Feline Friday: Mask?

What's going on here?  Just a rough sketch of things to come.

Monster Monday: C.H.U.D., a sketch

Well, it's getting into that season that I look forward to oh so much, Halloween.  That means a return to Monster Mondays!  To kick things off I finished a sketch I started a while ago of my take on a C.H.U.D.  It's still pretty rough, but it'll find itself in a more complete state over the next few weeks.  If you're not familiar, C.H.U.D is a horror movie from the 80's.  Happy Monday!

©Geri Shields, 2013

Feline Friday: An Ode to the Fallen Cricket

Crickets!  Some way, some how crickets keep getting into the house.  But never fear, Mr. E is near!  I've haven't really experienced the hunting abilities of Mr. E.  Mostly, I think, he's too lazy to care, even if a bug crawls in front of his face or on his paw.  But there is just something about crickets, I guess.  Mr. F plays with them, but Mr. E gobbles them right up.  Just run's across the room and puts them in his mouth.  Sometimes he watches Mr. F playing with the insect, then snatches it up when Mr. F isn't looking.  It's a rarity that he chews his food, but he chomps crickets quite loudly.  CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH!  It's quite a spectacle to see him with insect legs sticking out of his mouth.  So far the count is 4, that I'm aware of.  Good kitty.  Poor crickets.  Happy Friday!

©Geri Shields, 2013

Feline Friday: Adventure Time?

Just a quick sketch of adventures to come.

©Geri Shields, 2013

Monster Monday: Dark Night of the Scarecrow Sketch

Happy Monday!

Sketchbook: St. Michael, an update

I recently posted the sketch of St. Michael I was working on for a friend.  In recent weeks I did add the devil into the mix and thought I'd post the updated image.  Just for reference, when I think of devils, I usually see them as faun-like creatures.  You know, the half man, half goat mythical beings.  And when I think of goats, I tend to think of the long horned rams with the big spiraled horns.  Thus, I drew a faun looking devil with slightly curved horns instead of a weird looking red dude with a creepy mustache. 

I have also sketched in a background concept.  It's fairly crude, so pardon the scribbles. 

Sketchbook: St. Michael

Recently I was asked by a friend to come up with a drawing of St. Michael defeating the devil.  To be completely honest, it has been a while since I've done a drawing of a figure, but it has turned out to be a nice change of pace.  I'm pretty happy with it so far.  I've still got some tweaking to do, and the devil to add, but I thought I would post a peek of the progress thus far.

Feline Friday: the Teaser

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Feline Friday

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Feline Friday: the extended edition

I must have cats on the brain, or at least more than usual, for this Friday, I have a lot of kitties to share with you!

I've been meaning to update everyone on my former office cat, Marlo.  She finally has a home!  Actually, she's had one for a few weeks, but I wanted to wait til all her tests came back and to make sure things were working out before airing the news.  All the tests came back clean, and she has been adjusting to her comfortable new life with a loving family and her new name.  Miss Marlo the Office Cat has become a Sarah, and is making one little girl a very happy camper.

In honor of this good news, I wanted to share a collection of my favorite photos of my time with her.  It was a cherished time in my life, and I desperately miss her every day, but I am comforted knowing that she has a permanent home.

Now, onto my next project.  Last Friday I posted about another cat that has taken up residence next to my office.  I'm trying not to get too attached like I did with Marlo/Sarah, but this new little kitty is determined to win me over!  I noticed her a few days ago sitting on top of my car, staring at my office.  Oh my.  I'm still looking for a home for her, but til I find one, she's more than welcome to sit on my car.  And don't worry, she gets many petting sessions during the day and plenty of food and water.  She's happy.  I just know she'd much rather be inside on a full-time basis.

I've been on a coffee kick recently and last night I was enjoying a nice hot cup while doing some sketching.  I was sitting in the floor of the living room, for some reason.  It is a well known fact around my apartment that if you leave your seat, Mr. F will immediately take it over.  This is what happened when I moved from the couch to the floor.  He dashed over to the couch and snuggled down in the spot I had warmed for him.  A bit later Mr. E decided to join him.  It was too adorable not to share.

While they were being cute on the couch, I kept sketching away and sipping my coffee.  Inspired by my coffee drink and the cats above, I did this quick doodle.  It's everything that I think of right now when I think of cozy.  Cats and coffee.

Happy Friday!