Visiting cat

Our outdoor cat, comes in for tea. Sniffing at the food bowls, and looking for a bit of love too. X can’t really say more xxx

Cats outside adventures.

Posted on June 6, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Black and white cat, Drawing, Indoor cats, Life, Outdoor cat, Sketching, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Last night the cats stayed out till dawn. I called them every hour but they were not bothered. The two indoor cats are fine, they love being out now. They sit on garden walls and seem to stick together. They follow the outdoor cat around and the dynamic between them all has really settled down. They are being very loving when they are in. Lots of purring and cheek rubbing. They seem to be staying round the back of the house and garden, keeping away from the road.

If I can find them in all the foliage I will try and post some photos of them.

Trying to think of a three panel story

Posted on June 3, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, cat cartoon, Cat doodles, College, Funny, Humour, Learning, Life, no words, Thinking, three panel storyLeave a comment

Rough sketches, three panel wordless piece. I experimented with colour and the positioning of the panels. Also could it be a front, side or top or bottom view of the cat and of it breaking out through the cat flap? Could the sequence change? What are the cats emotions? Why does it want to get out? Fear, adventure, looking for a friend? Lots of reasons, even sunshine….? Or a bird it’s seen singing outside… Oh dear!

Butter wouldn’t melt..

Posted on June 2, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Catflap, Escape, Humour, Indoor cats, Life, Outdoor cat, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

My indoor boy cat went exploring tonight, in the dark. I called him in a few times but it was only after he’d gone onto the next door but one’s garden and got soaked in a heavy shower of rain that he came back in. In the meantime I had to prevent his sister from going out. I can’t cope with both out at the same time.

How did he get out? The cat flap had been forced open by the outside cat again. It’s just indoor boy hasn’t worked out how to open it outwards yet.

Now he’s lying quietly on the mat, having a gentle wash with total unconcern. I know I need to stop worrying though.

Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth he’s so cool!

The inevitable

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat flap, Cats, escapes, freedom, Garden, Learning, returned, Safety, time to go, Tuxedo cat, WorriedLeave a comment

Sigh, it happened. Our intrepid outdoor cat has led my two indoor cats out into the great big green world of our garden. He is a bit of a cat burglar. Strong claws had forced the cat flap mechanism round so that the flap opened both ways. He must have come in for food overnight then forced it to get out. His Foster brother and sister were both ‘not in the house’ when I got up. That deafening silence that indicates ‘absence of cat’.

All I could do was call and whistle. Five minutes later, outdoor cat and Foster sister came in through the open door. Five minutes after that, Foster brother saunter up. You’ve been out I say, who me? He stares in innocence. I open the cat flap for him. No he wants the door opening. Finally they breakfast…. Now they are sitting tapping the cat flap again! Argh… Inevitable!

How do you release jelly (jello?)

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, cat mould, Dessert, Food, Funny, ginger cat, jello, Jelly, jelly mould, Life, Orange, Trying4 Comments

Trying to make a ginger (orange flavour) cat jelly.

I was given a cat shaped jelly mould a few years ago but never used it. Then yesterday I decided to make an orange jelly for fun. I could have added fruit or trifle sponges to strengthen it but I wanted it to be pure jelly, and I was going to call it ginger and maybe take a few photos in different places before we have it for tea.

I tried mixing the jelly powder but I didn’t realise it hadn’t all dissolved until I cleaned the bowl I’d made it in, would that weaken the jelly? Then I couldn’t lie it down level because it’s head is higher so I had to prop it up in a bowl to put in the fridge. I let it set overnight. But how to get it loose? I tried running a thin knife round the edge, then turned it up on a plate, wobble, no! Tried running the mould under the hot tap, no! Tried tapping the mould, whoosh, a few bits dropped out, tried a knife again and tapping.. It finally came out, a saggy, wibbly wobbly brother cat to the solid mould.

Does anyone know what I should have done?

Collage

Posted on May 28, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Black ink, Cat, Collage, Drawing, Felt pens, Learning, monoprint, technique5 Comments

You can make a collage with almost anything. If it can be glued you can use it. You can also colour match things like felt pens with coloured paper to extend the image. I also add black pen to mimic the patches of black monoprint and shade the picture more. Experiment, learn, enjoy art.

Cat in a box again

Posted on May 28, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Box, Cat, Humour, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Pouncing, SleepingLeave a comment

Sometimes they just decide

The box we had

The curry delivered in

Is ideal for

Sleeping arrangements

Bird watching

A full wash

And brush up…

Chasing your tail

Putting your paws

Through the handle holes

Ambushing your sister

Playing with toys

Purring…and pouncing!

Cat on a mat?

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Cat, Collage, Drawing, Experiment, Felt pens, monoprint, Tuxedo cat4 Comments

With a bag? She was staring at me, getting into my mind, so I decided to do a collage with her. This seems to be my creative ‘go to’ at the moment. Photo, then draw onto monoprinted paper, copying the photo. Two holes for her orange eyes. Then stick the paper down. Next post it notes for the bag that holds a couple I’d packs of felt pens. I cut out shapes then drew over it to give it more shading. Finally the mat… Another bit of monoprint. It’s hard to cut out the negative shape of the cat, and the mat is red and green, but I wanted it to stand out from the cat and my red and green pens have just about run out, so I used pink and what was meant to be a pale blue instead. It’s a bit scruffy, I didn’t have enough pattern to extend across the whole page so part of the mat is just coloured in. Anyway it was fun to do. Ignore the date by the way, I hadn’t done anything on the 18th so I filled in the gap.

Cat in a bag

Posted on May 17, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, carrier bag, Cat, caving, Exploring, Humour, Photo, speleology, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

Like all great speleologists my cat likes exploring tight and small spaces. For instance she found a pack of felt pens in this bag.

Her caving experience also includes behind the bathroom sink pedestal, under the washing on the laundry airer, and underneath my hubby’s overcoat where it touches the floor. She will lie in wait, or extend a paw quietly to catch her brother as he is passing. A miniature lion in her den.

Mallaband-Brown

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