Dotti Dotti Round Body
Dotti, so named for the black spot in the middle of her nose, was my mom’s cat, and rather plump. Painted in 2005. Oil on canvas, 8×10. Dotti’s reference photo.
View ArticleDotti Lounging with Pillows
Dotti looked adorable in her reference photo, but the setting was… somewhat lacking. Adding a lush red blanket and fringed gold pillows made her look more regal. Painted in 2006. Oil on Canvas, 11×14....
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This was painted as a baby shower gift for my great-niece Maddie. Since it was for a baby’s nursery, it’s a little more cutesy and craft-art style than I usually paint. I knew her room was going to be...
View ArticleBoogie Boogs
If I’d known she was going to be mine, I never would have nicknamed her Booger. But she had these two black dots, one over each nostril, and I really didn’t want any more cats. Really. Boogie (which...
View ArticlePippin the Perfect
About a year and a half after the loss of our cat Sheba, we decided it might be time to start thinking about adding another cat to the family. That very same day, we found Pippin as a tiny, scared...
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