Category Archives: Art

Color in Black and White, With Cats

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Leah

I wish I was still doing this kind of work. I did the original drawing using graphite and hard lead drawing pencils. Then I had mechanical prints made from that drawing. I hand-colored them with pencils, making each one different. … Continue reading →

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Franklin Meows for a Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Leah

Happy New Year and many thanks to all who have followed and read and viewed this site, from Franklin and me! Please know I appreciate y’all even though my ongoing health issues mean I cannot express that appreciation as often … Continue reading →

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Extreme Photo Editing; Opinions by Bud the Cat

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Leah

I took some time to brighten up our avatar picture recently. Deep book editing in black and white means I have to surface for air sometimes. Photo editing lets me luxuriate in bright color. I’ve also tuned up most of … Continue reading →

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Enough About the Creek, Already!

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Leah

So says my disgruntled Editing Cat, Bud. But Budster, I’ve gone back and worked out a geography of highlights in the 2015 autumn pictures. Phsssst! (That’s what he’s thinking.) Starring details of prior posts are seen within, or close by, … Continue reading →

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Black Cats in Autumn, Sweetness and Glitz

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Leah

We lost our Little Buddy last year, at age 19. We miss him, always. I was going for the feel of a seasonal ‘spooky’ night when I intensified the colors in the above picture with photo editing. But the lighting … Continue reading →

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Enhancing the Giant Egotistical Cat

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Leah

Starring, Mighty Bud, my purrtector during these difficult times. He’s a large, deep sable brown and white tuxie. His great arcing whiskers and grass green eyes came from his mother Anna, now passed on. She’s pictured in the website banner, … Continue reading →

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C-Dog and Company Interviews Catwoods

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Leah

NOTE: January 9, 2021: Sad to say I have had to remove this photo to protect it from those who are taking my photos from my site for use in another site. I am trying to work this out with … Continue reading →

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Black Cats in Sun and Shade: A Painter’s Eye View

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Leah

I’m reblogging my earlier essay about black cats today because it’s Black Cat Appreciation Day. It includes a few ideas for taking photos of black cats.

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Brightening Cat Photos with Added Color

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Leah

The work, done by computer mouse, sort of feels like painting. This way of putting color on a photo blends the realism of un-retouched photographic captures with the artifice of hand-“painted” backgrounds. I’m sure it’s been done elsewhere, and as photo manipulation … Continue reading →

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Cat-Inspected Art

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Leah

If you’ve ever locked gazes even momentarily with a cat, you know the inspection is deep and thorough. Drawings I produced in the 1980s and 90s were done around, next to, and among the household cats, in tight proximity. There … Continue reading →

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