Our cats (who are brothers, but a few years apart), are looking more and more like each other. The main difference is that Captain Haddock is huge and General Tapioca seems like he is always going to be little.
Tue-3-Dec-2024
97-2916 – Matching pair
Cat
96-2890 – Big fun
Our cat, Captain Haddock, has decided that this old pizza box is his favourite spot at the moment and he spends all day camped out there, sleeping. Naturally every morning, when I get up (and several times during the day), I trip over the box. This sketch (very roughly) follows the prompt of “camp” for Day 22 of #Inktober2024.
Sat-8-Nov-2024
90-2759-62 – Four drawings of General Tapioca
I did these little sketches in the evenings, following one of our cats around the living room. It was his birthday the other day…so I thought it was time I sketched him again. Usually he hides under the table…but then moves around as soon as I start sketching him. I think he knows what I am doing, so doesn’t stay still for long – and as soon as I get up he steals my seat.
Thu-27 & Fri-28-Jun-2024
79-2505 – Little angel
It’s time for another cat sketch – following the #Inktober2023 prompt of ‘Angel’ for Day 16. I sketched this while bingeing a new TV series called ‘Gen V’, while General Tapioca (our youngest cat) slept next to me. He had been snoozing on the couch next to me all afternoon. What a cuddly little angel he is. By the way Gen V is not for the faint-hearted!
Sun-29-Oct-2023
79-2503 – The clock
This sketch follows the #Sketchtober2023 prompt of ‘watch/clock’ for Day 14. I don’t recall who gave us this clock. It stayed in storage for quite a while, then our previous one (which of course I’ve sketched before) kind of fell apart (it’s above the hob so it got all grungy), so this one went up after we redecorated.
Fri-27-Oct-2023
78-2489 – Captain Haddock
Here is another sketch going back to the #Sketchtober2023 prompts (Day 9 – ‘Pet’). We have two Siamese cats (I think they are seal points) – named after Tintin characters. Captain Haddock is the oldest (they are brothers)…he’s kind of lethargic and never stops eating. The other is General Tapioca – I’ve rarely sketched him as he is a bit more skittish and doesn’t stay in one place for long…and when he does he is hiding somewhere!
Wed-11-Oct-2023
71-2327 – Sleeping beauty
Having sketched General Tapioca the other day, I thought I would do a quick drawing of Captain Haddock last night. He was curled up on his favourite cushion in the corner…most of what you can see are his paws which obscured his face. Our cats are named after characters from Tintin by the way.
Tue-14-Mar-2023
71-2322 – Cat on arm
I haven’t sketched General Tapioca (our cat) for a while, so I took the opportunity when he settled down to sleep on the arm of our sofa. He is growing fast and will soon be the same size as his brother Captain Haddock.
Wed-8-Mar-2023
69-2273 – Cats journey
Here is a belated sketch from our train journey from Paris to Rocamadour. Someone was transporting their cat in a basket, placed on a seat nearby. The poor animal was a little distressed and quietly meowed the whole trip.
Wed-4–Jan-2023