SHADOW CATS ON CATURDAY

Caturday Art

I don’t do much decorating for Halloween. I have a couple of nice folk art pieces that I’ll put out if I remember. But for some reason, I have gotten inspired to create Halloween art on the blog.

Lily Olivia was featured in yesterday’s Halloween-themed post, and she is back today. I started with the wisp effect in Dreamscope and added some additional texture and a surprise image with PicMonkey. Finally, I used piZap to add the frame.

 

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Did you find the surprise image? If not, try moving away from your computer screen or looking at the image from an angle.

This is our entry in the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty.  To view the other entries and/or submit one of your own, click on Athena’s badge.

Sunday Selfies

Cat4-001Well…tomorrow will be week #115 for our Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. The number of submissions last week was on the low side with less than 50. I suspect that was due to it being Feral Cat Day. If you didn’t join us last week or haven’t submitted your selfie in a while, please come back. Kitties Blue and your other friends miss you. That said, the kitties and I hope to see a terrific turn-out tomorrow. Who will be here as your host remains to be seen. No kitty has raised its paw to volunteer.

 

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October 22, 2016 by Caturday Art Blog Hop Halloween 19

19 Responses

  1. McGuffy's Reader says:
    October 26, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    You do the best artwork. If I ever get time to check this out, I really want to do it. Hugs!

    Reply
  2. Athena says:
    October 23, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Its amazing! We found the surprise too 🙂

    Purrs xx
    Athena and Marie

    Reply
  3. The Dash Kitten Crew says:
    October 22, 2016 at 11:41 pm

    We think this is AMAZING!!

    We confess, we did two posts for Feral Cat Day. We thought well, we want to honour the day with our Outpawed interview AND we posted a Two-fer ginger! Todays is a lot of fun too!

    See you Sunday!!!

    Reply
  4. meowmeowmans says:
    October 22, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    That is so cool! We see the surprise image! So creative … wonderful artwork today, as always. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Ellen Pilch says:
    October 22, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    I can’t see the surprise image. Lily Olivia looks beautiful though-as always. XO

    Reply
  6. Hairballs and Hissyfits says:
    October 22, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    Awesome art work!!

    Reply
  7. Cathy Keisha says:
    October 22, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    I thought the surprise image was the moon and bat until I saw it.

    Reply
  8. Flynn says:
    October 22, 2016 at 4:26 pm

    I like this art and I see the surprise image.

    Reply
  9. Little Binky and Granny says:
    October 22, 2016 at 3:46 pm

    Boo…that’s some spooky artwork, Lily Olivia. Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend 🙂 <3

    Reply
  10. Hemingway and Steinbeck says:
    October 22, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    Beautiful job! Very artistic!!!

    Reply
  11. The Island Cats says:
    October 22, 2016 at 2:18 pm

    We really love this…and we see the surprise!

    Reply
  12. Sherri-Ellen TD. says:
    October 22, 2016 at 1:05 pm

    Mee-you that ISS ART Aunty Janet!!!!
    An Lily O you look so Hallowe’eny….
    LadyMum said shee seess sumfing but can not tell xactlee what thee hidden image iss….
    (Shee iss not 100% purr cent so wee give her a brake rite?) Mew mew mew….
    ***paw patsss*** Siddhartha Henry xxxxxxxxx

    Reply
  13. The Menagerie Mom says:
    October 22, 2016 at 9:17 am

    All I can say is that I love this spooktacular art, Lily Olivia! So hauntingly beautiful! And what a purrfect surprise image in there as well. The whole piece is purrfect. Purrs, and we’ll see you with selfies tomorrow!

    Reply
  14. Brian Frum says:
    October 22, 2016 at 8:10 am

    That is super pretty art!

    Reply
  15. Peaches & Paprika says:
    October 22, 2016 at 7:10 am

    OOO that is so creatives and we Love that great pose you got into for the graphic! is that a bat we see up above?

    Reply
  16. Charles Huss says:
    October 22, 2016 at 6:12 am

    That is really great, and I did notice the second image… after you mentioned it. 🙂

    Reply
  17. Sammy says:
    October 22, 2016 at 5:33 am

    WOW…….that’s some magical effect…..my Mom says the “texture” sort of reminds her of batik (whatever that is!) – it’s really very cool!

    Hugs, Sammy

    Reply
  18. Summer says:
    October 22, 2016 at 3:20 am

    That looks really cool!

    Reply
  19. mommakatandherbearcat says:
    October 22, 2016 at 12:27 am

    Love that piece of art and surprise image! Super cool AND very creative.

    Reply

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YOU
For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2016

YESTERDAY

Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 06/01/2017

ONE YEAR MISSING YOU

One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2017

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

© Giulietta Blue 11/01/17

ONE OF A KIND

I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 01/03/2018

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For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2016

YESTERDAY

Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 06/01/2017

ONE YEAR MISSING YOU

One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2017

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

© Giulietta Blue 11/01/17

ONE OF A KIND

I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 01/03/2018

Kitty Couples

Angels
Allie & Mau
Married: July 23, 2016

Astrid & Sampson
Married: June 23, 2016

Lisbeth & Angel Charles

Noelle & Sawyer

Tyebe & Snap aka Cooper Murphy