Cat # 6

"Black Cat"

An older "Tom",   going into one of those trance like stares that almost puts them to sleep.

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The black cat has had much written about it over time and is connected with much superstition and symbolism. 

Bad Luck...  satanism...witches... sorcery... evil incarnate... a coat the color of mourning...   History reports black cats were mercilessly put to death just for the color of their coat and its associations.  Superstition is silly isn't it. Just things we make up, convince ourselves about and decide to believe. Silly Humans, and we think we are so smart.

I have even read black cats were unfortunately referred to, as "the rabbit of the poor" and you know what that means.

Yet they survive, proud and beautiful, their coats shimmering in the sunlight... and the moonlight.
 Sleek and still with an air of beauty and mystery.

 Long live the black cat!

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...approx. 4" x 6", charcoal, conte, chalk on heavy brown paper...

 I love how these mediums grab and react on brown paper.

... sinking into minute portions of it while other particles remain lying on top.

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Other Cats in the series:

Cat 1

Cat 2

Cat 3

Cat 4

Cat 5

Cat - Pre-Series

Gwen Buchanan at Desideratum Art and Jewelry Studio,  New Brunswick, Canada

End of Day

 The wood shed is full to the brim...  That was long, hot work ... so glad it is all under cover air-drying for winter.  makes you feel taken care of... a person does not have to use wood for winter heat here, there are lots of alternatives, and several are installed in our house...
  As a matter of fact when we built our house we put in a wood stove just to have as back up in case of emergencies but we ended up liking it so much that is what we use as our main heat source all winter... along with the sun..

Dusk ... from St. Martins, New Brunswick looking over the Bay of Fundy towards the coast of Nova Scotia.. 24-30 miles

 out my studio window... just finished work for the day...I believe it was about 8:30 pm.  

I am never disappointed by the cloud show

Close up of the Copper and Sterling Silver "Scarabs" ....
.... sold out of this design, just sent them off to a new home.

 The Siberian Iris.... they are done blooming now but they did give a gorgeous show earlier in the year.

 There are at least a pair of Northern Mockingbirds nesting around the gardens... The repertoire of songs that these birds sing amazes me..
 I think they know every song there ever was... they are always performing in the tops of the tallest trees..
 ...morning, noon and night and all day in between.   I love it.

 We have another door on the end of the woodshed too ... makes it easier to fill.
...the slots in between the boards let lots of heat and air blow through and allows the moisture from the wood to escape.

Pretty isn't it?... beautiful to look at, really.  It will be almost a shame to burn it.
Maple and some Birch.

What can I say about that Nature out there....  makes a body feel fine....

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Desideratum Art and Jewelry Studio, St. Martins, New Brunswick, Canada