Wednesday, January 29, 2020

My Precious by M



" My Precious" Photograph by M
~ Bat is such an obliging cat when it comes to having his picture taken. Love the pic, M ♥️
🐈🐈🐈 πŸ• πŸ“·Take a look at her Instagram Three Cats, A Dog, and a Camera

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

"RESCUING CATS IS LIKE THE MAFIA ONCE YOU'RE IN THERE'S NO GETTING OUT"



PICTURE BY? PLEASE CONTACT ME TO GIVE CREDIT.

"RESCUING CATS IS LIKE THE MAFIA ONCE YOU'RE IN THERE'S NO GETTING OUT."




PATCHES (WHITE FEMALE) AND LUTHER 
BROTHER AND SISTER RESCUE KITTENS








Remember the 2 little kittens, Patches and Luther who dropped in for something to eat on November 17th / 2019 and then disappeared? Well, early this morning around 1:30 a.m. I was woken up hearing my daughter calling out to my husband in the basement to pull the string and when I looked out the window I saw the door of the cat house drop down and the mom bolting out leaving the 2 kittens inside the house, my daughter telling my husband they successfully caught the two kittens; exactly a month since I had contacted "Furry Tales Rescue" in Smith Falls and Barn Buddies to take in the family. 





BULLITT

Last week we caught another kitten, a black one who we named "Bullitt" early in the morning before bringing him to "Spencerville TNR". We never really knew their sex but we were lucky every time to name them accordingly, of course, once they go to their forever home that might change which is ok. I just hate not having a name to call them while they are here with us.
Anyway, this business of rescuing cats and kittens has been going on for some time now, over two years. We adopted two little ones, Bat and Maggie and got help with Bat from "Adopt A Cat Rescue" in North Gower. We brought in over ten cats and kittens to the Humane Society but now we thought we try placing them in a no-kill rescue.


This Christmas think of making a little Christmas gift to one of these rescues, it is very much needed. The cost to maintain such establishments runs in the thousands every month.πŸŽ„



SPENCERVILLE TNR    πŸŽπŸŽ„


FURRY TALES RESCUE SMITH FALLS  
πŸŽπŸŽ„

ADOPT A CAT RESCUE NORTH GOWER 
πŸŽπŸŽ„

   BARN BUDDIES OTTAWA πŸŽπŸŽ„

Thank you, Cindy, of Spencerville TNR and Donna, of Furry Cat Rescue, Smith Falls), for helping us out. As far as we know we have the mom and dad left to catch and find them a good home. Merry Christmas and so happy we came together to save the three little kittens from the cold.πŸŽ„πŸ±πŸ±πŸ± πŸŽ„


p.s. I suppose being Italian I have somehow got caught in the Mafia... Cat Mafia that is ..."RESCUING CATS IS LIKE THE MAFIA ONCE YOU'RE IN THERE'S NO GETTING OUT."☺️

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Christmas Teddy Bears πŸŽ„πŸ§ΈπŸ§ΈπŸ§ΈπŸŽ„




 Christmas Teddy Bears   πŸŽ„πŸ§ΈπŸ§ΈπŸ§ΈπŸŽ„ 

So, have you ever wondered how the Teddy Bear got its name? I always wondered if Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States had anything to do with the toy bear's name and of course, it turns out he did. I asked my husband and of course, he knew the story but I never knew. Here is the link to 

A Short Story — “How The Teddy Bear Got Its Name”





 A beautiful little story to read to a little one at Christmas time.  




Who doesn't love a cute little Teddy Bear to sit somewhere in the house at Christmas time, if not all year through?






These two lovable Bearington Teddy Bears I bought today at Sally Ann in Kemptville and now join my little Angel Teddy Bear collection.

Monday, November 11, 2019

WITCHES' BROOM TREE WIP 🧹 OIL PAINTING

I love the trees! 



I love collecting their leaves, their seeds, the conks that I sometimes find on their trunks on my woodland walks and of course taking their photos. 

I also love the illustrations and paintings of trees, particularly the ones done by 19th - century British artists.

The Witch Broom Tree in this painting was inspired by Emily Carr's gorgeous trees of British Columbia.

"In 1818 Constable exhibited a beautiful drawing of elm trees at the Royal Academy. It failed to sell and so it was still in Constable’s possession two decades later, when he added a note on the back to the effect that “This noble Elm … was blown down April 1835.” It was a portrait, in other words, of a particular tree, one whose fortunes he continued to follow, and whose eventual loss he lamented long after he’d moved away from the area." ~ Professor Christiana Payne


And like John Constable, I adore painting them. When I came upon a tree down the road from where I live that looked quite peculiar I took a few photos of the tree for future reference which would come in handy when I went to paint it. At the time I didn't know why the tree was afflicted with such unusual, odd-looking, broom-like distortions but after looking it up online I discovered it was disease trees get and not from witches : )

I suppose the namesake is because it reminds one of a spooky broom belonging to a witch. So I decided to paint the Witch Broom Tree in oil but it was my first time painting entirely in oil and I didn't realize just how long it takes for the painting to dry and cure. This painting is still very wet.

