Anita Dale Livaditis Blogs

Just a reminder to myself that worrying is not self care. It’s not caring for others either. Worrying is crutch and a weird form of self soothing. Worrying is what you do when you believe the time for correct action is past. Worrying is what you ... 

Looking up and down this road I've been here before Can't be here no more -Jackson Browne, ‘I’m Alive’ I’ve been saying one day I’d come back. Days turned into years. Losses piled up like they do when you get older. The piles ‘for mend... 

Love this, more crazy cat men photographed by New York photographer David Williams. Such a great idea.  

You gotta love this, there are some women in here, too, but it looks like it was the men who were cat crazy. What I can't figure out is how they were able to leave books and papers and stuff out, cuz I sure can't. They tear up everything. Ju... 

"Newark, Ohio, and Niagara Falls, NY are two cities with a few similarities and with many differences. The cities are so different it would be pointless to make comparisons, but for the fact that in January 2015 both cities found themselves beset by ... 

What Is Love In The Spiritual Life - The Law of the Spirit - Ancient Faith Radio http://www.ancientfaith.com/video/lawofthespirit/what_is_love_in_the_spiritual_life#.VNY1FFKtF5I.link  

I did this painting last year and I am just getting it up. I have so many different versions of it, on different color grounds, and at various stages of development. I remember I had something in my mind when I drew this, some leitmotif, but I ca... 

Well, if I feel the need to answer that question it indicates some sensitivity to begin with. People who know me would understand right away, but when you are presenting and selling your artwork amongst a sea of artists who don't know you, and ma... 

I just received this news on Facebook. It's the best news I could ever get. I feel like I can die in peace now. People are going to carry on after we are gone, and do good deeds for the animals, and teach the world about good stewardship. I have ... 

"For the first time, young artists voluntarily want to start on the second market," he said referring to auctions, as opposed to galleries, which are known in the art world as the first market. "It's a real revolution. The two markets are in the ... 

I drew this this morning and it went through many changes throughout the day. I got the idea from a message a friend sent me. It had to do with string theory and there was a picture of a kitten with a string, which I thought was pretty funny. I th... 

I painted this a month or so ago, and just uploaded it. I have many pictures in my files I haven't uploaded yet. Usually if they are compositions I am still studying, I let them brew for a while in the files, until I know better what I think of the... 

I drew this this morning and I am really happy with it. Swatchee was my model. He was sleeping on the floor in front of me. I worked from life and then began slowly abstracting it. I think I am happy with it visually, as it is enough to carry me t... 

Created as a mate for my piece 'Andras', Gynaika is a modern classical primitive portrait of a young female, drawing stylistically on Greek Art, History, and Culture. It's a simple line drawing in black and white, minimalistic, with just a little co... 

This is a portrait in development. I have saved many copies along the way, as I am experimenting and want to see how it unfolds. I don't have a particular result in mind when I work like this and am quite open to the results. I often work intuitive... 

This was created to be a companion piece to 'Andras Black and White'. It's a simple modern abstract black and white drawing based on elements of Greek Classicism. I don't use a model for these drawings, but I do have a person in mind when I draw the... 

I painted this in 2012. I pulled it up today noticing I didn't have many keywords for it, or a description, so it wasn't getting found. I still love this piece. It was spontaneous, driven by a giant affection I developed for a cat named Bette Davi... 

This piece started as a drawing of a cat in a window. I was looking at Dusty who was sitting in the kitchen window. I drew her silhouette. Then I began to abstract and draw the shutters and they started to look like notebook paper. I thought about... 

Someone offered to publish Christian Artwork on a Christian Art blog yesterday. I jumped at the chance. But I think they were confused when going through my portfolio. I already had a gallery of my crosses but I quickly made a up a Christian Gall... 

Here's an article from The Washington Post, that when you take with the Facebook Experiment revealed recently, is a bit troubling. I suspected voyeurism was a large part of Internet snooping and 'intercepted data" (a euphemism for juicy tidbits?), s... 

...I love blogging (we used to call it writing), and I find it edifying, but it is time consuming. I am busier with the cats than I have ever been. I reached my free picture host limit on Blogger's Picassa long before I reached my free cat host l... 

I was so happy when Cats in Need generously offered to sponsor the sterilization of 20 cats for me recently. Doing TNR and feeding cat colonies by yourself can not only be exhausting, it can be very expensive, so I was delighted and grateful when Cat... 

Great article in The Democrat and Chronicle: "Building an Art Collection while Shopping Local" by Melissa F. Pheterson "If you buy art that you love without concern for how it will fit in your home's décor, you'll truly have a personalized c... 

I really enjoyed this interview with Gabriela Cowperthwaite. I was very impressed with her gentleness and humility, and also her courage.  

Thank you for your help! http://www.youcaring.com/adoption-fundraiser/creamy-goes-to-california-/127416  

I want to say a big thank you to Sue and Jayne of Cats In Need Cyprus, a registered Charity in the Isle of Man, who have pledged to pay for the alteration of 20 of the cats I care for. I am over the moon for their kind offer to help. Without Cats in ... 

I thought you might like to see what I take with me when I go to the feeding stations. I take a lot more with me than I used to. Read more: What I Take With Me to the Feeding Stations 

Clinton is a cat who came from the Sandra's feeding station. I now mostly see him at the park. He is a mild Tomcat who has had a bad respiratory infection since I have known him. I suspect he may be sicker than that. On Thursday when I went to tr... 

It was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who said, "Into each life some rain must fall." At my age, I understand this, but how do I explain it to the new kittens? And all the cats at the feeding stations? Read more: http://alteredcats.blogspot.com/2... 

When you are safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure, you wish you were safe at home. -Thornton Wilder That can't be truer than of cats! Personally, I am done with adventures in my own life. Waking... 

It's not being abandoned that is my worst nightmare, it's the fear of being the abandoner, of letting someone down, though I imagine that has it's origins in fear of abandonment. Read more here: The English Patient 

One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home. - Pam Brown read more... When I Come Home 

Recently on the forum the subject came up again and advice was given on how to make a good, saleable portfolio. Artists were urged to only include what they think will sell, and to tighten it up, to clean it up. While I appreciate the desire to be... 

Great article Animal rescuers: burnout by Gila Todd  

'Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.' 'I should have called it Something you somehow haven't to deserve.' -- Robert Frost, from The Death of the Hired Man 'Theo' was short for Theodorus. Theod... 

I don't like work that is too polished or too finished, or work that tries to impress itself upon me by skill. It is tedious to look at. I like to see the artist struggling with the truth, like Jacob wrestling with the angel. And I like when they ... 

http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/MuggeridgeLiberal.php "They say, moreover, that when it's a question of choosing whether to save your soul or your body, the man who chooses to save his soul gathers strength thereby to go on living, whereas ... 

The wayfarer, by Stephen Crane The wayfarer, Perceiving the pathway to truth, Was struck with astonishment. It was thickly grown with weeds. "Ha," he said, "I see that none has passed here In a long time." Later he saw that each weed Was a... 

Heartbreak - Losing Theo, Losing Purpose "“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a... 

"Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd. It is not neat, not obvious, not what you expect." — C.S. Lewis Yesterday morning I was drivng to the feeding stations when I saw something in the road just in front of the p...