Gene Catlow's Musty Old Archive

This little corner of the Web was an out-of-the-way spot to hold the artistic backlog of Gene Catlow. It was to keep his EarthLink site from getting too crowded. It has now overloaded its file limit. The archive continues at:

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All artwork & Gene Catlow (c) Albert Temple

Bits & Pieces from Gene Catlow's Bag

  • Bits & Pieces #1: The look
  • Bits & Pieces #2: Unfair!
  • Bits & Pieces #3: Based on an actual conversation between CW & me.
  • Bits & Pieces #4: Some things just dont feel right...
  • Bits & Pieces #5: Brushed away...
  • Bits & Pieces #6: Car trouble after hours in the school parking lot
  • Bits & Pieces #7: Favorite place to sit
  • Bits & Pieces #8: Bird brunch
  • Bits & Pieces #9: The Most Embarrassing Thing (Confident)
  • Bits & Pieces #10: The Most Embarrassing Thing (Observant)
  • Bits & Pieces #11: The Most Embarrassing Thing (Active)
  • Bits & Pieces #12: The Most Embarrassing Thing (Patient)
  • Bits & Pieces #13: The Most Embarrassing Thing (Gruff)
  • Bits & Pieces #14: Late-night conversation
  • Bits & Pieces #15: One of the CATLOWTRON's favorite TV shows
  • Bits & Pieces #16: The CATLOWTRON as movie critic
  • Bits & Pieces #17: The CATLOWTRON recalls Star Wars
  • Bits & Pieces #18: Once again, based on actual VR/RL dialog between CW & me.
  • Bits & Pieces #19: Technical difficulties, please stand by. (CW asked me to do this one!)
  • Bits & Pieces #20: Sometimes I'm a stranger in my own mind...
  • Bits & Pieces #21: Another CW request. As great as we get along, no friendship is perfect. <:)

    My Last Huzzah (or, rather, a select few of them)

    Huz014: From Issue #33. "Magnetic Oxide: Friend or Foe?". Put on your thinking caps! :)
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    The Department of Miss Elaine Eos

