Coloured :)

Drawing : Adolie Day

I coloured mine...and you? Spread the word, colour, send and win ;)) Just for fun!

Party - poster

The end of august we are having our own street-party here! Already the third year! It started with some drinks and a little bit animation for all the kids of our street. This year we will have a huge BBQ, two bands will play, a neighbour will present our street-beer (homebrewed) and I will give a workshop for everyone who want to joy. We will make an exposition with it in the afternoon and party the whole day long! :) This poster is hanging from now on hanging on all the windows...funny!

Colouring Day's

Drawing : Adolie Day

Some posts ago I told you by the contest of La Marelle. You can download 4 different drawings of Illustrators, you colour it, send it back to La Marelle and may'be you can win a colouring book of your favorite illustrator together with colouring pencils. Loved the idea...and so, we are colouring the picture of Adolie Day. May'be I told it 100 times before : I am crazy of her work and it is so funny to colour her drawing! Download your drawing and start it to enjoy also!

Gato-pillows

A try-out with some illustrations on pillows. I would love to have them this way...hopefully very soon thanks to Envelop.eu
What do you think of them? And would you lay your head down on it? ;)

Mi Salvador!

It's not the first time I post a pic of a cat on this blog. It's the blog of a 'Kat(hy)', a girl that cannot imagine a life without a creature like this close to her side. It doens't has to turn out to a photo-blog, but this one I really wanted to share with you! My new angel, brand new and smelling sooooo fresh to 'cat'...(I love that)....may I present you : DALÍ
I was always fascinated by the person of Salvador Dalí, I'm not a very huge fan of his works but his signatures always enchanted me...and not only his one. The ´ on the I is the noise of my little monster. It sounds sweet and let's hope I can learn him drawing and painting, and one day he will be even more famous then is brother Salvador!
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He arrived!

How many months I was dreaming again of having a cat. 'El dibujo del gato', without being inspired by these incredible inspiring creatures. Wietske is living with my parents since I went to the other side of the world to start a new life. When I came back, she was so happy to live with them that it looked horrible to take her again away from the place she was used by then. So after more then two years alone, without any 'moustache' close to me, finally I can make a little dance of hapiness. It's a boy with a white nose and toes...Only two days he is living here with us and he is already our god! Just one problem : his name! I thought about MAYO, just sounds sweet but many friends refer to the sauce on the french fries..., my husband likes MICHI, like they call cats in Peru, michimichimichi...but that sounds so inpersonal to me, he should have a name that suites him perfect, but it has to sound in spanish too! Some names I found on the net that could work: MAGO , MANTO, MAU. What should I choose? Or is Mayo just right? ;) Or do you have still another nice name for this lovely man of me! Help me! :)

Colouring for all ages by La Marelle

Do you want to colour again a very nice drawing like you did as a child? Or do you have a little creature that wants to colour one of these four drawings made by French illustrators. Everybody is welcome! After discovering the wonderfull colouring books you can buy from La Marelle I found this news through the website of one of my favourite illustrators, Adolie Day. So, if you want to win a book like this and a box of colour pencils, go for it;). Here you can find all the info!

Printing

Dreaming of a little shop with prints, cards, buttons and so many more. The dream is the start of everything. These are two prints on Montval Aquarelle paper by Canson. The colors are so brighten and pure. Ready to prepare more!

Blanco

Just bought a new book, love the cardboard-cover and made it more personal...more Gato, more Kathy....ready to live it!

Thirsty dream

The Incas lived upon fields of gold...and I want to drink a glass of Golden Kola. I always thought the color isn't a good sign of what's in it...but after some research I guess it's much healtier then his big brother Coca. I'm living for a while on a fridge of gold with this bottle in it!;) sooo tasty!

Arroz con leche

For all the fans of cooking and more special for everyone who never tasted it before!!! THIS ONE YOU HAVE TO TRY!

The recipe I always use you can find in the wonderful cooking-bible : 'El arte de la cocina Peruana' by Tony Custer. In this book you can find the typical recipes of the greatest chefs from Perú! And for everyone who still didn't knew: The Peruvian kitchen is really INCREDIBLE!
Here is the recipe so you can start right now!

You will need:

1 cup of rice / taza de arroz / tas rijst

5 cups of water / tazas de agua / tassen water

1 piece of cinnamon / palito de canelo / kaneelstokje

2 cloves / clavos de olor / kruidnagel

1 canned evaporated milk / lata de leche evaporada / blik geëvaporeerde melk
1 canned condensed milk / lata de leche condensada / blik gecondenseerde melk

10-12 or like you want raisins / pasas / rozijnen

1 egg / huevo / ei

half cup of Porto wine / vindo de oporto / Porto

4 spoons of sugar / cds. de azucar / lepels suiker

salt / sal / zout

Recipe :

You have to wash the rice very well, so that the water is clean and pure in the end.

