Saturday, October 16, 2021
Babylonica
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Happy Caturday - "Unorthodox " Behaviour πΎ♥️πΎ
The theme for Happy Caturday - "Unorthodox " Behaviour πΎ♥️πΎ
Friday, October 8, 2021
Inheritance
I fell in love and, I saved the realtor's brochure in my book box of art I someday would like to paint.
Summer came and went in a flash. My mood was in a shadow and, then, Autumn arrived and October. The chill in the air, the trees turning beautiful yellows, oranges, and reds, the beautiful moon at night all filled my senses. It's the month of October that always stirs my spirit, of course, our cats as well. "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."If only more months would do the same for my mood as October does.
"Inheritance"- my latest painting, began with the Fireplace Under The Stairs and Halloween. I can't help it. I'm bewitched by October.
Bats, cats, pumpkins and, ghosts are purrfect for a Halloween Night in Uncle Herman's old cottage. Oh, did I tell you? I almost forgot to mention Bat and Maggie inherited Uncle Herman's estate, " Bat Cottage ".
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Bob Marley - Selassie is the Chapel
BOB MARLEY ~ 6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981
" I DON'T REALLY HAVE NO AMBITION YOU KNOW.
I ONLY HAVE ONE THING I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN.
I LIKE TO SEE MANKIND LIVE TOGETHER,
BLACK, WHITE, CHINESE, EVERYONE. THAT'S ALL."
Sunday, May 9, 2021
MOTHER'S DAY FLOWERS πΉ ❤️❤️♥️❤️♥️♥️❤️♥️❤️ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM❣️πΉ ❤️❤️♥️❤️♥️❣️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️
MOTHER'S DAY FLOWERS - Stormy weather outside. I just brought them into the garage. Waiting for sunny days head ☀️π» and bring you some flowers♥️
I WAS VERY SICK π€’ SINCE LAST FRIDAY SO UNFORTUNATELY, I MISSED HAPPY CATURDAY. I BELIEVE MY SICKNESS WAS DUE TO BAD FOOD CHOICES AND STRESS ALTHOUGH IT DID MAKE ME WONDER IF IT WAS DUE TO MY FIRST VACCINE SHOT. FEELING BETTER NOW AND WILL SHARE THIS WEEK'S HAPPY CATURDAY PICS WITH NEXT WEEK'S.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom❣️πΉ
Friday, April 23, 2021
Bat's Alter Ego - “I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman”
Happy Caturday Theme for April 24th - "Memories"
" Well, a CAT who dresses up like a bat clearly has issues"...
or simply, Bat is Batman.
“Non tutti possono essere batman, ma batman puΓ² nascondersi dentro ognuno di noi.” ― Fabio Volo, Le prime luci del mattino
"Not everyone can be batman, but batman can hide inside each of us."
- Fabio Volo, The first light of the morning
Monday, April 12, 2021
"MAPLE SPIRIT " -The bLUE aRTIST, A Moon, and Cloud Study, and Then Inspiration Strikes!
"MAPLE SPIRIT "
The Blue Artist - I'm afraid I haven't grasped hold of color mixing skills, or, for that matter, painting clouds, water, trees or the flowers, the birds and the bees, cats and dogs, just about everything there is to paint, but that's ok, part of the journey is learning the art.
A few weeks ago, I went for a country drive along the Rideau River to look for pussy willows. I make it a habit to take a particular route home passing through Burritts Rapids, a tiny hamlet I love. Right before I turned onto county road 2, I noticed a few of the maple trees at Christ Church had buckets placed on them to collect maple syrup. Not wanting my coffee to get any colder since I had already left it earlier while picking the pussy willows I found, I opted to skip taking their photo. It was only yesterday I told my husband and daughter of the maple trees at the church.
Stan chuckled at the thought of collecting maple syrup from maple trees surrounding the church. He asked me, " Is that the same church with the cemetery at the back where we went for a walk last year"?
"Well, he had the name already picked out, and my daughter, the picture in her mind; I just had to paint it.
"Maple Spirit"; sort of sounds like a brand of maple syrup. Don't you think? And so, the moon and cloud study I was working on got a landscape below. Love how inspiration strikes.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
FORGET-ME-NOT - COTTAGE BY THE SEA
TWO DOVES, A CAT, AND MY SON, LOL.
