Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Curly and Leafy October

 

Meeeoooow!  It's been another long while since I've posted my art... It's October and the year's about to end!  Haven't been feeling creative/artsy for the past several years...life issues.  Anyway, slowly getting back into art, eventhough I still dont feel like it most of the time.  Have started drawing in my sketchpad again.  I got a new one a few months ago... it's in blue!  My fave color!  Also got a few new art supplies - Kuretake's Gansai Tambi gouache paints, Ohuhu's journal markers and a couple of new finetip brushes and fineliners.  Used the Kuretake for this October lettering.  Haven't tried the Ohuhu markers yet.  I have this habit of buying art supplies/mediums to try out but end up not using and stay untouched for years.  Many of them are still in their sealed original packing.  Fortunately, they're inexpensive student-quality stuff!  And if I've opened and tried them, I only used them a few times at most.  I seem to keep going back to my usual mediums - watercolor pencils, fineliners and pencils/graphites.  


And on another note... we just had a 6.9 magnitude earthquake late last night.  Rather strong one, but luckily the family is safe.  It's been some years since that big 2013 quake, so a bit surprised last night.  

Monday, February 3, 2025

Sugus



Meeeoooow, Monday!  Felt like doing a pet portrait of one of my cats.  Meet Sugus,,, he's a stray that was hanging around the yard.  Named him after the Sugus candy from 19-something, childhood memories... hahaha... His coloring and personality made me think of that candy.. cuddly and yummy!  I seem to like naming my cats after food - Pickles, Soba, Burrito, Skittles, Pawpaw, Coffee, Jams, Meiji (Japanese chocolate brand), Kewpie (the Japanese mayo, not the doll), Tori (Japanese for chicken), Charamel Torta (she's tortoiseshell cat - charcoal black with caramel drizzles, Chewie Mentos (literally chewy, been bitten 5x by him!).  Yeah, I have lots of cats, but not as many as years ago.  Currently have only 7.  They're all strays or descendants of those strays.  Have a lovely and meowy day!  



Monday, January 6, 2025

Leafy and swirly 2025


Meeeoooow, Monday!  Happy New Year!  2025, another year has begun.... Hoping to do more art and start posting more this year.  Have a lovely and meowy year!  😺