Shakespeare? It may not be a midsummer night, but it's Puck and the Fairies!
This is not the painting I originally intended to enter
in the weekly challenge at Inspiration Avenue.
But I rather like the way it came out and I had fun as it evolved.
The challenge theme is English Literature
the choice of Lisa at The Wright Stuff, and a jolly good choice it is!
My theme of Shakespeare and that mischievous Puck is still the same.
Just a different version than the painting I still intend to finish...
It's a spread in my SBP journal. I'm so happy to get 2 more pages
finished because the deadline to send in my sketchbook is fast approaching.
You may be seeing more SBP pages as December flies along.
I just flat ran out of time for my original idea.
Hmmm, perhaps because I had a little too much help?
Oliver is never shy about voicing his opinions...
“Hmmm... I could have done a much better job on this. The background resembles something I tore up in my kitten days. Maybe she's saved it all this time and is just sticking it to me now that I am all grown up and dignified-like.
Is that supposed to be a human version of me? If so, I think I enjoy being a cat thank you very much. Although there IS something, maybe around the eyes, that reminds me of myself...”
“There must be more to this. She can't be serious. Anything on the back?...Nope”
“I was holding a little grudge against her for all the time she spends in this so-called *ART ROOM which really should be MY room* instead of feeding me treats whenever I feel my blood sugar dropping. But now I just feel a bit sorry for her. I guess I'll have to come around more often to offer my assistance. *sigh*”
Thank you, Oliver.
Alas, time to close this post, methinks.
It does go on and on, and I've heard that Edward Lear
had nearly completed a sequel to the poem at the time of his death.
It begins:
The Children of the Owl and the Pussycat Our mother was the Pussycat,
our father was the Owl,
And so we're partly little beasts
and partly little fowl,
The brothers of our family
have feathers and they hoot,
While all the sisters dress in fur
and have long tails to boot.
The theme this week at Inspiration Avenue is
OWLS
Somehow it took me by surprise.
If it had been cats, I would have said Oh Yeah.
But I haven't thought much about owls since my mom's
owl collection in the 70's. And it was just too cutesy for words,
so I must have blocked it out. So looking them up
on Google, I was amazed to see just how many
different species of owl there are.
Too many for me to keep track of.
But now I see why so many people are in love with owls.
Since I am Ker-azy about black cats, I have to share
the latest treasury I have been so kindly included in.
My item might have the least to do with black cats ~
my collage sheet just includes the black cat from
Edgar Allan Poe's creepy story by the same name.
Still, 'tis the season for all things Poe, n'est-ce pas?
The curator is Vintage to New, whose shop is
filled with wonderful items fashioned from
reclaimed material. Check out her lovely bags!
If you love kitties, visit thistreasury to see everything from cats eye glasses to some wonderful paintings (my favorites) and everything in between!
Have a cat-egorically great day!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Inspiration Avenue Weekly Challenge
Imagine
The theme this week was "Imagine/Imagination", conjuring up some very intriguing possibilities. But it was a lot harder than I thought it would be, with nobody giving me a keyword, as it were. I have no idea what this is about, except that the cat is checking out the robin! And I am always attracted to fairies and other wee magical creatures.
The center image is from an 1896 painting by Frederick Howard Michael, called "Titania", of a fairy sleeping on her wings with some devilish little fairies sneaking up on her. The cat is, of course, my "devil kitty". The robin is from an 1858 painting by John Anster Fitzgerald titled "Robin Defending His Nest". The gnomes/elves are from vintage postcards.
I wanted to make this an actual collage rather than a digital collage, and I had planned on adding some embellishments. But alas, my printer is almost out of ink. I had plenty of time to run to Staples to replenish it, but as luck would have it the entire region is being hit with freezing rain this morning! Cars that have ventured out are piling up on top of each other! When you look outside, it just appears to be a rainy day. But the roads are covered with a sheet of ice, so I am staying put for now.
Okay, it wouldn't do to post pictures of angel kitties without putting up a picture of the actual devil kitty that I live with.
He believes in helping himself. Why wait around for someone to raise the blinds when you can just look through them?
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Angel Kitties
In keeping with my post the other day about taking a break from Santa, I am following through with my campaign to put off all the Christmas hulabaloo as long as I can. I've always adored this header by Itkupilli of Raphael's angels with kitty faces, so it is the perfect time to use it ~ it's not quite Thanksgiving, and certainly not Christmas yet! I think the reason I have found it necessary to do this is that I have naturally been making Christmas collage sheets since July, so enough already!
I have 2 other angel kitties that I love. I won't even go into how they remind me of the sweet kitties I have known who are now "angels", it will bring a tear to my eye! So I will post the pictures, but no comment!
By Thanksgiving weekend, I'll probably be ready for a Christmas blog and will go all red and green and sparkly, and who knows what. Can't think about that now! I'm enjoying the darling kitties from Itkupilli! She has to-die-for blog headers and backgrounds that she offers for free on her blog. You may already know about her, but if not, visit her here.
Hope your week is shaping up well, and those of you who celebrate the upcoming holiday have a wonderful one!
