Saturday, September 15, 2012

Paint Happy Cats


click to enlarge and see on black background

Yesterday .... someone said to me { about Juliette } ...... " sorry you lost your animal "

SORRY you lost your ANIMAL ??????

It's sort of funny .  Funny Sad
I feel bad for anyone who has never known the love of an " ANIMAL "

can you imagine ! ..... ha ha ...... sorry you lost your animal .  I can't get over it .
what do YOU think of that ?

well ....
here is my finished painting of a very happy cat , It's a big square painting .... bright color.  This cat  reminds me of that Coney Island guy , or Alfred E. Newman [ Mad magazine ]

but I am so happy with this BECAUSE it's one of those paintings that " just happened "....

no pre planning , no thoughts , no critical thoughts while painting it ,
I just grabbed the board and started to paint !!!!!

it was magic

it's wonderful when I am not in the way , when it's a pure painting experience

and I'm thinking even though this does not look like Juliette .... it makes me think of her SMILING

THEY DO SMILE  ..... these " animals " we have do smile ....     don't they . !!!!!

Friday, September 14, 2012

a work in progress and a THANK YOU



I've been so sad because I miss Juliette so much .  working at home , being alone all the time ... these cats are my best friends . and Juliette was wonderful company.  I still have my other three .... Baby M , Holly and Buddy .  I've been hugging them a lot lately .
and it had been a long time since I saw my husband cry .  He loved her a lot too .

Today .... I decided to NOT be sad and I grabbed a piece of plywood and started painting a very HAPPY cat .
The plywood measures 16 x 16 inches .
I remembered to stop painting and take photos , I seem to forget to take photos of works in progress .
Come back and see how it's coming along . I'm actually having fun !
Finally ....
I want to thank you ALL for the kind and loving comments about Juliette
it helped
I know you understand
Sharing Juliette with you made me happy .........

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Juliette



Had to say goodbye to Juliette yesterday .......  spent the whole day with her yesterday , holding her , talking with her ..... My husband was home , so we had a good but painful last day with her .
She was such a sweet girl .  She was over 18 years old , so I am grateful she was with us for all those years .  I love you Juliette