My Award, Your Win, “Allegro Moderato”

Awards were announced in the Cat Writers’ Association 2018 Communications Contest on Saturday, May 18, during the three-day conference in St. Louis. I didn’t get to go to the conference and missed not only the awards banquet but also the speakers and seminars, networking, meeting with editors and seeing all the other cat writers and […]

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October Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: “Allegro Moderato”

Some paintings wait decades to be painted, and when they have their chance they press on until they are fully realized. This was one of those paintings, one that monopolized the last four days of my life. I am not complaining in the least. My orange boy Allegro came to me in 1986 and left […]

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Allegro Moderato, Pastel

This is an original pastel painting, 14 x 20, matted and framed. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Some paintings wait decades to be painted, and when they have their chance they press on until they are fully realized. This was one of those paintings, one that monopolized four days of my life. I am not complaining in […]

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Warm Winter Sun, Oil Pastel

This is an oil pastel painting, “Warm Winter Sun”, 10″ x 7″, framed in a dull gold frame with ecru, cream and bronze mats. Prints on paper and canvas are also available. About the painting, and Namir Some of my cats have inspired several paintings, others in the planning stages, others, no paintings yet, sometimes […]

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March Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Black and Light

I’ve been planning to use this art as a monthly calendar since I created it last August. But when I associate most of the months with colors, when would be the best time? Late winter/early spring, I decided, after we’d moved past the lovely January light and winter sun to March, the month of contrasts, […]

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