Another cat in a box

Posted on January 20, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Box, Car, Fun, Life, open box, Playing, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

Grainy, blurry photo of my female cat. I had a printmaking kit delivered and I’ve just taken it out of the box so I left it there for the cats. It’s dark in here as I’m saving electricity and just have a couple of lamps on. I don’t need much light.

She’s a beautiful, delightful cat, mother of at least four kittens that we rehomed. She was pregnant when we took her in as a rescue cat but we got her spayed and she has lots of fun now. Her latest trick now is chasing my dressing gown belt. I’ll be walking through the kitchen and have to stop because she’s caught it with her claws!

Cats on boxes

Posted on January 18, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Boxes, Cat, closed box, open box, Photo, Settee, Sleeping, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

A comfy sofa, a place to curl up and sleep.. But my cat loves boxes. Open or closed. If it’s made of cardboard he will lie on it or sleep in it! Forget cat beds, I’ve got three or four, but apart from one very enclosed covered over one he would rather sleep on a box.

I’m expecting a bit of rivalry though, the space next to this box has a towel on it that my other boy cat has been sleeping on. When he comes in I will see what happens.

Cat again

Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cat Food, Cheeky, Food, Life, persuaded, Photo, Time, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Big head, tiny paws. An example of foreshortening. Those dark eyes do stare at me. You have to be a mind reader sometimes with cats. But they are persuasive. In this case its his ‘feed me…’ look. Then when he’s eaten he’ll be back out through the cat flap. Padding around in the dark, exploring his territory.

You know, cats are sneaky. They get humans round their little paws. They are incredible cheeky creatures!

Cat, black and white.

Posted on January 11, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Background, Black and white cat, Black and white photo, Cat, Golden eyes, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Two photos of one of the cats. There are lots of clashing colours on our setee so I chose a black and white filter to unify them. It also creates a more obvious wave pattern in the crocheted background. The pictures are slightly blurred bacause he was moving as I took them. He’s got beautiful gold coloured eyes. As I write this he is lying down and snoring!

Exposed

Posted on January 4, 2022 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Belly rub, Black and white cat, Black ink, Cat, Drawing, Life, Sketching, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was exposed. I did this fine line black pen drawing. My cat exposing her belly for a rub. Except she moved so I partly used an image off the Internet to get the legs in the right positions. I hope I caught her cheeky personality.

Two cats asleep

Posted on January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Friendly, Insomnia, Relaxed, Sleeping, Tired, Tuxedo cat, Two cats2 Comments

My two boy cats last night, sleeping on an armchair and on the arms between the two armchairs. I’d got up to get a drink because I couldn’t sleep again. First one came up to say hello, after he’d been cuddled he went to sleep on the chair where the bigger cat usually sleeps. Then the big cat came in and seeing his usual space was taken jumped up next to me on the chair arms. Eventually he settled down too. It’s so good to see them getting on so well. The big one could bully the others but he doesn’t, they all three are pretty respectful of one another. If you are wondering where the third one, the small female was, she was upstairs curled up in the cupboard!

Two hours to go

Posted on December 31, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Fear, Fireworks, Loud, Memory, New year, Robin, Scared, Tuxedo cat, two hours2 Comments

Not really clock watching, but the neighbours just let off a lot of very loud fireworks and it’s nowhere near midnight yet! Two of the cats were out. One ran in, tail all fluffed up, but the other (big) one is still out! I shouted a few times but he didn’t come in. Hubby went looking, no sign. I just hope he wsdnt too scared. Did I say they were loud? About twenty rockets, one after another. I wish people would consider pets. And if they are going to let them off choose quiet ones. I still remember being at my mom’s house one new years eve. Some fireworks went off and we looked out of the front door… Suddenly a Robin flew in and upstairs! It would not go out until the fireworks stopped!

Snoring

Posted on December 30, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned cat, adopted cat, Asleep, Black and white cat, Cat, healthy, Sleeping cat, Snoring, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

The cat is gently snoring next to me. I wonder why he snores? None of my other cats ever have. He doesn’t appear to be ill. His nose is warm and dry, he doesn’t have any discharge. He is big and slightly overweight. But he’s also fast and able to look after himself, we often see him leaping around the garden and recently he’s started playing with cat toys.

After being abandoned and left to fend for himself he stayed in our garden until we adopted him, I guess he’s bound to have some health problems. But he does not like being picked up. I have tried getting him in a cat carrier before now and severely regretted it. If the snoring gets worse he will have to go to the vets. But at the moment I will forgive his mild snoring. X

Cat sat

Posted on December 29, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Fun, Humour, Life, Poem, Poetry, sat, Sitting, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Cat sat….

On the mat,

In the tree,

On the ground,

By a bush,

Under a leaf,

By a chair,

On the table,

In the washing machine??

On my lap, purr….

On my laptop!

On a silk blouse,

In the car?!

In a box,

In the shed,

Cat sits wherever it wants!

Cat washing

Posted on December 28, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Black ink fine line pen, Drawing, Hatching, Shading, Sketching, Sleep, WashingLeave a comment

The problem with drawing cats from life is that they move! They get into interesting positions and shapes then a second later a different leg is up in the air or they have turned round, head up, down, twisted. Eyes open, eyes closed. The trick is to outline the drawing first, filling in the black area afterwards. This was a five minute sketch. Late night, the cat is settling down for a sleep. I do try and draw from memory but it doesn’t always work, especially with cats!

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Black and white cat