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December 30, 2014

9 CAT FACES ?

9 kitty faces sitting on the bed…..



1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9


Looked again and now there are 10!

Fred E. Cat cannot resist a freshly made bed.
Cute Kitty cushion, a purrfect Christmas present from friends.

WISHING ALL FAMILY & FRIENDS A HEALTHY, 
PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS 2015


December 15, 2014

WHO KNEW?

December 15 is NATIONAL CAT HERDERS DAY!!
Con molti ringraziamenti al mio grande amico, Tomasso Di Paola
che mi ha mandato questa notizia di oggi.❤❤❤
Without a doubt, my new favorite holiday!!
Finally, something to celebrate on a magnificent scale.
Maybe a RODEO!!
Too late for this year…..but will be ready next time!!

©Tomie DePaola art - all rights reserved 


























December 7, 2014

MOM'S BIRTHDAY

Susan, Jock. Mom. Ted, Me c.
mid 1950's
Remembering, celebrating and missing our 
dearest, loving, beautiful, bright, funny, 
courageous, late Mom and Mom Mom on her
92nd birthday (33 Celsius - thanks, George Carlin) 
today.













November 26, 2014

GIVING THANKS


My cover art/ Ladybug mag.




















Giving thanks for my loving caring funny 
family and friends.


November 19, 2014

NEW TRICKS, OLD CAT


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This might look like just another 
picture of a lady holding a cat. But to me 
it is a long leap in learning to "draw and paint" 
on my trusty IMac and IPod with a stylus and software. 
My biggest problem? 
It doesn't take many written directions to make my 
eyes cross and my brain stall out. 
Video tutorials are better, but they seldom to 
never cover that moment's difficulty. 
Now you know why I never considered
Law School or (heaven forbid) Medical School. 
I learn best when I have a problem
to solve. Here I wanted to build a scene with
more than a figure and with textures.
Couldn't rely on rulers and templates for straight
lines and smooth shapes. (Yes, Virginia, real 
artists often draw straight lines WITH a ruler).


This unfinished garden is a beginning try at some
computer "magic". I created only one of each flowering
plant then copied it across to repeat the plant.
I could also flip the art for more variation and
changed colors as well. Good fun for Illustrators.

I find my old way of working, preparing a strong 
sketch to work from by layering new
sheets of tracing paper over the old sketch
and re-drawing, refining, altering is too
cumbersome with stylus and screen. 
So I now start with big scribbled shapes
of color and wittle away, add and subtract,
duplicate and continue on, much easier.
I'm concentrating on shapes of color
rather than outlining shapes. Still shapes,
because that's what I see, shapes, color and 
pattern. Apologies if this is more than you
want to know and YOUR eyes are beginning 
to cross.

Learning more each day. Good mental and
creative exercise. And the BEST part?
No mess to clean up and no dirty paint water 
for Cats to steal a (yuck) drink.

Wrote this a while back...just before life took 
some unexpected turns including a new hip.
Picking up where I left off…and moving on.
CC

















November 17, 2014

GET WELL SOON, TIZZYBEAN



Sweet Tizzy is in hospital.
Skinny. Lost 4 lbs.
Receiving treatment for hyperthyroidism.
Will be better and home again Thursday.
Sorry I couldn't explain any of this to him.


September 10, 2014

CATCHING UP

Bigger challenge than doing the crossword in ink.

Doing it through 14 lbs of opaque Tuxedo cat.

The Tizzy challenge. =^..^=



No need to tweak the design of the FRED100 scanner weight.
Sits on the scanner lid preventing dust from settling on inside
glass.
Never needs charging.


April 12, 2014

HOORAY, HIP! HIP!

Fred E. Cat hiding under the bedspread.

   Haven't posted much for a long while 
due to a number of unforseen momentous 
life events suddenly requiring all my attention.
   The latest of which is preparation for 
impending hip replacement surgery in 
about a week. 
   Can hardly wait to sit, stand, walk 
and/or roll over after so many months 
of awful soreness, exhaustion, 
expletives and pain meds.
   Brother Ted nicknamed me "Sore Ella" 
from sorellaItalian for sister.
   SO looking forward to getting back 
to work and gathering normally again 
with family and friends.
  Just a little more patience.
    
   

February 16, 2014

GROSS, DISGUSTING & UTTERLY FASCINATING


February just happens to be National Children's Dental Health Month. 


Yawning?


Well maybe a look through Dr. Theodore Croll's

GROSSER, MORE DISGUSTING, BUT STILL TOTALLY COOL MOUTH BOOK, 
will snap you and/ or your kids out of the deep freeze outside and into the hot stuff that could be happening in your mouth!

Not  just your usual admonition to brush and floss. 

A Dentist's view of what's gross, disgusting and needs fixing inside a neglected mouth.
Accompanied by riviting clearly written descriptions, and inluding results of the Dentist's fascinating work.

Encouragement for better dental hygiene!

Proud to declare that long before becoming a most respected Pediatric Dentist, Husband and Father, the Author/ Photographer
 has always been my dearest clever brother Ted.

Book available:
http://www.practicon.com/item/the-grosser-more-disgusting-but-still-totally-cool-mouth-book-hardback-8099613/8099613