Website updated!

I completely changed my website!

I’ll also be selling fine art prints of some of my art very soon – stay tuned!

:D

Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Hope you all have a safe and enjoyable time and a very Happy New Year!

Facebook! :D

I just made a Facebook fan page for my art!

Art of Kathryn Whiteford

I’ve had a personal Facebook account for a while, but I thought I might as well make a public page for my artwork. ^^

Frank Frazetta

Most of you know by now of his passing. Like many artists around the globe he was a massive influence and inspiration to me. I could spend hours simply looking at his paintings, the way the characters and backgrounds faded from nothing into action, the texture in his works… So much beauty and raw talent you have to see to understand.

Farewell Mr Frazetta, you and your contribution to the world of fantasy and sci-fi art will never be forgotten.

If…

If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream – and not make dreams your master;
If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build ‘em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on”;

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings – nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And – which is more – you’ll be a Man my son!

by Rudyard Kipling.

Ed Freeman

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This was sent to me in an email.

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ED FREEMAN

Medal of Honour

You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray , Vietnam.

Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8 – 1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the Medivac helicopters to stop coming in. You’re lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you’re not getting out. Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you’ll never see them again…

As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.

Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed Huey, but it doesn’t seem real, because no Medi-Vac markings are on it…Ed Freeman is coming for you… He’s not Medi-Vac, so it’s not his job, but he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.

He’s coming anyway.

And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of you on board.Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the Doctors and Nurses.

And, he kept coming back…. 13 more times….. And took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.

Medal of Honour Recipient, Ed Freeman, died last Wednesday at the age of 80, in Boise.

May God rest his soul.

I bet you didn’t hear about this hero’s passing , with all the media obsessed with the death of a pop star…

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Don’t let this true hero be forgotten.

Kitty!!!

Andrew bought us a KITTY yesterday!!! My husband is the best, love you babe!  <3

Here’s some photos of her on my computer chair. And that bright pink thing on the right behind her is part of my desk. Yes it is that pink! XD

<3 Nova! <3

<3 Nova! <3

Adorable ^^

Halp

more animals

Just for Sah!

I saw this and thought instantly of you! ^^

Best sign ever!

see more puppies

EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! 8D

Okayokayokay! Those of you who don’t play WoW skip this post coz it won’t interest you in the slightest.

Those who do play WoW – I JUST TAMED THE SPIRIT BEAST LOQUE’NAHAK!!!!! 8D
And he is sooo BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Click the piccy to make it bigger! ^^

Merry Christmas!

As the title says,

Have an awesome day and enjoy time spent with family and friends and eat loads of yummy stuffs!

<3 <3 <3

What dogs teach us…

I just found this today and thought it was beautiful. Even though I am a definite cat person, I do love dogs and pretty much all animals. It kind of reminds me of my dog – yes I had a dog. I was about 13 when we bought him and he was labrador x kelpie from a farm that a friend of mine lived on. He was all black with a little white on his chin and just the friendliest dog you’d ever know. I named him Dog, lol! Well no other name suited him! Anyhoos, he passed away a few years ago from cancer, but he had a good life and always waited for me at the gate after school, ready to show me how happy he was that I was home.

*sigh* I miss him.

But anyways, here’s the story I found on a forum. No author is credited so there’s no way to verify if it’s true or not, but I don’t think it would matter either way.

Enjoy!

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What Dogs Teach Us.
(Author Unknown)

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.

I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on.

Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ‘I know why.’

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation.

He said, ‘ People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?’ The six-year-old continued, ‘Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.’

-Live simply.
-Love generously.
-Care deeply.
-Speak kindly.

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

-When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
-Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
-Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
-Take naps.
-Stretch before rising.
-Run, romp, and play daily.
-Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
-Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
-On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
-On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
-When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
-Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
-Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
-Be loyal.
-Never pretend to be something you’re not.
-If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
-When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
-Being always grateful for each new day and for the blessing you have.
-ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!

That’s what dogs teach us.

I love when great whites fly!