Cards are blank inside, 4-1/2” x 6-1/4” and include a border as shown, printed in full color on matte-finish ivory stock and come with cream opaque square-flap envelopes, packed in a clear-top white cardboard greeting card box; up to three cards are mailed first class.
They are available in packs of 12 with three cards in each of the four images, or you may specify a custom dozen.
- Cards are also available individually for custom quantities or sets.
- Cards are blank inside but can be customized with your message for an extra charge.
- “My Cat in the Sun” cards do not assort with any other cards .
- Price includes shipping via First Class or Priority Mail.
ABOUT THE CARDS, THE CATS AND THE ARTWORK
Bright sunshine on anything will inspire me, especially when it’s illuminating one of my cats…and so I’d like to share that inspiration with other feline fans. These four designs are printed from my original artwork, each of them cats who’ve shared my life past and present.
These four images are four early paintings inspired by my cats enjoying a spot of sun with a nap or a bath. They date from the early to mid-90s when I was working hard to refine my skills with pastel, with color, with shape and even the strokes in my paintings. I felt I really move up a few notches with these four paintings and celebrated that by having them printed as note cards, my first set of full-color note cards in my career.
After Dinner Nap
Stanley didn’t have many relaxed moments during the day, but one of them was always a spot of sun right after dinner and a nice bath. Rather than disturb him by trying to share in his contentment and fussing over him, I chose to render the warmth of the sun on his side and the depth of the early evening shadows all around.
A Warm Bath
My white cat was endlessly inspiring to me, and I would need two lifetimes to recreate all the images of her that I have photographed and saw every day. With all that lustrous long white fur, Sally’s baths are quite a production, but each bath is like a graceful dance, especially when taken in the morning sun.
A Rosy Glow
She found a warm spot to sleep in the sun on that old pink sweater of mine, and the look of contentment on her face was my first inspiration, especially since Miss Moses (we all thought she was a boy) had been a feral kitten and all her life hesitated to walk across the center of any room, finding security in keeping close to the furniture. But there she is in the middle of the room looking rather smug—I can almost hear her purr.
The Little Sunflower
Real sunworshippers, all of my cats wait for the sun to enter the house in the morning and take their appointed spots. The brilliance of that first light and its reflections around the room, plus the contrast of all the exaggerated straight-line shapes with the organic shape of little Cookie and her shadow inspired this one.
Each of the cats depicted here was or is one of mine and the dogs are ones I’ve come to know through friends and art customers. I am currently working on more dog images; I take the use of an animal’s image in one of my designs very seriously and while I have many lovely photos and have been offered many more, I feel I need to know my subjects before I use their image.
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