Kaaren Poole

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 -...

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...

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

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...