  • Dept. Entry #1 Gruff Raccoon reminds his daughter Observant of something very important. Observant nods vigorously, assuring her father she does remember.
  • Dept. Entry #2 Barclay "Bigfella Machine" Johnson, in his description of his New West scenario, created an image of a rather disreputable buzzard reading a newspaper while perched upon a carcass. In the continuation of their e-mail conversation, I offered this picture of a more refined 'vulture with culture'.
  • Dept. Entry #3 You may recall the e-mail conversation referred to last time, in which Gene created a refined 'vulture with culture in contrast to the Bigfella Machine's deadly denizens of the New West. Here the two opposing ends of the spectrum meet, as the refined avian strays across his buzzardly brethren doing what scavengers do so well...
  • Dept. Entry #4 Here is a scan of a commission made for Bill Redfern, co-creator & illustrator of Haul Trek, an irrepressably funny chronicle of the misadventures of StarFleece officer M'Iskiti and her compatriots... and in case you haven't seen it, that well-known hatchling of The Great Bird of the Galaxy is basted to a golden brown in this comic. :) If you have indeed been so misfortunate as to have missed it, remedy your ailment by checking out "HAUL TREK: The Misadventures of M'Iskiti" at http:www.haultrek.com
  • Dept. Entry #5 This is a section of a larger picture done some time ago as a commissioned set of illustrations for one of my first fans, Hudson Bates. His character, Burlington, is a unique breed of mephit called a snowskunk. Two things make them unique: One, the absence of the usual striped markings that skunks have. A snowskunk has pure white fur. (Note: they are NOT albino skunks, but an actual species unto themselves) and Two: the ability to alter their scent in many powerful and dangerous ways. The more highly trained snowskunks can emit a scent that can kill their intended victim. In Hudson's story, he was one of these skilled mephits. This is a small detail from my illos, since Hudson was (and is) very careful about where he wants his characters to be seen. Burlington is (c) Hudson Bates.
  • Dept. Entry #6 You will recall that mention has twice before been made of Barclay Johnson's New West stories, in which some extremely disreputable buzzard gents display a harsh evolution of their natural scavenging instincts. Well, the New West being what it is, what might be one's next uneasy suspicion is realized here, as the vengeful vultures graduate from the 'letting their victim expire first' school of thought to the 'helping the demise along a little bit' mindset. Harsh creatures in a harsh world...
  • Dept. Entry #7 This is a very rare posting for this site... it is one of the little pics that CatsWhisker and I draw for each other in our e-mails! Normally they are only seen by CW and myself, but this one has been "okayed" by her for everyone else to view. ;) Recently, I was asked by Trixi to draw what the married couple of Mr. & Mrs. Catlow would look like. Actually, in the stories CW and I collaborate on, our characters really will be mated one day, so Trixi's request was quite well-timed. My lady cat wanted to know which one of us would be more likely to give our newborn kitten his feeding in the wee hours. This was the pic I drew for her. I perhaps could have posted it on Yerf, but I'd rather just be sure and post it here. ;)
  • Dept. Entry #8 Once again, this is one of the special pictures that CatsWhisker and I draw for each other... we have really been working on our e-mail story of the married couple of Mr. & Mrs. Catlow. I am very sure I would behave just exactly like this in real life. Hopefully one day I'll find out... :)
  • Dept. Entry #9 This is a pic I did for Jamie Malecki of his Capyz characters. I played Carl Douglas's 1974 "(Everybody was) Kung Fu Fighting" while I drew this. :)
  • Dept. Entry #10 Another picture for Jamie Malecki... He likes to send file attachments to artists, and I don't mind getting his art. :) But sometimes... he gets a little overenthusiastic. When he send me attachments that are 2,419 MEGS BIG... I have to ask him to hold off a bit!
  • Dept. Entry #11 Here's one of my better pencil sketch of the Raccoon Kids, done for a comission piece. :)
  • Dept. Entry #12 This was just a little Raccoon Kids pic I sent to cheer up Catnel, who had the blues recently. :)
  • Dept. Entry #13 There will soon be a Bits & Pieces story, which will tell what happened to one of the other kids seen in the first Raccoon Kids picture. This is a sneak preview... Her name may not be known for awhile, so she will simply be referred to as "the Quiet One." :)
  • Dept. Entry #14 This is a scan of a sketch I sent to a friend via snail-mail on the subject of the general condition of where we both live. (He's immaculately neat and tidy.) I described my place as one where I know exactly where everything is (and I do). All my things are in stacks and piles in which I can find anything. It just isn't neat. <:)
  • Dept. Entry #15 This is a pic I did for my good friend BreeAnn Barlow, of her character Sarah Brookhalter. :)
  • Dept. Entry #16 This is a reference sheet for a character that will appear in a future Raccoon Family story. Most people already know that the members of the Raccoon Family have some rather unusual abilities. What you might not know is that they aren't the only ones who do. And some of those others are not so nice...
  • Dept. Entry #17 In the time-space continuum created by Barclay Johnson, most of the Capellans you meet are realy nice people. A very, very small percentage of them are not so nice. One in particular is about as far away from B-Artisan as you can get. He is a particularly evil assassin called T-Killer. Stay as far away from him as you can. IF you can. :/
  • Dept. Entry #18 This is another pic I did for the wonderful BreeAnn Barlow, of her character Cassie (who by an unusual series of events has become a grown-up! O_O)
  • Dept. Entry #19 This is a pic I did for my friend Karl, based on a rendering he did of his character, Attic Rat, as a superhero. :)
  • Dept. Entry #20 This is a pic I did for Jamie of his characters in 50's style costume. :)
  • Dept. Entry #21 This is a request picture which was never claimed. A fan of my art asked me for this rendition of a rather unusual (to say the least) lupine. But I never heard from him again...
  • Dept. Entry #22 This is a picture done at a recent TrixiCon. I haven't drawn many of my Furriston characters in anything but their usual accoutrements. The sketch I did of Joleen Lynxen looked too nice just to leave as a sketch, so I gave it the full graphic treatment. I like the way it came out. :)
  • Dept. Entry #23 This is a inked-color-and-background-added rendition of one of mu design drawings I did for a Star Trek fanfiction story. The Morrit are a very formal species, given to elaborate customs and formality. When a Morrit becomes an officer in Starfleet, they are never again seen out of uniform, even when off duty or on shore leave!
  • Dept. Entry #24 This is another of the drawings I did about the Morrit species. These two are, as usual, in their most formal dress. A mother is presenting her son in one of their elaborate family ceremonies.
  • Dept. Entry #25 When Gabriel Gentile started e-mailing me again, I sent him an updated pic of his old character. (Before he changed it.) I don't know what SpookyBunny looks like, but I had fun with Gabe. :)
  • Dept. Entry #26 This is a little pic I sent in response to a fan letter from an artist who is considering starting a webcomic of his own. You can see the image he sent to me that prompted this pic on my Keenspot comic fan art site. :)
  • Dept. Entry #27 Just one of the pics I did at ConiFur NW 2001, where I got to meet Karma iRL for the first time! She and Pepe were very gracious, and I had a lot of fun. I wish I could show you the pic they drew for me, but it would have to go on a more secure location than here. <:)
  • Dept. Entry #28 This is a pic I did for Jamie of his characters as ancient Canovians. Jamie certainly seems to enjoy the style of that period in the history of Furriston's world. :)
  • Dept. Entry #29 Last year I was talking at length to MelSkunk on the phone, and she was wondering how I could spend so much time with her chatting and still be able to do all the other things I needed to do. When it comes to keeping in touch with my friends, I can multitask. :)

    Last revised: 06/18/2005