Here is another sketch done on a visit to my mum. This terracotta cat sits on her little terrace – with its back covered in plants.
Sat-25-Jul-2026
123-3566 – Cat at Laxfield House
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121-3526 – Who needs a cat bed
I had to rush this sketch a bit. Captain Haddock loves to sleep on this rather chewed old pizza box – so who needs a cat bed? Having old pizza boxes (plus cardboard boxes and bits of paper he has picked out of the bin to play with) laying around the house, doesn’t do that well for the ambiance though!
Mon-15-Jun-2026
118-3459 – Captain Haddock
This painting was done after a fairly long gap between sketches – although the gap was filled with finishing off other partly done drawings. This is our cat sitting in his favourite spot in the evening. I have drawn him multiple times, but in this attempt I tried to keep the colours really simple and faded those in the background to make him stand out.
Fri-17-Apr-2026
116-3407 – Repetition meditation therapy
Drawing the same thing over and over again is therapeutic, which is appropriate because as I sketched this, I was watching the third season of “Shrinking”.
Thu-26-Feb-2026
114-3379-80 – Tapioca in blue preppy and Haddock under the table
Here are two sketches of our cats, done with my new Platinum Preppy pen, using the cartridge of blue ink that came with the pen.
Thu-5-Sat-7-Feb-2026
111-3309 – Cat among the cushions
Here is a quick sketch of one of our cats (General Tapioca) in his usual evening spot.
Wed-10-Dec-2025
109-3267 – Not two cats
This is our cat, Captain Haddock, not staying still as I sketched him. So I just included him twice.
Thu-30-Oct-2025
109-3261 – Lint roller
With two cats our house is dredged in cat fluff. We bought this roller to try and get some of it off the couch. It’s also got a cute little paw as a handle!
Mon-20-Oct-2025
109-3258 – Cat favouritism
Here is Captain Haddock in his favourite position in the evening – sleeping with his head resting on my wife’s leg. He never does this with me – though he does tend to sleep on my side of the bed and plod around me at night. There is no question who is his favourite person.
Thu-16-Oct-2025