Piggy Suey

I'm not sure if when you hear people calling pigs it's sooey or suey. Trains or a name? Or is it like suet like that which is the fat that is found in the kidneys and loins of a sheep or cattle? I just don't know. I've never been to a pig calling contest, but I have drawn a pig or two and here is a recent one. I saw a trailer for Charlotte's Web and the pig (which I'm sure was one of many) was the cutest thing you can imagine. Nothing is cuter than a pig getting milk from a baby's bottle. I'm going to have to see the movie when it comes out on video, just to see the cute little pigs. You know, my earliest movie memory is viewing Charlotte's web at a drive-in theater. Times have changed--now they use real pigs, rather than cartoon pigs. Anyway, this pig drawing was to be a part of my 2007 calendar which didn't happen. So much for traditions.

Two Cats in the Snow

I am wondering if this blog will publish animated GIF photos. My other blog will not. Anyway, I have been experimenting with colored pencil on black paper and this is a couple of cats that I drew. I then went into my Photo Impact program and added some snow animation. I hope this works here. If the animation doesn't work, you will just see a picture with snow. If it does work, the snow will be falling softly on the cats. Here goes--my fingers are crossed.

Edited to add, as you can see the snow isn't animated:(

Roses in the Garden

"There are no roses in this garden" you may say. I say you are wrong-there are rhinoceroses. This was one of the drawings I did for a Secret Santa thing I participated in. My recipient wanted a tangled magical garden and that is what this is. She, of course, didn't ask for rhinoceroses. I kind of like how it turned out, even though it is really far from finished. I need to get some darker darks in there. I realized I hadn't posted in this blog for ages, so it was time for a new entry...