tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post1627055338330930424..comments2024-02-16T14:56:03.698-05:00Comments on Obsidian Kitten: A Man Who Drew CatsObsidian Kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142418658550510965noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-68159906965986461782011-02-28T10:40:43.974-05:002011-02-28T10:40:43.974-05:00it very nice and funnyit very nice and funnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-70960902478575810652009-02-23T16:16:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:16:00.000-05:00Yep. The eyes followed you wherever you went in th...Yep. The eyes followed you wherever you went in the room, right? <BR/><BR/>A common expression in our house is "Don't make velvet painting eyes at me." <BR/><BR/>As in, "You're not getting what you want, even if you make velvet painting eyes at me. I'm not giving in, no matter how cute and pathetic you look."Obsidian Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142418658550510965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-62111449762571888452009-02-23T15:58:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:58:00.000-05:00The precursor to the Margaret Keane cats. We used ...The precursor to the Margaret Keane cats. We used to have a Keane print at the Uhles house - "Waif and Kitten" or some such thing - and late at night that thing would scare the bejeesus out of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-17835710437111027472009-02-21T13:37:00.000-05:002009-02-21T13:37:00.000-05:00Oh...and some of them definitely seem to be precur...Oh...and some of them definitely seem to be precursors of the big-eyed kitty-on-black-velvet paintings...Obsidian Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142418658550510965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-62128230459957029822009-02-21T13:36:00.000-05:002009-02-21T13:36:00.000-05:00I had no idea that Asperger's was so prevalent. I ...I had no idea that Asperger's was so prevalent. I found Wain so interesting in that he drew mainly cats, to the eventual exclusion of nearly everything else--possibly a symptom of Aspergers? Also he was apparently very articulate but with an unusual use of language that others found difficult to follow--again, possibly due to Aspergers.<BR/><BR/>I read a book last year about "Neurodiversity" where the author suggested that what we consider to be mental disorders now are actually "neuroatypical behaviors" and may even be a natural part of the evolutionary process. Definitely food for thought. Post about that book, Susanne Antonetta's "A Mind Apart: Travels in Neurodiverse World," is here:<BR/>http://obsidiankitten.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-knit-therefore-i-am.htmlObsidian Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142418658550510965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-16733961660680420572009-02-21T05:11:00.000-05:002009-02-21T05:11:00.000-05:00What a sad story, but really cute cat drawings. T...What a sad story, but really cute cat drawings. Two of my neighbours have boys with Asperger's and I have a grandson with it also. It's a very prevalent syndrome with 1 out of 3 suspected of having Asperger's of varying degrees and it affects mainly boys.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, at least with Mr Wain, he draw beautiful cats by which he will be remember rather than for his disability.Puss-in-Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313418336654760327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-76832880277470342242009-02-21T00:30:00.000-05:002009-02-21T00:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for the info on Louis Wain. I've not come ...Thanks for the info on Louis Wain. I've not come across him before.mrspaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385625296306389489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-79222018079895798462009-02-20T19:21:00.000-05:002009-02-20T19:21:00.000-05:00Eeep. Is it wrong of me to find his kitties kind o...Eeep. Is it wrong of me to find his kitties kind of creepy?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.com