Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Animal Wednesday : Biff


This is a drawing I did of Biff, one of the cats we drove out to California with. He loved the sun! (But what kitty doesn't?) We had him for nearly 17 years. Not long enough in my opinion. He was a huge bundle of love and gratitude. He surely would have died had I not taken him from his previous owner, the dairy farmer next door. Biff was starving and was suffering from malnutrition and pneumonia, weighing a mere 5 pounds at the age of a year. It's a wonder he lived that long before my intervention/catnapping. Some farmers think you shouldn't feed cats because they'll be better mousers if they're hungry. Sheer ignorance.

Anyway, Biff enjoyed another 16 years with us just soaking up the sun and eating good food. He was a great, great friend.

So far Forever Young, Teri C and Mim are doing "Animal Wednesday."

Everyone is welcome to participate!

19 comments:

  1. Love your color choices and composition...the stripes really seem to energize Biff. Nice job! :)

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  2. Oh, he is beautiful. So glad you found him and gave him a happy home.

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  3. That is lovely-a lovely story and a lovely illustration-AND a lovely cat!

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  4. So sweet and love the shadow stripes. Yeah! Animal Wednesday.

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  5. So sweet and love the shadow stripes. Yeah! Animal Wednesday.

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  6. I love this painting!! My kitty left after 18 years and it was way too soon!! I miss him still.

    Do you know about Petmonolgues and what they do on Wednesdays? You might want to connect there too .. I do animals on Wed for them. You can see any Wed post on my blog.

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  7. Aw, what a sweet Biff! Very nice.

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  8. Ooooh ho ho... what a precious puddum. A beautiful tribute to a dear friend. I adore this drawing. So sensitive and so vibrant. The subtle attitude of his ears and his cute lil feets, the colors... just wonderful.

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  9. I am so glad you took him in.
    I love this picture!

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  10. What a wonderful drawing, it's lovely and a great story. Isn't animal Wednesday fun???

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  11. What beautiful shadows and a lovely contrast of colors!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! The little Westie is a recurring character in my illustrations. He first showed up in the mural I painted in my son's room. I don't own a Westie, but I really, really want one!

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  12. This is a lovely cat-in-the-sun painting, glad you gave him a good life after a shaky start.

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  13. What a great name, Biff, and a fine rendering. Looks like he had it made. Great job Laurel!

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  14. This is an excellent composition, congratulations Laurel ! And a lovely story, too.

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  15. Biff is so pretty. And another story to make me cry... I'm glad you had him for so long.

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  16. Love this. What is Animal Wednesday? You just know I'd love to be included... Tell me..

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  17. Biff is wonderful! Hope he is in cat heaven.
    Love your painting! Glad Biff enjoyed the rest of his life with you.

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