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Buck the Cat Descending a Stair….hmmm, that has a bit of a ring to it, eh, Marcel?

Buck the Cat Descending a Stair….hmmm, that has a bit of a ring to it, eh, Marcel?

Winter is nearly over in the Arizona desert. The grass is still green and the cacti look plump and perky. Not much is in bloom, the air smells moist at the end of day. As I painted, I wished the day would last a little longer, sitting there with bird calls and yipping coyotes in the earthy darkness.

I love Chicago. It’s urban living that has it all. The civic layout is so rich, imbued with art, local culture and pride of its heart-of-America location. The people are unpretentious in their sophistication and it’s easy to feel at home. The ethnicity of the neighborhoods reads clearly as one moves around and through them and, yet, they all clearly are All-American. I love Chicago.

Buck the cat grabs at a fishing lure. Such a nimble cat. Meow.

Buck the cat watches his back.

Buck the Cat is in Wisconsin visiting his in-laws. He’s about had it with all the snow and sub-zero temperatures.

We were somewhere in North Carolina, on top of the Ridge, waves of mountains vanishing in the far away mist.

We spent the Thanksgiving break driving from New York to Florida, sightseeing, taking the long route. The Blue Ridge Mountains are unlike any that I’ve seen in the US, running north to south with parallel smaller hills flanking the east and west sides of the central Blue Ridge. The Parkway is a narrow and quaint two lane WPA project. Lots of folks drive it because of its spectacular beauty and its status as a National Parkway. You can see for miles along the road that follows the crest tof the Ridge.#jeankruegerfineart #troynyartist #blueridgeparkway

I’m inspired by the austerity of the road and bridge against the sky.

Buck the Cat lays taut on the floor, ready for action. Meow.

Buck the cat is looking up. Meow.

Buck the Cat sometimes goes up and beyond. Meow.
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It’s almost cold, leaves clatter in the wind, it’s the season of the witch.

In Octorer, 2023, Buck the Cat was considered as a nominee to be United States Speaker of the House. He declined, not having sufficient support from the rest of the Congress. He’s an independent.

Buck the Cat surveys his realm from is six foot cat tower in the living room. It’s good to be prince.

Buck the cat is doing well in Wisconsin I am told. He’s highly adaptable, probably hardly misses me at all…sniff.

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Here’s Buck, painted from one of his archive photos. Oh, how I miss him while we’er in stockholm. I’m emotionally dependent on his omnipresent indifference and I don’t even mind when, out of the blue, he’ll hiss and bite the hand that feeds him (that’s my hand.) He’s not the best cat but he’s my cat and I forgive his miscreant ways. Meow.

This painting shows landscape design in the city, the pollarding of a formal grove of trees. Pollarding involves the removal of tree branches to improve the fullness and shape of new growth that will follow. It’s a labor-intensive, tedious practice centuries old.