With this sketch I was sticking to the idea of sketching whatever is in front of me…in this case, Captain Haddock in one of his favourite spots in the evening – though he prefers to sit there when my wife is also trying to use the footstool. A malong (a traditional Filipino garment) is a large, tube-shaped piece of cloth that is wrapped around the body, worn by men and women.
Tue-18-Feb-2025
One of my sketchbooks wouldn’t be complete without a sketch of our cats. Here they are on their cat condo. Captain Haddock, who seems to get bigger each day (big boned I say, not fat), hangs over the edge of the bit he prefers to sit on. General Tapioca is still small and seems like he is going to be kitten sized forever.
Fri-7-Feb-2025
Here is another sketch of our cat, Captain Haddock. Recently I reassembled our cat condo and we fixed this cushion onto the highest spot (my wife added a drawstring to the cushion made by our daughter). This makes it more stable and it has now become Haddock’s favourite snoozing spot. According to animal behaviour experts, many cats prefer to sleep in places that have good vantage points, as this gives them an aerial advantage for spotting any potential dangers (or watch potential prey) without being seen.
Tue-17-Sep-2024
Having enjoyed two full days of #UrbanSketching, I went back to just sketching things around the house with this one. I have been repairing our cats scratching poles (which they regularly destroy with their sharp claws…along with our furniture) and used this glue gun to reattach all the sisal rope.
Fri-29-Sep-2023