Boil the water with the cinnamon and the cloves. When it boiles you can add the rice, cover it and cook it very slow like 30 minutes until all the water is absorbed. Then you can add the evaporated milk, mix well. When it cooks again, you will add the condensed milk and the raisins. Cook it for another 10 minutes while you move the spoon into it and the whole thing will become thicker. Take it off from the heat and put the yolk of the egg, half of the Port wine, a very little bit salt and mix well. Boil the other part of Port wine together with the sugar until you will get a thick syrup. Beat up the egg-white and mix carefully with the syrup. After this you will mix this meringue with the rice-mix. Before serving you can add some cinnamon-powder to make it even more delicious then it already is!!!!
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Receta Arroz con Leche :

Lavar muy bien el arroz en un colador bajo agua fría corriente, hasta que el agua salga cristalina.
Poner el agua en una olla, agregar el palito de canela y los clavos de olor. Hervir. Cuando el líquido se haya absorbido, alrededor de 30 min.
Añadir la leche evaporada y remover. Cuando la mezcla esté hirviendo nuevamente, agregar la leche condensada y las pasas. Cocinar por 10 min. , removiendo, hasta que la mezcla espese. Retirar del calor y agregar la yema de huevo, 1/4 de taza de vino de oporto y la pizca de sal.
Calientar el 1/4 de taza de vino de oporto restante y el azúcar juntos en una olla pequeña de fondo grueso, hasta formar el almíbar.

Batir la clara a punto de nieve, suavemente añadir el almíbar con movimientos envolventes y luego agregar este merengue dulce al budín de arroz.

Decorar con canela en polvo.

Buen provechooooo!
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Recept 'Peruaanse rijstpap' :

Spoel de rijst onder koud stromend water tot wanneer het water helder ziet. Kook het water in een grote pot, voeg het kaneelstokje en de kruidnagels toe. Als het water kookt dan voeg je de rijst eraan toe en dek je het geheel af om op een laag vuur ongeveer 30 min te koken tot wanneer alle vocht is opgenomen door de rijst. Voeg de geëvaporeerde melk toe en meng goed. Als het geheel opnieuw kookt voeg dan de gecondenseerde melk toe en de rozijnen. Kook nog een 10-tal minuten, constant roeren tot wanneer de massa dikt.
Haal van het vuur en voeg de eierdooier toe, de helft van de Porto en een snuifje zout, meng goed. Verwarm de andere helft van de Porto met de suiker en kook tot wanneer er zich een dikke stroop vormt. Meng dit voorzichting door het opgeklopte eiwit en voeg dit toe aan de rijst. Meng heel goed en serveer de rijstpap met kaneelpoeder of kaneelstokje.

Smakelijk
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ENJOY!
And feel free to let me know how it tasted!;)

Amigurumi

Here is Oli. He is still growing. I'm following the book of Ana Paula Rimoli to make this Amigurumi. Its the art of crocheting small animals. Just found her little book in the library and I was too curious to bring it back without trying something out of it. Well, once you start you cannot stop...so I does feel it. I'm discovering the art of making them and for sure there are so many ways to go on with these...but thanks to Ana to introduce me to this woven world. Just perfect to do on a bright summerday! I want to try another one after this and then I want to put them together on a plain to my nieces Claudia and Milene in Perú! Hope they will feed them in time, and share all their love with it!;)

Belgcian cities #1

Thinking of spending my vacation-time in my own country that I know so well...while thinking of destinations I still want to discover...and knowing that there is no take-off in the next months to some kind of those places I'm dreaming of, I've got the idea to make some portraits of famous Belgian cities.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first is called 'Brugge' or Bruges in english. Today I was there enjoying some coffees, some art, strolling around with a good friend and her daughter and trying to see still more then I knew before. Trying to get the point why soooo many tourists from all over the globe wants to see this little medieval city. It's impressive. I still love this city, but not that much. It's not my most prefered one for sure! This is the first I made, may'be because it is also the most famous one, even more famous then Brussels, the capital. Time for Gato-geography ;) May'be you can feel like travelling a while trough Belgium...just from in your chair. Enjoy!

Comeback

A little try on the Wacom Pentablet... love it!!! And so this can be a preview of my way of writing...;)

La Route

Summertime is finally time to discover more new theatres on so many festivals spread over Europe. Like this group Anonima Teatro out of France with their roadshow La Route. Energy and humor with some little dolls on the 'rolling' road. Everything is hidden in their car, even the colourful background that helps telling their story. May'be they will cross your pad one day...enjoy summer...or winter on the southern part of the world;)
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'When the turtle dies...

