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Wednesday

Franklin, pastel, 8 x 10, first draft.
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Commissioned Portrait: Franklin, First Draft

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 Bernadette 2 Comments cat artwork, cat painting, commissioned portrait, pet portrait, portrait

Meet Franklin, the subject of my next portrait. He’s an older boy, 15 years to be exact, and a nice

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"Conversation With a Daisy", pencil on cream cotton paper, 9" x 12", 2004 © B.E. Kazmarski
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Featured Artwork and Photo From the Archives: Conversation With a Daisy, Photos and Finished Drawing

July 6, 2019July 8, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments cat artwork, cat sketches, cat with daisy, cat with flowers, cats, gray and white cat, pencil sketch of cat

It’s daisy time, and July is also the time I remember Namir, so it’s time to feature this little sketch,

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A trio of portraits
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Commissioned Portrait Trio: Lucy, Ethel and Bubba

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 Bernadette 4 Comments cat artwork, cat painting, commissioned portrait, pastel portrait of six cats, pet portrait, portrait, portraits of three cats

Meet Lucy, Ethel and…Bubba! Yes, that’s right. I just finished this trio of portraits of three rescued shelter cats adopted

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"Peaches and Peonies", pastel, 23" x 16", 2008 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
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Featured Artwork: Peaches and Peonies, a Moment of Inspiration in June

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Bernadette 2 Comments calico cat, cat art, cat artwork, cat painting, cat sketches, cats, fine art cats, peaches and peonies

While Peaches appears in dozens of sketches and hundreds of photos, this is the painting that captures her, pretty, petite,

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Featured Artwork: Klepto Cat Book Cover No. 35, “On the Wrong Side of the Paw”

June 6, 2019 Bernadette 1 Comment book cover, cozy cat mystery, illustration, klepto cat covers, klepto cat mysteries, patricia fry

Cover No. 35 had an interesting twist, but above is what we ended up with. Patricia had an idea that

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"Kelly's Morning Bath II", linoleum block print on handmade rice paper, 4" x 11", 2015 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
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Featured Artwork: Kelly’s Morning Bath

May 29, 2019June 3, 2019 Bernadette 1 Comment block print, cat art, cat artwork, kelly's morning bath, linoleum block print, tortoiseshell cat, wallpaper calendar

It’s coming around again to spring, and even the little bit of the lilac that’s left outside the big north

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Meet Lucy!
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Featured Artwork: Meet Lucy, the Most Exceptional Kitten the World Has Ever Known!

May 22, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments black cat, black cats, cat art, cat artwork, cat books, cat sketches, cats, illustrated cat books, illustrations

Meet Lucy: The most exceptional kitten the world has ever known! In my day book where I keep track of

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Suncatcher, , pastel on Canson Mi Tientes, 16" x 22", 1989 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
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Featured Artwork: Suncatcher, 1989

May 16, 2019 Bernadette 1 Comment cat art, cat artwork, cat sketches, cats

This sketch was among my four first pastels, painted in 1989. I remember studying the highlights on Allegro’s fur, and

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FURever Friends cover.
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Featured Artwork: Klepto Cat Book Cover No. 34, “FURever Friends”

May 10, 2019 Bernadette 4 Comments book cover, cozy cat mystery, illustration, klepto cat covers, klepto cat mysteries, patricia fry

I got to paint a horse (again)! We’d included one on the cover of Corral Cat Capers too. The background

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May Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Mewsette Watercolors

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Bernadette 6 Comments cat art, cat artwork, cat desktop wallpaper, cat desktop wallpaper computer, cats, monthly desktop calendar

Who said black cats had to be painted in black? What a wonderful gift these silhouettes gave me, letting me

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Star of Wonder ornament.
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Marketplace: Star of Wonder Ornaments, and More

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Finally got this year’s ornaments done and Star of Wonder is one of them! I’ve always loved this design and

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December Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Colorful Dreams

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Bella and Giuseppe are ready to welcome you!
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Book Reviews

How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
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How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

November 10, 2019 Bernadette 0

I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

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photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

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Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

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Press Releases

The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

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Summary Company Announcement Date: December 05, 2019 FDA Publish Date: December 05, 2019 Product Type: Animal & Veterinary Pet Food

Press Release: Help Anivive and Basepaws study feline genetics and diabetes
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Press Release: Help Anivive and Basepaws study feline genetics and diabetes

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Press Release: Purina & RedRover To Expand Four Pet-Friendly Shelters With Grants
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Press Release: Purina & RedRover To Expand Four Pet-Friendly Shelters With Grants

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Press Release: Early detection is key, screening test could improve lives of cats with heart disease
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Press Release: Early detection is key, screening test could improve lives of cats with heart disease

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Recalls

The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

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Summary Company Announcement Date: December 05, 2019 FDA Publish Date: December 05, 2019 Product Type: Animal & Veterinary Pet Food

Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe
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Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe

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Voluntary Recall of Two Lots of 9Lives® Protein Plus® Wet, Canned Cat Food
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Voluntary Recall of Two Lots of 9Lives® Protein Plus® Wet, Canned Cat Food

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King Bio Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall Due to Possible Microbial Contamination
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King Bio Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall Due to Possible Microbial Contamination

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