Kaaren Poole

For several years now I've known the basics about creating a pattern that could repeat across a surface, but I'd never tried it until...

Here's my dear little Blue Belle, the stray cat whom I've adopted. In this picture, I'm feeding her just outside her safe space -...

I've been feeding and trying to befriend a stray cat lately, and part of the effort has involved buying a brand of dry cat food to tempt...

It was a dark and stormy night. Really. Thirst woke me, so I gathered my resolve to leave the comfy warmth of the bed and venture to the...

Isn't she beautiful? The first time I noticed her hanging about was three to four weeks ago. She wasn't terrified of me, like a feral cat...

It's been four or five years, at least, since I've heard coyotes on a regular basis. I'd sleep with the window open and eagerly...

My art journal spread from this past weekend presented me with quite a challenge, but, amidst all the angst, I noticed a pattern of...

Lately, I've spent most weekends working on my art journaling, a practice which began for me by watching several Laly Mille videos last...

All through the winter, as weather permitted (which it usually did here at 1,300 feet in the northern California foothills), I worked in...

I have a pretty rigid schedule of animal chores first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Everyone – my dog, two cats, two...

Lately, I've been giving a lot of thought to imagination, inspiration, and creativity. A reaction I often get to my writing or visual art...

This little painting is sitting on an easel on my hall table and I pass it several times each day. I find it so cheerful - the subject...

Although I continued to draw in my sketchbook this week, the highlight for me came today when I added color to my graphite "formal"...

I've finished my section on squirrels. I chose Eurasian red squirrels since there characters will live at Milkweed Manor which is...

I've been adding more owls to my sketchbook, practicing to lay the groundwork for creating my character, Athena. My favorite owl so far...

Meet Colwyn, the main character in the book I'm writing and illustrating, "Milkweed Manor." As you can see, Colwyn is a rat, specifically...

This week I've continued to work on my owls