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 […]

Five Favorite September Sketches of Cats

"Front and Back", white and black charcoal on toned paper, 8" x 5" © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

I scroll through my folder of daily sketches regularly, looking for images to use for all sorts of reasons, and sometimes just to look at them. I look at collections images of some sort several times a day for inspiration, guidance, instruction, relaxation, and I’ve always found reviewing my own work, honestly assessing it and […]

Give the Gift of Artwork, 25% Discount on All Original Art

"Safe", pastel, 15" x 20", 2015 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Each season when I publish my quarterly Nature & Wildlife newsletter I extend a 25% discount on all original art that features the season, but for autumn I discount all original art so you can start shopping for the holidays. For the first two months of the discount it’s only available to list members, but […]

Catamount Brushmore Tile

This tile is 4″ x 4″, made of white polymer clay rolled thin with a print of my pastel “Catmount Brushmore” onto the surface. Because they are handmade and shaping, stamping and drying changes their dimensions, they are not uniform in size, shape or thickness, but that makes each one unique. NOTES ON USE: These […]

Giuseppe Resting, Original Charcoal Sketch

Not all original works are big pastels. I have a number of smaller sketches in charcoal and pencil, and I often like to leave a bit of a sketch unfinished or rough just to contrast with the detailed areas. So Giuseppe rests all the time, why draw him now? Just because he looked so velvety […]

Cabochon Pendant, Bella Birdwatching

This small pendant is made with a print of my sketch of “Bella Birdwatching”, inside a brushed silver metal frame and a 1″ convex glass cabochon cover. It comes with a black satin cord. I make a high-quality print of my artwork, trim it to fit the cabochon and frame and adhere it all together, […]

Give a Commissioned Portrait Certificate as a Gift

There are times when you’d love to give a portrait as a gift, but it just doesn’t feel right without the recipient’s input. Purchase a certificate to give to them and they can decide what they would like in their piece of custom artwork. Certificates are beautiful and are packed in a folder with a […]

Give the Gift of Artwork, 25% Discount on All Original Art

Peaches and Peonies, pastel, 23" x 16" © 2008 Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Give the Gift of Artwork, 25% Discount on All Original Art

"Colorful", 11" x 15", soft pastel , 2015 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

A Commissioned Portrait Certificate as a Gift

They may be prizewinners or bedraggled street survivors, but no matter—each is precious and fills our lives with joy. And our animal companions were meant to be shared; we can spend hours recounting memorable moments to fellow pet companions, sharing images on social networks, our phones overloaded with photos. Animals are fascinating and beautiful, and […]