I have never been so scared in my life as I was when I learned to scuba dive. I was so scared, I took up underwater photography as a way to forget I was, well, underwater. I distinctly remember how the...

I have never been so scared in my life as I was when I learned to scuba dive. I was so scared, I took up underwater photography as a way to...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

One day a peacock walked down my driveway. While this would be unusual for most people, this was particularly the case given were I live. Half way up a mountain in Central Italy.

One day a peacock walked down my driveway. While this would be unusual for most people, this was particularly the case given were I live. Half way up a mountain in...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

Have you ever caught your cat lost in thought? Wouldn't it be great to know what they are thinking? Or what they say to each other? Even two kittens laying together enjoying the sunshine are not as innocent as you might think....

Have you ever caught your cat lost in thought? Wouldn't it be great to know what they are thinking? Or what they say to each other? Even two kittens laying together enjoying...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

Take two mad cat women. One Italy-based artist, cat mad and an avid blogger and storyteller including writing stories about her rescue cats. The other a Portugal-based artist, cat mad and a great cat artist.

Take two mad cat women. One Italy-based artist, cat mad and an avid blogger and storyteller including writing stories about her rescue cats. The other a Portugal-based artist, cat mad and a...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

"The biggest problem I had was reaching the levers to operate the concrete mixer" says Italy's first feline construction apprentice. Tippy, a grey and white tabby cat, has always wanted to be a builder since he was a small kitten. As...

"The biggest problem I had was reaching the levers to operate the concrete mixer" says Italy's first feline construction apprentice. Tippy, a grey and white tabby cat, has always wanted to...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

A couple of years ago I found a drowning kitten and saved her and she became a house cat. I called her 'Stevie Mouse'. There were so many ups and downs and we thought we would lose her many times as...

A couple of years ago I found a drowning kitten and saved her and she became a house cat. I called her 'Stevie Mouse'. There were so many ups and downs...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

At the age of 18 months old Stevie Mouse is on a mission and it is a serious one. Last year she was denied Christmas decorations because she and her little sister were too small to be trusted with them. But...

At the age of 18 months old Stevie Mouse is on a mission and it is a serious one. Last year she was denied Christmas decorations because she and her little...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

My approach to art, how I develop my photopaintings and how I try and capture the energy of the subject are all covered in a great article about my work that was published today by Artsy Shark. http://www.artsyshark.

My approach to art, how I develop my photopaintings and how I try and capture the energy of the subject are all covered in a great article about my work that...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

After a massive thunderstorm I was outside checking for any damage when I found a tiny kitten (four weeks old) drowning in a puddle. I grabbed her and found she was still breathing but her eyes were all ulcerated and I...

After a massive thunderstorm I was outside checking for any damage when I found a tiny kitten (four weeks old) drowning in a puddle. I grabbed her and found she was...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

There was a sharp intake of breath as I pulled the washing out of the machine and my husband's brightly coloured, hand wash only, tie dye trousers fell out onto the floor. I shut my eyes for a moment as I...

There was a sharp intake of breath as I pulled the washing out of the machine and my husband's brightly coloured, hand wash only, tie dye trousers fell out onto the...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

Maybe I have led a sheltered life but I hadn't come across the name 'beanie' until I started designing for clothing and came across them. A beanie is a head hugging hat without a brim or visor - the name 'beanie'...

Maybe I have led a sheltered life but I hadn't come across the name 'beanie' until I started designing for clothing and came across them. A beanie is a head hugging...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

I am crap at selfies. I came to them quite late in life and have never got the hang of them. I was devastated when I found that my wrinkles still showed in the photo, unlike all the pouting beauties you...

I am crap at selfies. I came to them quite late in life and have never got the hang of them. I was devastated when I found that my wrinkles still...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

As an artist I am always keen to show off my art to best effect. So, I use some beautiful interior design stock images (with permission) which look fabulous on my website. However, in reality whose home looks like that? My...

As an artist I am always keen to show off my art to best effect. So, I use some beautiful interior design stock images (with permission) which look fabulous on my...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

My healing art work is designed to impart positive energy and enhance the ambience of wherever it is hung. My work can contribute to the balance and harmony of, for example, the home, office, waiting room, treatment room or spa. The...

My healing art work is designed to impart positive energy and enhance the ambience of wherever it is hung. My work can contribute to the balance and harmony of, for example,...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

I was introduced to Scribbler Too software by another Bored Panda member Roger Allen Swezey. With no tablet or stylus available I started playing around with the software using my right forefinger and a mouse pad! My first creation was 'Keep...

I was introduced to Scribbler Too software by another Bored Panda member Roger Allen Swezey. With no tablet or stylus available I started playing around with the software using my right...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

My friend Ben was dying. Towards the end, bloated with steroids and medication he didn't even recognise me. As he sat in the chair, he was sitting at an impossible angle and in my mind I could see that he was...

My friend Ben was dying. Towards the end, bloated with steroids and medication he didn't even recognise me. As he sat in the chair, he was sitting at an impossible angle...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

The little tabby cat was sitting on the brick wall, pressed up against the climbing jasmine and peering through the tendrils down towards the birds below. You could see that in her mind she blended in with her surroundings and nobody...

The little tabby cat was sitting on the brick wall, pressed up against the climbing jasmine and peering through the tendrils down towards the birds below. You could see that in...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

It was a sad day when I found our old oak tree had died and as I looked at it I thought back over all the years we had walked beneath its shade. I wrote a story looking back over the...

It was a sad day when I found our old oak tree had died and as I looked at it I thought back over all the years we had walked beneath...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

This the animal equivalent of the moment when your trouser zip won't quite do up...

This the animal equivalent of the moment when your trouser zip won't quite do up...

Dorothy Berry-Lound

You know those days when you go to do something and the cats got there first?

You know those days when you go to do something and the cats got there first?

Dorothy Berry-Lound