Skip to content
Friday, April 16, 2021

The Creative Cat

art~photography~writing~poetry

Quick Links to Helpful Articles

The Creative Cat

  • Welcome!
    • Welcome to The Creative Cat!
    • About My Life Inspired by Animals, Biography and Awards
      • Cat Writers’ Association Membership and Awards
    • Animal-inspired Merchandise
      • Commissioned Pet Portraits
      • Portraits of Animals Website, Shop for Art and Merchandise
      • Ordering Custom Artwork
      • Great Rescues Day Book
      • Calendars “In the Kitchen With Cookie” and “Compositions in Black and Green”
      • Great Rescues Calendar and Gift Book, the Original
    • Poetry
      • Read My Poetry
    • Support The Creative Cat
  • Daily Images
    • Daily Sketch
    • daily photo
    • Fantastic Four
    • mimi
    • cookie in the kitchen
    • cookie
    • kelly
    • tortoiseshell cats
  • Features
    • essay
    • cats for adoption
    • rescue stories
    • commissioned portrait
    • animal artwork
    • book review
    • living green with pets
    • the artist’s life
  • Pet Loss
    • Pet Loss in the First Person
    • Articles About Pet Loss
  • Backyard Wildlife
    • Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat
    • Articles About My Backyard Wildlife Habitat
    • Art Inspired by My Backyard Wildlife Habitat
    • Photography Inspired by My Backyard Wildlife Habitat
    • Poetry Inspired by My Backyard Wildlife Habitat
    • Prose Inspired by My Backyard Wildlife Habitat
  • Resources
    • Shelters, Assistance, Spay/Neuter Pittsburgh and Beyond
    • Search for TNR Programs or Low Cost Spay/Neuter Near You
    • Trap-Neuter-Return, the Program and the Clinic
    • Assistance With Veterinary Costs
    • Pet Friendly Rentals
    • Animal Cruelty Laws by State

portrait of four cats

cat artwork cat portrait commissioned portrait Daily Feature featured artwork pet portrait portrait Wednesday 

Commissioned Portrait: Buddy, Gus, Boris and Tina

April 11, 2020 Bernadette 1 Comment burmese cats, cat artwork, cat portrat, commissioned portrait, four cats, pastel, pastel portrait, pet portrait, portrait, portrait of four cats, portrait of man holding cat, russian Blue cat

The daily photo of Sienna supurrvising me in an illustration contained the illustration itself, a new book cover for Patricia

Read more
2016 family portrait
cat artwork cat portrait cats commissioned portrait Daily Feature feline artwork pastel pastel painting portrait 

Commissioned Portrait: Sadie, Marley, Cici and Ashes

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 Bernadette 1 Comment cat family portraits, cat portraits, cats, commissioned pet portraits, pastel portrait, portrait of four cats

I’ve been working on this “family portrait” for a while, moving the cats around and resizing it and I think

Read more

Resources for Pets and People

Spay-neuter and Assistance for Pets
Click here for links for low-cost spay and neuter opportunities, after-hours emergency, financial assistance for care, pet-friendly rentals, shelter services and humane laws.

Get The Creative Cat in Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 3,467 other subscribers

Free April Desktop Calendar

Desktop calendar 1280 x 1024 for square screens.
Desktop calendar 1280 x 1024 for square screens.

Daily Schedule of Articles

Click any link to find an archive of articles on that topic.
Sunday:
Essays, Pet Loss, Poetry, The Artist’s Life
Monday:
Adoptable Cats, TNR & Rescue
Tuesday:
Rescue Stories
Wednesday:
Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday:
Marketplace
Friday:
Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy
Saturday:
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
And sometimes, I just throw my hands in the air and have fun! —

Love Us on Bloglovin’

Follow

Recent Posts

  • Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
  • Face to face, sort of.Daily Photo: Like Mother, Like Daughter
  • cat on bedrailDaily Photo: Practicing My Cuteness
  • black cat watching the rainDaily Photo: Rain
  • Desktop calendar 1280 x 1024 for square screens.April Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Kitchen Morning

Popular Posts

  • Most Viewed

    Inspired by felines you know and love!

    Feline Style Sampler

    Feline Style Sampler
    36 images of my feline artwork in one compact little book!

    Animal Sympathy Cards

    animal sympathy cards by portraits of animals

    Visit My Patreon Page

    Patreon
    Supporting my writing with a monthly donation.

    Marketplace

    Inscrutable Patterns and Colorful Kitties note cards.
    animal artwork cat artwork cats Daily Feature greeting cards marketplace Thursday 

    Marketplace: Brighten Up for Spring With Colorful Note Cards

    March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Bernadette 0

    Spring is on its way, the sun has emerged and the crocuses are blooming. If you feel as cheerful as

    "Purr" gift items.
    Basil black cats cat artwork cat merchandise Daily Feature marketplace Thursday 

    Marketplace: Purr!

    February 11, 2021February 13, 2021 Bernadette 2
    Marketplace: Ailurobibliophile Redesign
    Basil black cats cat artwork cat merchandise Daily Feature marketplace Thursday 

    Marketplace: Ailurobibliophile Redesign

    January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Bernadette 0

    RSS Winn Feline Foundation

    • “If You Have a Cat, Thank EveryCat: Always WINNing for Cats”
    • “On Becoming a Cat Person: Cats in the Lives of Children with Autism”
    • “The What, When and How of Planned Giving.”
    • “Veterinary Cardiologists, Geneticists & Pedigree Cat Enthusiasts Converge Resources to Progress Understanding of HCM Genetics”
    • EveryCat Health Foundation Seeking a Director of Development and Marketing

    Book Reviews

    How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
    book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

    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
    book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

    Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

    January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Bernadette 5
    photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
    book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

    A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

    April 21, 2018January 20, 2019 Bernadette 0
    Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
    book review books cat photographs creating with cats Daily Feature 

    Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

    November 18, 2017November 19, 2017 Bernadette 0

    Sponsored Posts

    GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home
    adopting a cat adopting a kitten animal welfare Daily Feature Friday Press Release publicity Sponsored Posts 

    GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home

    September 21, 2018October 11, 2018 Bernadette 5

    To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters by keeping pets in their homes while up for adoption, a group

    Press Releases

    Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
    Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

    Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

    April 13, 2021 Bernadette 0

    ORRVILLE, Ohio, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The J. M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today announced a limited, voluntary recall of two

    ear-tipped cat
    animal welfare cat behavior cat rescue Daily Feature feral cats Friday HCMT Homeless Cat Management Team Monday Pittsburgh CAT Pittsburgh Feral Cat Movement Press Press Release publicity rescue cats spay and neuter TNR trap neuter return 

    Not Just for Ferals, HCMT Hosts 13 Free and Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Through June 2021

    December 11, 2020 Bernadette 0
    white doves
    chartiers custom pet cremation Daily Feature Friday Monday pet loss pet memorial sunday Press Release Sunday 

    CCPC Pet Memorial Sunday Ceremony Goes Virtual for 2020

    August 25, 2020 Bernadette 2
    One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
    Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

    One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

    July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Bernadette 0

    Recalls

    Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
    Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

    Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

    April 13, 2021 Bernadette 0

    ORRVILLE, Ohio, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The J. M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today announced a limited, voluntary recall of two

    One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
    Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

    One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

    July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Bernadette 0
    The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
    pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

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

    December 6, 2019 Bernadette 0
    Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe
    pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

    Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe

    April 2, 2019 Bernadette 2

    CWA Best Blog

    CWA Awards

    Petties Best Blog Post

    Awards

    Feedspot Top 50 Cat Rescue Blogs on the web


    AFFILIATE PROGRAMS

    The Creative Cat is a participant in affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites. This means that if you decide to purchase through any of these links, I get a small commission. I am an affiliate only for products and services I’ve either used or support.


    If you visit Rover.com and book services, I’ll get a commission.

    Rover now has services for cats! Book now at Rover.com!


    If you click this ad and set up an account, then make a purchase within 45 days, I’ll get a commission.

    Categories

    Archives

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org

    Recent Posts

    • Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
    • Face to face, sort of.Daily Photo: Like Mother, Like Daughter
    • cat on bedrailDaily Photo: Practicing My Cuteness
    • black cat watching the rainDaily Photo: Rain
    • Desktop calendar 1280 x 1024 for square screens.April Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Kitchen Morning

    Follow The Creative Cat



    Love Us on Bloglovin’

    Follow

    RSS Feed

    Subscribe to posts RSS feed.

    977 feed subscribers
    Copyright © 2021 The Creative Cat. All rights reserved.
    Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.