembered B. Kliban, who was famous for his cat illustrations.

I like to draw animals, so I am thinking of doing a winter-themed illustration with Parkland's cobra. Here is a couple examples of Kliban's work. I like how sometimes the cats have more cat-like characteristics and sometimes they are more human-like.

Kliban's art is very detailed in terms of style (especially his backgrounds), so I would like to do something more simple like this line drawing with crisp, light color: