Daily Sketch Reprise: “Here in the Shadows”
June was (supposed to be) sunny, July is usually a little too sunny—and hot. But a shady corner next to
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pastel portrait
Commissioned Portrait: Feebee, Amber, Buckley, Allegra and Ruby, and the Red Maple
I painted a very special portrait recently, special because it was commissioned as a gift for a friend’s
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Commissioned Portraits: Samantha, and Honey, Tommy and Andy, Two Eras
THERE HAS NOT been another kitty since Samantha, though her rescuer had loved and rescued cats nearly all her life.
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Commissioned Portrait: Minnie
Almost 20 years ago some little girls holding a basket of kittens knocked on the door. They said their father
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Marketplace: Commissioned Portrait Specials for Mothers, Fathers and More
In everyone’s life is at least one special person who shared a love of animals, and in that person’s life
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Commissioned Portrait: Formerly Feral, Rescued Peaches
Peaches was rescued as a kitten from a feral colony, socialized, and adopted, and lived 17 years with one person
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Vintage Photo: Fawn and Nikka, 1997
Fawn and Nikka were mentioned in my rescue story “Cast Away” as two cats who shared the house with me
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A Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: “Sooty”
SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T MATTER how much sentiment is attached to adopting a cat, how much people pay for a cat,
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December Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Winter Window
Kelly pauses in the stark pastel light of a winter afternoon through the big north window in my studio, absolutely
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Commissioned Portrait: Rocky and Bullwinkle
I’ve had just a few portraits of cats and dogs together and Rocky and Bullwinkle is just about my favorite
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