Windowsill

Posted on November 24, 2020 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Cat, Cat tree, Geodes, Glass, Metal sculptural objects, Metallic pen, Painting, Watercolour sketch, WatercoloursLeave a comment

Todays #bandofsketchers picture, watercolour sketch of my windowsill…

The cat has her own cat tree because the window sill is covered in glass, geodes, metal sculptural objects and more. I can’t show them all as the cat tree is in the way…. The cat loves sitting there as it’s right over the radiator. I think the diagonals sort of have a flattening, almost japanese woodblock effect? Anyway it was nice to do something in watercolours for a change. I just used a bit of metallic gold and silver marker pen to highlight some of the objects.

Nose out of joint….

Posted on November 22, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Curled up, Fun, Indoor cats, Life, Outdoor cat, Stole his space, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Oops the outdoor boy is sitting in my indoor boys favourite spot on hubby’s chair. He is getting his paws under the table. Indoor boy is sitting by the halogen heater trying to ignore the situation, but I know his nose is out of joint… (it’s been three days since he sat on me, he’s more distant, especially when outdoor boy wants to have some love.) Now I need to make sure they are all happy. The outdoor cat will probably stay a while, get warm, then go back outside. They are all well fed and indoor girl is on her bed upstairs…. Cats, it’s like watching a soap opera… ‘get orf my chair kitty’ ‘why are you lettingbhim sit there, hooman?’

Cat work in progress

Posted on November 21, 2020 Posted in Cat, Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Cat portrait, Facebook memory, Female art, Fine Art, Gold leaf, Painting, Work in progressLeave a comment

Looking through my photos of small paintings with gold leaf, I found this of my girl cat. I think I was about half way through this painting. I used the gold leaf to emphasise her eyes and the cushion behind her. I know I have a bit left over. I was not very good at attaching the gold leaf, its hard to stop it wrinkling and breaking up, but I would say its fun to use and have a go if you fancy it.

Heat seeking cats

Posted on November 21, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and White cats, Boy cat, Cat, Girl cat, Happy, Heat seeking, Hot, Micro poem, Micropoetry, Poem, WarmthLeave a comment

Like an oil painting

Covered in heavy brown varnish

My cats huddled,

Staring at the fire,

Preparing to write letters?

No, just enveloped

In warmth!

My boy

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Couch, Indoor boy, Kitty, Lie down, Looking, Outdoor boy, Poem, Poetry, Sleep, WatchingLeave a comment

Indoor boy cat

Lies and waits

Wary eye turned

Towards the door.

Will outdoor boy

come in?

Eat his food

Drink his milk

Pinch his place

On the couch?

All is quiet

All is well

Sleep kitty,

Dream of toy sheep

If outdoor boy arrives

I will keep him from you.

In outdoor cat news…..

Posted on November 20, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Cold, Garden, Learning, Life, Loved, Outdoor cat, Tuxedo cat, Waiting, Well fed4 Comments

Talking to a friend about our outdoor cat I explained that he’s generally in our garden which is about the size of two terraced houses and their yards…. There are lots of other cats about that come and go (I fear for the bird population but they have plenty of cover). There’s a shed and a summerhouse, two cat beds and cushions. He’s a big cat, twice the size of my other two, well-groomed. Tidy, but not a dominant cat which is why I think they can integrate…

He comes in and sleeps sometimes but he’d found a space on the settee and now the indoor boy cat sleeps there. I will have to find him a new space, it all seems to be about territory. I also think he gets too hot when we have our heating on. He will eat, then mooch over to the back door and yowl to be let out… Such is the life of an abandoned out door cat, we want to love and care for him, but he hadn’t made his mind up fully about us.

The sun shone eventually…

Posted on November 19, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Clouds, Cold, East, Leaves, Photo, Rain, Sky, Upstairs, View, Weather12 Comments

Looking out of the window this afternoon, the sun came out and the sky cleared. Much more sparkle than my drawing first thing in the morning. Soon the view will clear further when the trees shed the rest of their leaves. Mind you, the rate the ivy is climbing up the wall the window might be covered over!

Tonight is meant to be very cold and the outdoor cat won’t come in, he’s busy running round the garden, but he’s got a warm bed in the shed. Tomorrow it’s due to rain again… No more blue sky….

Comfy cat

Posted on November 16, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Black and white, Cat, Gold leaf, Painting, Sleeping cat, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Sleeping cat (I can’t quite see the title), lying on a stripey cover with gold leaf patches. Another small 6×6 painting, done a couple of years ago. Acrylic on canvas.

My cat is lying on the settee now in almost the exact same position. It’s like he’s time travelled from there to here….

Christmas ‘cat’ctus

Posted on November 15, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black cat, Cactus, Cat, Cat doorstop, Christmas cactus, Flower, Indoor plants, Kitchen, Photo6 Comments

On the windowledge. Photo of one of my Christmas cactuses already in flower (I think because the light levels have been low) and a metal cat doorstop which I prefer to be able to see rather than using it to prop a door open. I’ve also got cactus cuttings growing in water, must pot them on….

Two boys, one sofa

Posted on November 14, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and White cats, Cat, Indoor and outdoor, No fighting, Peace, Together, Tuxedo cats2 Comments

It’s happening, the two boy cats tolerate each other enough to share the settee!

The time we have taken gradually introducing them over the last few weeks. Indoor and outdoor cat are within a meter of each other…. They might be at either end of the settee but the outdoor cat had to jump up past the indoor one. No hissing, no spitting! Great

Mallaband-Brown

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