Tag Archives: cat sketches

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 […]

Register Before December 31 and Choose a Free Matted Print of “Winter Window”

Winter Window, pastel, 8″ x 8″, 2002 © B.E. Kazmarski

This New Member print is a signed digital print of “Winter Window”. This print is 8 x 8 matted with a white mat to fit a 12 x 12 frame. [ss_product id=’24c259ca-1a4d-11e6-bed3-0cc47a075d76′ ]New Member, Winter Window[/ss_product] ABOUT THE ARTWORK Kelly pauses in the stark pastel light of a winter afternoon through the big north window […]

Quiet Time in the Studio

"Studio Morning Shift", pastel on black pastel paper, 9 x 12 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

After the crazy hours getting ready for the holidays and the mess I made up here, it’s nice to clean it up, get back to artwork and enjoy some quiet times in the studio while Mimi, Mewsette and Mr. Sunshine nap by the window. “Studio Morning Shift” was another such painting from this past January […]

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 […]

Curving Silhouette Trinket Dish

This 4” round curved dish is made from natural white polymer clay, handpainted with black design adapted from a daily sketch. The design is adapted from a daily sketch that was actually made from cut paper, in black of course, and Mimi was the model, “Curving Silhouette”. Each dish is formed and painted individually, and […]

November Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Winter Sunbath

Even though this painting is nominally from winter I always choose warm colors and a feeling of home and warmth for my November desktop calendar, and what is warmer than an orange and white kitty dozing on a sun-warmed windowsill? I also like to feature new artwork, and I painted this in September during the […]

I Just Can’t Keep the Cat Out of the Picture

Interior With Cat, watercolor, 8 x 12 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

It was just meant to be the flowers and the cloth, but around my house it’s hard to keep the cat out of the picture. A customer stopped by to pick up her portrait and noticed this painting quietly hanging on my wall by the door and I realized I’ve never featured it! In fact, […]

12 Sketches of Cats 2014 Calendar

Before we begin, let me note that this is a 2014 CALENDAR. Why am I trying to sell you a 2014 calendar? Because it was printed so that each image in the calendar is of framing quality. The calendar is outdated, but the 14 pieces of artwork will never go out of date, and if […]

Autumn, Art and Cats, Register for an Account, Choose a Free Matted Print

Register for an account on Portraits of Animals and get a free double-matted print of “Out the Front Door” or choose from several other sketches, paintings or photos of cats and other subjects. Not only is this art featured as the Feline Desktop Calendar for October, it’s also available as a free New Member print, […]