Bernadette E. Kazmarski, artist & writer

Featured Daily Sketch: Stanley With Geraniums, 2013

“Stanley With Geraniums” was not a daily sketch but was a new piece of artwork I’d created in 2013 in

When a cat is sitting very very still and looking out the door with rapt attention, all whiskers and ears

CAN THE SUBJECT of a painting communicate through his image? One of the dearest stories from any of my portraits

Kelly has been having really good naps on the bed lately, ever since she rediscovered just how nice the bed

“The human must always be observed.” Mariposa starts her shift. I can tell you she is immediately distracted by anything.

Above is Bootsie, who I chose from the Humane Society shelter in 1970. Below is the very first rescue story

The deep shadows of a summer twilight, the pink reflecting back down from the sky into the window. Mimi naps

Bella is correct, this is not going to be cat food. She thinks I should put my kitchen skills into

Fireworks aren’t the only thing that can make your pets uncomfortable on Independence Day, and they aren’t the only noise

Giuseppe, Mr. Sunshine and Mimi hangin’ out with me in the kitchen. Often when I draw these five black cats,