I added a couple of spiders and webs to the tree and eventually would like to add a black cat and create more depth to the scenery before it's complete. Hopefully, in the process, I wouldn't destroy it.






















REMEMBRANCE DAY NOVEMBER 11 2019


NOVEMBER 11TH / 2019 





 REMEMBER




by InspiringYoungMinds.ca


Thursday, November 7, 2019

Bewitching Moon ~ Patrizia Gattaceca 🌝

Bewitching Moon

I'm bewitched by the moon. Too often I fail in capturing photographs of the moon but this is one of the rare moments I caught the moon and its magic.







Bewitching Moon

Over the top of the mountains the moon 
Rose unexpectedly
In the sky it drifted,
A bird, a fairy!
Blown out, round and sweet
Melon-like!
It danced in the sky
Impassioned
In the fragrant night,
Lighting every road,
Making my head swim,
My senses dazed.
Did I dream?
Did I really see you?
You fell into the well
Like the declining sun.
Moon, wink at me
Bright Moon, magic moon
The mirror of the loving girl,
Peep out at the balcony!

Patrizia Gattaceca

Monday, November 4, 2019

Dead People's Stuff , Psychometry and a New Painting "Mom & Me on Halloween "πŸŽƒπŸ±πŸ±πŸŽƒ



I love hunting for treasures and coming home with a souvenir someone long ago had loved. Something old just makes a home I think. I have always believed these tokens of the heart I find on my vintage hunts hold hidden secrets and sometimes I get a picture of its old keeper especially if I bring home a group of collectibles most likely that came from the same household. I think it is easy to establish an image of the old spirit and get some inkling to their unique character. 


"Psychometry is the art of holding an object and identifying what information you receive from that object. All material things pick up psychic impressions of the people or animals that have either held or touched the object." Silver Ravenwolf





















Looking at my large collection of vintage finds I'm quite sure this house is haunted...in a good way : )


Halloween is done for another year but not for me. The spooky season never stops inspiring me so I decided to paint a tiny portrait of a mom and baby ghost cats, that sadly never made it one cold winter's night. The real story was told to me by a foster and of course, I love ghost stories and Halloween.
We have had over ten feral cats and now we are down to one who lately has been coming for 1st, breakfast, second breakfast, 3rd breakfast all before noon : )I think she is a bit confused with the cold Fall weather and time.


So with the old florentine gold gilded frame and a sad kitty cat story, I painted "Mom & Me on Halloween" 







Acrylic, Gold Leaf on wood Minature Painting 2.5 x 3.5

Friday, November 1, 2019

We Found HalloweenπŸŽƒ

On our way home from soccer, last night
we found HalloweenπŸŽƒ
It was a dark and rainy Halloween this year but someone did some magic πŸ§™‍♀️🧹and gave us HalloweenπŸŽƒπŸ‘»πŸ¦‡πŸ•·πŸ•Έ 






And I just have to share thisπŸ¦‡ Purrfect Spooky Halloween Photo of Bat taken by M. πŸ§™‍♀️
https://www.instagram.com/murtagh13/


Happy Halloween πŸŽƒ


Tuesday, October 29, 2019

πŸ•·πŸ•Έ SPIDERWOOD πŸ•·πŸ•Έ



This wood slice once was a fairy door but after my son texted me about the tarantulas he encountered at Joshua Tree National Park in California, I just had to repaint the door. Thanks for the inspiration, Ty. I know just how much you love πŸ•·πŸ•·πŸ•·πŸ˜‚
The wood slice has a hole in the middle so depending on where u place its light will shine through. A little bit of magicπŸ§™‍♀️













Wood Slice acrylic and inks 

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Bat Bat Boo ~ Happy Caturday ! 🐈 πŸ§‘πŸŽƒπŸ¦‡πŸ§Ή



BaT, Bat Boo! The spooky cute, little fella that just doesn't miss a chance at keeping my company when I paint. Do you see the cat candle ring on the taper? My daughter gave it to me and I usually wear jewelry for a few days and then eventually it gets used to decorate the house. I think I like it better on the candle than on my finger. p.s. No cat was harmed to take this photo!πŸ˜‰ HAPPY CATURDAY !!!








Blog Archive

Blog Archive