Myself

Posted on April 14, 2023 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Books, brush, Canvas, Cat, Drawing, I, Illustration, Pencil, Poppies, Pottery, self portrait, Sketching, Willow pattern, xrayLeave a comment

I was looking for this drawing because there was a prompt on one of the Art groups I’m on that asked people to post #thisisme. I looked and looked for this and could not find it, and yet its on my WordPress media gallery! It was originally drawn for a college project ‘I’. As you can see it includes a self portrait, a canvas and pencil and brush, some poppies, an x-ray, books, an old pottery, a cat and finally the willow pattern on a plate. Each thing means something to me. It was drawn in 2020 so I have changed slightly since then. No bits have dropped off but I’m not as well as I was. Life eh? Gets to us all….

Magnetic bags?

Posted on April 12, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged bags, Black and white cat, Carrier bags, Cat, Comfort, Cushions, Life, Sleeping, Sofa, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

What is it about cats and bags? I caught the cat trying to get his head in a small paper bag yesterday, it hadn’t had food in it but he was intrigued anyway. They like the cloth bags from the local supermarket, but even get in the orange plastic carrier bags if I leave them on the sofa while I’m unloading the groceries. Sometimes though if I use the bag again they go off it (it must smell different).

What other things do they sleep on or in? Cat beds, a cat tree, cushions and chair throws, basically wherever they want and can fit. Occasionally they even sleep on the sofa or our chairs, but that’s usually after we have gone to bed. Yeah, cats rule round here!

Cats sleeping

Posted on April 11, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Asleep, Black and white cat, Black and white photo, Cat, Cats, Curled up, fur, Mat, Poem, Poetry, Purr4 Comments

The cats asleep on the mat. No space to walk past them and I want to get in the kitchen to make a cup of coffee. Meanwhile the wind is whistling round the windows and the cat flap is rattling in the wind.

Black and white cats

On a black and white mat.

Full of purrs

These soft furs

Curled up warm

In the storm.

Cat at my feet

Posted on April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Filter, Photodirector, pink black and white, Poem, Poetry, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

I took the photo.. Click

And he woke up

Turned round

Put his paw over his nose

And started snoring!

He’s pulled the chair cover

Off my chair

Made a nest

He’s purring!

Nice and warm

Totally curled

Tail tucked in

Sleeping!

Cat drawing

Posted on April 8, 2023 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage, Cat, Colourful, Design, Digital drawing, Drawing, Experiment, Fun, Sketching, tabby windowsill2 Comments

Digital drawing using Artrage. I’ve found the tools to change the background so I used the canvas option. You can also chose a background colour. It looks as if I’ve drawn on canvas board but it’s totally digital. A bit rough round the edges but I like the way the cats eyes have turned out. Off to play some more….

Furry friend

Posted on April 5, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Filters, Friend, furry friend, Life, Photo, Photodirector, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

Added a filter to emphasise the fur on my furry friend. It looks strange but I don’t think it looks bad. He’s sitting on the chair arm next to me starting to nod off. Black and white cats are so sweet. I might try some other filters to see how they come out. I might also try a black and white filter.

Pawprints 🐾

Posted on March 28, 2023 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged accidentally, Acrylic, Cat, cat with paint, footstool, Life, pawprints, Paws, SplodgeLeave a comment

Footrest with paint pawprints. The cat jumped onto my pallette on the way up to sit on this footstool a few years ago. I could have cleaned it off, but it makes me laugh every time I look at it. Luckily it was acrylic paint so it was easily wiped of the cats paws. When I look at the photo now I’m happy I kept it (upstairs covered in sketchbooks now).

Little friend

Posted on March 26, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Animal, Black and white cat, Cat, Friend, Life, Love, Poem, Poetry, Purr, Sleep, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Every night she paws in,

Footpads run and jump

Up on the bed

Miaow, purr, headbutted

Poddled by her paws

Seeking love

Then she sits

On my chest.

Miew for a head scratch

Tickle behind the ears

Stroke her back

Give love and receive love.

Little cat, big love.

Big little kitty

Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Animal, Big, Black and white cat, Cat, Catflap, Fun, Happy, Life, Outside cat, Tuxedo cat, two rescuesLeave a comment

This cat is big! He’s the biggest cat we’ve ever had. And yet he’s gentle and much more loving than he was when we first took him in.

He was known as ‘the outside cat’ at first. But we gave him a name and gradually he touched our hearts. He had been abandoned by his previous owners and was thin and a bit standoffish at first. For a long time he was outside and my other two cats stayed inside, they were rescues and we didn’t want them to stray onto the main road. We were also concerned they might catch something from the new cat.

I can’t believe how long it’s been since we let him in the house, and the other two out. Basically I would lock the cat flap so he could come in to eat but I would have to let him out so the two couldn’t go. But even then he was getting bigger and he would push and push on the cat flap until he broke it! We glued the split cat flap back together with a layer of plastic and sellotape. But eventually I got another flap and cut it down so the door to it would fit into the original mechanism.

Since then, this cat has thrived. He jumps up between us when we ask, he’s gentle with the other two (he eats as much as both of them put together though!). I love them all, but he has a special place in my heart.

Wet!

Posted on March 22, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cold, Lamb, Lion, Low pressure, March winds, Rain, Sleep, Storm, Tuxedo cat, Weather, Wind5 Comments

There is a saying ‘in like a lamb, out like a lion’ (and vice versa) when it comes to March weather. We also talk about March winds.

After a very dry February, March has turned wild. It started quietly, but as the month has progressed the rain and wind has blown in over the Atlantic, causing low pressure systems to scud over us with record levels of rain falling.

Last night the wind was howling, one of the cats ran in, his coat glistening with rain. He looked like an otter that was just out of a river! He slept under the cover of my chair, like it was a little cave to keep warm in. He knows when to stay warm despite seemingly loving the awful weather.

Mallaband-Brown

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