...the whole world will die'. Something I found on the net when I was searching for an answer on what happened to my two turtles last sunday. I came home and found both of them without movement and open eyes in the warm water. I don't have to tell what a shock it brought to my little heart...last days were very strange, lonely and gave me an empty feeling. After one day we burried them in a little box somewhere on a quiet spot in the garden. I felt broken...because their lives mean also a huge part of my life. I tried to do my best to give them a comfortable life after receiving them as a gift from my brother so many years ago. I always loved turtles...but when I look back now, I now very well that these animals aren't to be sold in shops...just like so many other species. We, humans, think we can care about everything in this world...but we cannot have those huge hands as nature itself, I guess. Pinta & Baltra, named after two isles of the Galapagos Archipel, will live forever in my memories...I had such nice moments with them...like the drawing wants to tell...touching Baltra's head was one of his favourite rituals...will miss them!

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The cat & the birds

With some Ikea-fabric I made some summer-pillows for the chairs outside. And of course, every work I create has to be checked and tested by a cat! Toulouse looked very comfortable! ;)
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The Barren Carrousel

On a yearly family-festival here in the little town where I live...I was surprised by the act of these two Irish ladies, Anita and Kelsey, who perform as Ruby Barren and Tulip.The Barren Carrousel brings a stunning show in full color and nice accent ;), with marvellous suits...and freaky stunts. Two very charming and little ladies out from Belfast made my day! Thank you!
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More presents...

After my lovely watercolours I have now my own laptop...very usefull in my lessons and so much more. I can sit down in the garden finally and do my thing in the world of the bytes.
Such a nice time, vacation ....no? Feels like Christmas with all my presents ! :) Gracias amor!

Summertime

1st of July, the start of two months vacation overhere... for all the kids and their teachers. Lucky I am to be a teacher...and to have the privilige to have so much time the next two months to do all those things I dream of since many time. This was the first day, really too hot and tomorrow will be even worser believing the forecast. I'm hoping for rain. :) Just a short and heavy shower, to dance some minutes outside and then the sun can shine again with all her force!
Have a nice summertime!
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A treasure

My father found these little and very old pastels somewhere hidden in his house. I almost went crazy seeing this little wonders. They still work although they aren't that 'soft' anymore. I just want to save them from the hungry fingers of my little niece...she would made mishmash of it ;)
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Printed animals

Some results from a new workshop I gave recently for a birthday-party. The childrens invent a kind of monster/animal, good, bad, ugly or nice, whatever, work them out in cutted materials, from paper to plastic and so many more, materials with some special texture. We bring on ink on the whole plate and print them on the huge and very original printing press that served Mr. Plantin and from who you can find books spread over the whole world! So exciting to do this with kids.
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Back in time

I think it's not the meaning of this blog to put pictures of myself...but in this case I guess I can share this one with the world. Today it's like one year ago, that we were travelling to Perú for two months. It was the first time we ( my husband and I) flew together to his country after all the other flights that we made alone...me, flying to Peru, he, coming to Belgium and so on.

It was one of the best vacations of my life, really vacation! Seeiing back the family after more then 2 years for me and exploring the north of the country. Oh, I wish I was flying...this picture made me even crying...how I miss those landscapes, that family...that spirit!
Anyway, summer is now here and I can find back my smile to go on and dream of 'my' mountains. I have to be happy, we have everything...and most important : there is LOVE in the air
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A new toy

Very proud to present you my newborn baby :). It weights not one pound and has 12 wonderful coloured little eyes that are staring me with such a hunger to explore the huge world around. It's called Schmincke Horodam. I'm so happy to start the summer with this lovely 'toy'! It is actually a gift from my huge love....what a gift, what a love! ;) Happppppyyyyyyy!!!
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Feet-doodle

Stamped wonders

Another day in the museum making stamps with kids from 6-7 years old. It was really delightful on this briljant, shiny and sunny day! They were all so happy with the results and their teachers too...that's making my day!

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On the way to...

While drawing Balrog I made this picture...because the way to a result is even more important then the result itself no? While giving my lessons to the kids on the academy I'm always taking pictures while they are working and creating! That tells us so much about 'exploring'.
If I see a cat now I'm dreaming to make a portret of him/her like I did with this 4 angels...I'm enchanted I guess!
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Olimpia Jr.

This little Olimpia Jr. is the last in a set of 4. She acts still like a kid and she can open the wardrobe and closes them afterwards, that way nobody can find her ;)
These cats will have their future life as a gift on the wedding day of my very good friend Laura in Madrid. I very curious for the results of the coasters that will be made of it! I really enjoyed making them and I'm sure these were not the only cats I portraited. There are so many famous cats in my life I want to give a life on paper with my watercolors! So if you have some wish? ;)
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Olimpia

Finally every cat can be portraited like Olimpia. All of them they behave like a princess or even king. Dreaming and sleeping is their major occupation...and their food will be served and legs will be prepared well to take a nap.
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(This is something crazy! Without remembering that Manet (Édouard) painted one day his Olympia too...I made this drawing. Thanks to Roberto! to remind me of that! It's so significant...the composition is quite similar...Olympia resting on her pillow, only my Olimpia is dressed :))) It made me so happy...and now this drawing means still more to me!

