Abstract & Cat

 

I called this painting Abstract & Cat No. 1. I see many cats around here, sometimes I wonder what goes on in their sweet heads, what abstract thoughts are created in their food-centered brains?

Box and cat #1

 

Strange how cats really love boxes, as soon as I leave an empty paper box outside my house, one of the stray cats end up sleeping in it, no matter how small the box is. This morning Grisse, the gray cat that used to be terrified of people and never came near our house, he looked up from the small box with a look on his face that said "There you are, can I have some breakfast now please?".

Plakes Beach

 

I took part in painting this cabin at the Plakes Beach today. It's built from wooden crates that were used to ship some large bronze statues from the US.

My friend Michael was asked if he wanted to paint the cabin and Michael wanted me to come along. "Maybe you could paint a donkey" he said.

So this morning I took a boat to Plakes and Michael was already in full action, and I just added a donkey, a cat and some houses.

Feeding time

One summer a stray cat had three small kittens in our garden, we heard some strange noise from the large white garden pot...

 

Mama Gat

 

Hydra Ark, the foundation who takes care of animals on this island, had arranged for vets to be here for some days. They have neutered cats and dogs and given them injections, looking after them. We managed to get them to take care of the white stray cat that's around our house, she has now been sterilized and they treated her ears. She will now have a better life, not having kittens several times per year she can concentrate on her own wellbeing.

Bravo Hydra Ark and thanks to Jennifer who helped out with everything.

Cat memory

The stray cat that hangs around our house showed up again, seems like she remembers me from the summer.

When she had a kitten in the summer I fed her some canned food and now when I offered her some dried cat food she didn't even touch it but followed me straight back into the kitchen and the look on her sweet white cat face said:

"So, we are running out of the canned stuff, are we?"

Cat friends

Three years ago Mr. Blue suggested that van Layden should get himself a cat. Harry Van Layden is fond of cats and since he lives alone in his house on a small island it would be great with some company. But he didn't really like the idea, it would be impractical for him, he said.

Today when Blue came to visit, van Layden was outside feeding his cats Fluffie, Bumblebee, Foxie, Lillen and Ben.

Blue and van Layden then had to sneak into the house because a couple of the cats wanted to come along.

Three years ago when Mr. Blue suggested he should get himself a cat, van Layden was hesitant because it would be a lot of problems.

Maybe he was right?