052: Cheetah

Cheetah's are so pretty, and holy crap, fast! Also, their polka-dots simultaneously mesmerize me and give me flashbacks to all the animal print patterns I used to have to create in my old job as a pattern-designer.
::so many dots::

365 Days of Animals
052: Cheetah
Pen/Ink/Digital

047: Caracal Cat

Heehee, tassel ears!

365 Days of Animals
047: Caracal Cat
Pen/Ink/Digital

044: Canadian Lynx

Gigunda kitty cat! 

365 Days of Animals
044: Canadian Lynx
Pen/Ink/Digital

Lazy Summer

I can't stop eating blueberries and cherries! Summer fruits are the best. And I basically just want to curl up with my kitty and a good book for the rest of the summer...

xoxo,

Michelle

Happy Friday!

Being a grumpy-pants

Long Cat

Happy Friday! This week flew by so fast, I've had trouble grasping what day of the week it has been. My kitty cat, Miles, recently was diagnosed with Diabetes, and I learned how to give him insulin shots the other day. It isn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. It's a really small amount of insulin with a tiny needle, so he doesn't even notice me sticking him. It's amazing how much his energy came back though! So happy! I missed my little guy over the last few weeks, and I'm glad that he is finally starting to act like his normal self again. Now here's hoping that he is one of the lucky diabetic cats that go into remission, so that he doesn't have to continue with shots forever. With the insulin he is on, a great deal of cats will go into remission within 1-4 months of taking it. I'm hopeful! 

It's been a weird year so far, with so many people I know and love having serious health problems. I'm amazed that I have stayed so positive. It's a good reminder to hug the ones you love and tell them so. Anyways, I hope you have a good weekend! I'll be staying in and working on putting together all the Fab orders I received (thank you!!) and finishing up a bunch of paintings (I'll show you more of those next week!) 

xo,

Michelle

Holiday Cards!

Available here

Hello!  I'm pretty psyched about my holiday cards this year.  I think my favorite is the fox (also, I want a stripey scarf with those colors), but then maybe the penguins are my favorites too.  I brought back my cutie-cat Hanukkah card also (spin, dreidel, spin!)   

This is always such a busy time of year for me, and I really tried to get a jump on it this year, but here we are, two weeks before Thanksgiving!  I might have something secret cooking up for a day after Thanksgiving sale, so make sure you're signed up for my mailing list if you want to be in the know!

Season's Greetings Fox is available here

Happy Holidays Penguins are available here

Holiday Bears are available here

Season's Greetings Cat is available here

Hanukkah Kitty is available here

VeganMoFo: Mom Meals

Kitties are for sale here

Medium: Watercolor on heavy Arches paper
Size: Approximately 5"x7" (image size is 4"x6")
Will fit in 5"x7" frame! Signed on back.

Note: I am doing a painting-a-day challenge for VeganMoFo, and will be creating a new painting of rescue animals or vegan food throughout the month of October, and placing them for sale. All proceeds (minus shipping) will be donated to For the Animals Sanctuary, because they are a pretty super-great non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary, in Blairstown NJ, and are vegan owned and operated. Feeding, housing, and taking care of these animals costs a lot of money, and as a non-profit organization, they rely entirely on donations. Hopefully (with your help!), I'll be able to make a size-able donation at the end of the month!  You can check out all the paintings I have created so far that are still for sale here! 

Cooler weather usually makes me turn to comfort food, and in turn, that usually means Mom-food.  You know, the food you will forever associate with your Mom or other parent/guardian type and what they used to make all the time for you as a kid. Goulash is totally one of those type of Mom-meals for me, just some basic elbow pasta, tomato sauce, onions, some sort of ground protein (I used Gimme Lean Sausage Style), and cheese (I used Daiya Mozzarella).  Bake it in the oven and everyone's tummy is happy.  Nik has let me know me that there are different types of Goulash out there, and his memory of it is completely different from mine (German-style vs. Italian-style).  Who knew!  We totally disagree on what Goulash is, but this is always "Goulash" in my eyes, and most definitely a Mom-food. 

VeganMoFo: Graham Cake

Her specialty is vegan chocolate cake!

Baker Kitty is for sale here

Medium: Watercolor on heavy Arches paper
Size: Approximately 5"x7" (image size is 4"x6")
Will fit in 5"x7" frame! Signed on back.

Note: I am doing a painting-a-day challenge for VeganMoFo, and will be creating a new painting of rescue animals or vegan food throughout the month of October, and placing them for sale. All proceeds (minus shipping) will be donated to For the Animals Sanctuary, because they are a pretty super-great non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary, in Blairstown NJ, and are vegan owned and operated. Feeding, housing, and taking care of these animals costs a lot of money, and as a non-profit organization, they rely entirely on donations. Hopefully (with your help!), I'll be able to make a size-able donation at the end of the month!  You can check out all the paintings I have created so far that are still for sale here! 

So, um, I've been snacking on this amaazingly beautiful cake for the last few days, and I'm getting a little sad that it's almost gone.  This is the Graham Cracker Cake, from Celine and Joni's Hearty Vegan, and oh my goodness is it yummy.  A nice graham cracker flavored cake with chocolate chips speckled throughout, and topped with a whole lot of roasted marshmallow-y gooeyness (I used Dandies).  This would be an excellent cake to bring along and impress people at a picnic or potluck.

Melty mmmm...

VeganMoFo Day 02: Ollie

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Meet Ollie!  Ollie loves sitting in high places, sprawling in the afternoon sun, and just generally being a rascal.  He's a young kitty, but struts like a full-grown tiger and knows how to play the cute card to get attention.  Nachos and a good veggie burger (with actual veggies in it) are his fave.  If there are sweet potato fries around, he will come a'running.  Ollie wants to find a happy home with a super-great person who can also tell great jokes.

Adopt Ollie here!

***Details***
Medium: Watercolor on heavy Arches paper
Size: Approximately 8"x8" (image size is 7"x7")
Will fit in 8"x8" frame! Signed on back.

Note: I am doing a painting-a-day challenge for VeganMoFo, and will be creating a new painting of rescue animals or vegan food throughout the month of October, and placing them for sale.  All proceeds will be donated to For the Animals Sanctuary, because they are a super-great non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary, in Blairstown NJ, and are vegan owned and operated.  Feeding, housing, and taking care of these animals costs a lot of money, and as a non-profit organization, they rely entirely on donations.  Hopefully (with your help!), I'll be able to make a size-able donation at the end of the month!

I just got back from an extended weekend away in Washington D.C. and I'm still in vacation recovery mode, but I thought I would show one of my favorite meals I had there.  Nik and I went to Busboys and Poets our first night there, and we shared an epic vegan nacho platter, followed by a pretty gigunda veggie burger with sweet potato fries.  No, I couldn't finish it!  Darn if I tried though...

Both were delicious! The burger really reminded me of Campbells veggie soup (like, from the can), which was odd, but completely delicious.  The nacho platter was masterfully made, with alternating layers, so we weren't left with a pile of soggy chips at the end (win!)  I automatically order sweet potato fries whenever they are on a menu because they are my fave!  These didn't disappoint and were super crispy and sweet.   We had Thai food and pizza (they had Daiya mozzarella there!) the other two nights, but it was dark in both places, so no photos.   Super-yummy all around!

Vegan burger and SWEET POTATO FRIES from Busboys and Poets, in Washington D.C.

Epic vegan nachos from Busboys and Poets, in Washington D.C.