The Princess, a Butterfly and a Hurricane

Princess was just that. She was one of those creatures that always had a very high opinion of herself.  She was quite famous, as far as cats go. I posted a short "In Memorandum" for my little Princess kitty today on my web log.

"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." - Anonymous

Princess was euthanized on Thursday, so in between waves of tears, I sketched the photo I took of her on January 3rd of this year. She was having a very good day. I'm so glad that I got a couple of photos of her in such good spirits, playing with me and her string.

Wednesday's pencil sketch of a butterfly.

And Tuesday's color sketch of a hurricane.

As always, I  REALLY appreciated your comments! Thanks.

Happy Hungry Hummingbirds

Ever since the storm cleared, we've had hoards of hummers here. We put all the shepherd's hooks and hanging flowers back up this morning.

Lots of males have showed up here the last couple of days. I believe some of them are travelers because we weren't seeing that many males here the past week or so before.

They sure have caused a commotion here and a there's a down right, non-stop feeding frenzy going on outside my window right now as I write this.

Super Birds Weather The Storm

It looks like our little hummingbirds made it through Hurricane Irene with no casualties.

They really are such incredible little creatures. They never cease to amaze me!!

See more about how we all weathered the storm here.

Hurricanes Are Severe Cyclones

Today I thought I would do something for our non-horsey friends. 

As far as I can gather, a cyclone is the same thing as a hurricane, only milder. They are both tropical storms with a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure.  A cyclone is categorized as a hurricane when it's winds reach a force of 74 miles per hour. 

I decided to sketch and paint a couple of these storms. Using the rule of thirds, I first sketched out where the eye (center of interest) of the storm would be. Once I was happy with the layout, I transferred my drawings onto watercolor paper via my light box. Here are my layout sketches and subsequent paintings.