Muchas gracias Roberto!

This is why I love every comment that arrives on this blog...Thanks to all of you to share every day your thoughts with me and my creations!)

Balrog

Love to draw these animals and to try catching their soul. You cannot believe how I was drawing this one. With Toulouse ( the already famous neighbour-cat) on my legs and with a back that was hurting me. But the most important in a cat's lover-life : if the cat is comfortable, everybody is happy ;)
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Nubia

Nubia ( or Cloud in english, named to the cloudpeople in Egypt) is one of the lovely cats of our good friend Laura in Madrid. I will draw all her cats in some way with an interest of her and her future husband. Laura loves to dance flamenco, so Nubia seemed the best cat to pull on that riple dress... Those drawings will be transform into coasters. That will be a little gift to all the invited friends and family on her wedding day in the beginning of July! Exciting! You will see them all!
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My puppet

Here he is...uuuf had to search very deep into all my archives... I made the puppet, shoes, head, guitar...and the little white costume that Goran Bregovic wears like always on every concert was made by a good friend/neighbour. That teamwork made this wonder...I'm still happy to see this photo...and my fingers are yelling to start again making puppets! :)
I will not tell you what I did to bring this picture into the hands of Mr. Bregovic themself! Even Emir Kusturica saw this picture somewhere in Croatia ;)))
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A midsummer night's dream

Pictures : Marc Maillard (Theater FroeFroe)

My weekend was so FULL but unforgettable.
For the first time I could enjoy a production from Theater Froe Froe: Midsummer Night's Dream

"Froe froe is known for its strange mixture of dolls, figures, objects, video, actors and music. The performances contain humour and horror, poetry and rock ‘n’ roll for young and old. Froe froe makes impressions, concoctions and brings puppets alive as you have never seen on stage before.
Between "Little Red Riding Hood" and “Macbeth” there lies nothing but a little sigh of air…
Every new project is a quest for fresh and original theatre, full of emotion, poetry, tension and diversion.
Cool and crazy theatre that sparkles!!!"

See for more info on froefroe.be
If you want to see more work of the puppetmakers themselves go to this link!

Myself, I am very crazy of making puppets...once I made a Goran Bregovic for the marriage of friends.
If I find that picture I will post it above!;) Now I can look forward to follow someday a workshop with these inceredible creators!

Windflyer

www.kathydewit.be

Finally!!! Here it last only 3 weeks and the huge summervacation can start! First we thought to travel a bit here in Europe but my husband can't quit his job, so I had to put our dreams into the refrigerator and so finally I can make work of my own website!
That looks quite exciting to start the summer with. It can rain for me the whole summer, that way I stay inside and work on it so that I cannot be called by my flowers out there! ;)
The plan is...that kathydewit.be will be active from the 1st of august!
Hope to welcome you there too!
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Catnap

This cat looks very happy laying in the Foxglove - flower however this one is very toxic.
I even didn't put it in my garden, it blew in and actually I'm very proud of it...it's such a nice thing to watch!
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Thirsty

My gardenflowers are growing so fast due to the 'bad' weather. We've had lots of rainy days untill now althoug worth to take some shoots of my growing wonders.Every shield-shaped leave of the Nasturtium holds in the centre one raindrop, it's so poetic and immediatly dreamed to draw something like this :)
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Little memory

A lovely memory to keep alive. My little niece totally surprised with the visit of her neighbour-friends who are coming to greet her every evening...before she travels to dreamland.
Hope you had a lovely weekend too!
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A new breeze

By visiting the blog of Karo I found a terrific link to the site of Jonathan Woodward : zero2illo. Every aspiring illustrator or graphic designer can participate in this project to make work of that 'dream' we all have! The challenge started like 8 weeks ago but you can sign-up whenever you want and just start NOW, like I will do! I'm still discovering this place and started on my first week with some very useful tasks. Behind the whole challenge is building up a community of illustrator-souls...and by sharing our experiences we can help eachother closer to being a fulltime illustrator and to make finally work of some very important steps to accomplish before living that dream also Jonathan had since decades. Take a look and sign up...the tasks are just soooo usefull and secure.

"The time for procrastination, self-doubt and style hang-ups is over – it’s now time to get going and start working towards my dream career as an illustrator…and I’d like to invite you to join me."
Jonathan Woodward

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Under the Ivy

Yes, I am a huge fan of Kate...Kate Bush...every song of her takes me by the throat...and those 80's were golden years, being a child and dicovering this life. Here is my interpretation of 'Under the Ivy'. The one you are listening...
Made this drawing in the last sunlight of this day and I enjoyed it!
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