"OUR HOUSE, THEY SAY; AND MINE, THE CAT DECLARES" AND MINE, SAID; MY SON THIS MORNING WHEN I SENT HIM A PICTURE OF THE COMPLETED OIL PAINTING OF THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA - FORGET-ME-NOT.
I finally decided to place the two doves on the cottage roof and a little white cat in the garden.
On to my next painting. I'm practicing "Hygge; bringing in a little bit of Danish culture into my life and sharing with people that seek that same dreamy place in their life.
MY HOUSE, I SAY
~ ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 1850-1894
"My house, I say. But hark to the sunny doves
That make my roof the arena of their loves,
That gyre about the gable all day long
And fill the chimneys with their murmurous song:
Our house, they say; and mine, the cat declares
And spreads his golden fleece upon the chairs;
And mine the dog, and rises stiff with wrath
If any alien foot profane the path.
So, too, the buck that trimmed my terraces,
Our whilom gardener, called the garden his;
Who now, deposed, surveys my plain abode
And his late kingdom, only from the road."
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
MY HOUSE, I SAY...COTTAGE BY THE SEA ~ FORGET-ME-NOT COTTAGE ( WIP/2 )
Yes, this could be my house and mine, said my husband when he looked at my painting this morning. It's still a WIP. I need to finish painting the grass along the path, maybe a couple of doves on the roof and a cat, just like Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about in the poem "My House, I Say."
The Forget- Me- Nots and Tansy are flowers we collected on our trip down east. THE INN AT WHALE COVE COTTAGES, GRAND MANAN ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK is a place that will always be dear to me and M. We had such a great time there and, Laura, the Inn Keeper at Whale Cove Cottages, made it extra special for us. This painting, inspired by that special place we stayed at one cold October month in 2017. One day, we shall go back!
MY HOUSE, I SAY
~ ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 1850-1894
"My house, I say. But hark to the sunny doves
That make my roof the arena of their loves,
That gyre about the gable all day long
And fill the chimneys with their murmurous song:
Our house, they say; and mine, the cat declares
And spreads his golden fleece upon the chairs;
And mine the dog, and rises stiff with wrath
If any alien foot profane the path.
So, too, the buck that trimmed my terraces,
Our whilom gardener, called the garden his;
Who now, deposed, surveys my plain abode
And his late kingdom, only from the road."
Monday, April 5, 2021
HAPPY EASTERππ£ A GREAT DAY FOR PAINTING A COTTAGE BY THE SEA ππ‘
COTTAGE BY THE SEA WIP -"I CANNOT COME BECAUSE THAT IS MY HOUR TO BE ALONE."
Hopefully, the landscape I traveled to once upon a time and visited in my dreams comes to fruition. So far, I like what I see. I know I paint weirdly, although it works for me.
Friday, March 26, 2021
ONE MOSTLY GHOSTLY NIGHT
If I could travel back in time, I would choose Ghostly Victorian England and live in a cottage by the sea, much like "Gull Cottage" from the movie "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
As I was painting the ghost cats sitting on the driftwood posts, I got a flashback to the scene of Lucy and her daughter, Anna, on the beach and how the old fisherman carved Anna's name on the driftwood.
I could sign my work with my name, Anna on one of the ghost cat's driftwood posts. How fitting to pay homage to one of my all-time favorite ghost movies.
Oh, and by the way, Annabelle is my nickname given to me by my husband when we first met because I love the poem, Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. Oh, and one more thing, look at the cloud to the right of the moon.
Lucy Muir: "I want Gull Cottage".
If interested in the ghost tale, here is a link to its trailer.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, Natalie Wood
Friday, February 26, 2021
STORY BOOK DAYS THE CRAZY CAT LADY COLORING BOOK
Story Book Days ☆★.٭•:*:•٭.★☆ ☆★.٭•:*:•٭
"Sleep Walk " ~ is one of several paintings which is part of a story painted by me
Sunday, February 14, 2021
From The Little Vampires With Love ♥️❤️πΎπΎπΎπΎ❤️♥️
From The Little Vampires With Love ♥️❤️πΎπΎπΎπΎ❤️♥️
When you have two love cats like Bat and Maggie,
it's very hard not to grab the camera / iPhone and shoot. M took a slew of photos and sent these along to me. I just had to share these sweethearts again, especially today.