Tag Archives: cat art

Winter Cats

Sometimes a painting works out pretty much as you envisioned it. With my daily sketches that was a fairly rare occurrence because I was sketching my cats from life, and unless they are in a deep sleep they tend to move, including stopping what they’re doing and coming to me for attention because I’m looking […]

A Few More New Things, Getting Ready for the Cat Show

I usually work out one project at a time, starting with my basic visualization and working out materials, size, method and details to make sure the idea is workable, make a few and show them to friends to get an opinion. That obviously takes time and I get impatient, and with a cat show coming […]

New Stuff, and Getting Ready for the Cat Show

I’ve been busy in my studio and the rough draft tiles above are just one example of what’s new. They are made of air-dry clay rolled thin, then pressed onto one of the inked linoleum blocks from my “Tabbies” series so they are a little dimensional and a little colorful. This is really fun! This […]

Register Before January 31 and Choose a Free Matted Print of “Cool Morning Bath”

"Cool Morning Bath", oil pastel, 5" x 7" © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

I like to thank each person who signs up for an account on Portraits of Animals. Each new member receives a thank-you gift not only as an honest thanks from me for signing up, but also so that you can see a sample of my art and the quality of my merchandise, even if you’ve […]

A Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: “Sooty”

SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T MATTER how much sentiment is attached to adopting a cat, how much people pay for a cat, or how beautiful or sweet it is, that cat is out the door when they no longer want it; sometimes, like Sooty, it is actually headed for its loving forever home and the people who […]

Stripes, Sleeping, a Sketch and Memory

"Stripes", pencil, 8" x 5", 2002 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

This is a daily sketch from many years ago, at another time when I did daily sketches. Stanley settled on the pillow on the Recamier for his after-breakfast nap and I simply grabbed my pencil and sketchbook and swung around in my desk chair and got it down on paper. I’m so glad, because more […]

January Light, and Darling Clementine

“Darling Clementine”, watercolor, 12″ x 9″ © B.E. Kazmarski

January light is so beautiful, the sun still at a low angle streaming into windows and doors, the days often overcast and the brilliant warm yellow sunlight a respite, and this is what has Namir transfixed in the stream of sun that washes in the back door in winter—and probably a few birds bobbing about […]

See Me at the Steel City Kitties Cat Show February 10-11

If there’s a cat show in town, I should be there, right? I’m thrilled to be able to make it to the Steel City Kitties Cat Show this year. February 10 and 11, 2018 Monroeville Convention Center 209 Mall Plaza Boulevard Monroeville, PA 15146 The Steel City Kitties is a non-profit CFA registered cat club […]

Winter Sunbath, Warm Spots on the Coldest Days

Late Winter Sunbath, pastel, 6.5 x 9.5 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

I’d always wanted to paint this photo of my orange boy, Allegro. I took the photo in 1993 or 1994, and it’s been on my mind all this time. I wanted not so much to paint a portrait of Allegro as I wanted to capture that moment that was so much Allegro in his quiet, […]

January Feline Desktop Calendar: Cool Morning Bath

Mimi twisted and turned in the diffuse morning light at the door, all those delicate shades reflecting warmer on the floor, cooler on her, but still all in greens and blues and a very pale yellow, the light swirling around her. I liked this sketch a lot when I painted it in 2013, and I […]