I was in Venice for a couple of days last week, where I spectacularly failed to capture any of the…
R.I.P. Stiletto, and the unfinished portrait, 26th May
Stiletto was a hard cat to draw: in her last year she had become very thin and I took to…
Mezzotint on aluminium: Percy Cat
Originally posted on Art by Nancy Farmer:
Detail of the finished mezzotint I had another play with the mezzotint rocker yesterday, with a…
Cat hairs on my chair, 20th May
After some seconds away from my chair I get back to find there are cat hairs on it. So I…
The beanbag is back in favour, 19th May
Cat-of-the-day: the weather has rather turned this afternoon, and Percy’s beanbag is back in favour this evening. I can’t blame…
Taraxacum officinale, with terracotta pots, 17th May
Taraxacum Officinale: You think this is just dandelions? This is a plant that you can grow that requires no preparation…
Ginger Stripes, 17th May
There are stripes. The stripes are Ginger…
Inspecting the Runner Beans for slug-damage, 13th May
Most of the runner-bean plants have so far survived, but Percy Cat is concerned about the slug damage and is…
Nasturtiums, and a Sticky Willy, 12th May
Nasturtiums, and a Galium aparine, a weed that I know as goose grass, but one of its more amusing names…
Chealsea Girl, 8th May
This is Chelsea, another not-cat.