Category Archives: cat artwork

January Feline Desktop Calendar: Waiting Around the Corner

I’ve been waiting to use this sketch as the featured artwork for a winter month, and since I sketched Giuseppe in action on January 4 (2016) it’s fitting that he’s here to bring in the Mew Year. Read more and download your desktop calendar from The Creative Cat: Featured Artwork and January Desktop Calendar: Waiting […]

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Featured Artwork: Mischief, a New Holiday Painting

Guess who’s getting into some mischief? It’s the little tag team, Mariposa and Hamlet! It always starts when one of them tags the other, and the chase begins, but I don’t think Hamlet looks like he wants to play right now. I vowed to paint this idea for the holidays this year, and, well, it’s […]

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Sunbath, a Study of Sunlight Because of the Cat

A study of winter sunlight, because there’s a cat in it, one of my very first watercolor paintings. It’s a very simple scene: a black cat having a bath in front of a white painted kitchen cabinet with chrome handles, and a yellow and orange patterned carpet, but the play of light has fun with […]

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Warm Winter Sun, Chases Away the Chill

Nothing is so clarifying as brilliant early morning sun, and nothing chases away the chill of a winter morning. Here, Namir was lulled to sleep by the natural warmth and comfort. While the main body of this work is lit by direct sunlight at that beautiful, long angle, the rest of the work is lit […]

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Carnegie Holiday Market November 20, 2022

Carnegie Holiday Market Sunday, November 20, 2022, Noon to 3:00 p.m. 53 Vendors! And, yes, it’s still outdoors! I’m a cold-weather fan and I’m looking forward to this event. It will be just like the summer farmers markets with many of the same vendors. Let’s hope we don’t have a snowstorm that weekend! I’ve included […]

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Save on Boxed Dozen Feline Holiday Cards

  It’s never too early to get your holiday cards! I actually have 13 different feline-themed designs including cards with Christmas or winter holidays art or photography, cards with a winter theme and cards that I’ve hand-printed, so there is plenty of variety to choose from. All but the ones I print by hand are […]

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Featured Feline Artwork and November Desktop Calendar: Autumn Afternoon Bed

I think this little sketch is one of the undiscovered gems of my collection of Daily Sketches and generally my cat art. Read more on The Creative Cat: Featured Artwork and November Desktop Calendar: Autumn Afternoon Bed

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Attending a Veterinary Conference With My Votives

I was pretty excited to be at the American Association of Feline Practitioners conference this past weekend, here in Pittsburgh, my hometown. This convention hosted about 800 in-person attendees who were veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and others who practice feline care and medicine. Most of the exhibitors were sharing products used in veterinary settings and cat […]

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Featured Feline Artwork and October Desktop Calendar: Olivia and Archie

Meet Olivia and Archie, two cats who star in a cozy cat mystery, and this is the illustration for the cover. Two pretty gingery cats and some yellow-orange sunflowers, what could be more autumnal than that? Read more and download your October Desktop calendar on The Creative Cat: Featured Artwork and October Desktop Calendar: Olivia […]

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Autumn-themed Garden Flags

Is it autumn already? Yes, and time for a new season of garden flags! After finally deciding on cotton canvas duck for the garden flags we have it down to go into production with colorful autumn designs for felines and nature, and one specifically for Meow-lo-ween. About the flags All my flags are 11″ x […]

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