It’s a little painting of a little black cat. I love to paint Mimi, I think because she is so self-aware and nearly all her poses are graceful and inspiring. Possibly it’s just because I love her so much. Black cats have many colors in their fur. The warm sun shows off Mimi’s mahogany highlights […]
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I made a set of these last year and only have one left. This year I changed the cat silhouette and added a few new colors—for Valentine’s Day, of course! The art is “Mimi en Silhouette” as the cat shape. I named this design in French because it’s an homage to Theophile Steinlen’s style and […]
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The “Heart Cat” decorative dish design is based on a favorite Valentine card, “You Are My Heart Cat”, which in turn is based on a photo I took in 2009 of one of their heart-shaped hugs. It’s another of the things I’m making for the one of the things I’m working on for the upcoming […]
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“Big Nap” decorative dishes, based on one of my brush pen sketches, each one handmade, hand painted and unique, reflecting my influences from Japanese brush pen art, Theophile Steinlen, and Andy Warhol. They are one of the things I’m making for the one of the things I’m working on for the upcoming cat show as […]
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“Back to Front in Black With Gold” is one of the things I’m working on for the upcoming cat show as well as for general sale. It’s a black polymer clay medallion with my brush pen illustration “Back to Front” stamped on the front. It’s complete with black jump ring and black flocked cord, hot […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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TNR project to remove stray and feral cats from an abandoned building to be demolished.
TNR project to remove stray and feral cats from an abandoned building to be demolished.
