May Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar
Now that you’ve read all about Peaches and about this painting, “Peaches and Peonies”, isn’t this painting a natural for
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cat painting
Mother’s and Father’s Day Specials
Did your parents pass on to you a love of animals? Did they decide one day you needed an animal
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A Very Special Mother’s Day in 2006
Several years ago, a couple who had each had me paint portraits of their cats Dusty and DeVille as gifts
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April Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar
I traveled with a friend in April 2012 to see the “Van Gogh Up Close” exhibit. Although it seems I
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Welcome “Spring” With a Unique Commission
Years ago a patron of a gallery in Carnegie where I hung my artwork asked me to paint four images
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Daily Sketch(es) Reprise: Indigo Nap and Bath, and Mewsette and Giuseppe’s Reviews
This is Mewsette going about being Mewsette on my bed. I actually started four paintings of her, but just after
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Commissioned Portraits: How I Actually Put One Together
I’ve discussed plenty of portraits here but for the most part you’ve only seen finished works, and not seen how
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Commissioned Portrait: Holly on the Rocker, a Portrait I Couldn’t Resist
Holly is a congenial little calico who greets you at the door and knows she’s the center of attention. On
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Daily Sketch Reprise: Art Cat
Above is the original scan of the painting, color balanced as closely as I could get it. At the bottom
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Bandit Stole His Daddy’s Heart
For this week’s rescue story and featured artwork I’ve saved the story of Bandit for Valentine’s Day, as it truly
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