Painter of fine cats, dogs & whimsy animals

After 40 years in the computer field, I retired and began painting. After five years of botanical art, I transitioned to painting cats because I have a love affair with cats, from young to old and feral to domestic. I am drawn to a cat’s independent attitude and playfulness and work to capture those characteristics in my art. 

Painting cats began in 2014 when I painted 12 shelter cats from Humane Colorado (was Dumb Friends Animal Shelter) as part of a class project. You can see  them at Cat Portraits along with the many custom cat portraits I have done. I also paint custom Dog Portraits. My My art explores and celebrates all cats – realstically, abstractly and whimsically. Cats present endless possibillities for artistic expression from a thought- provoking portrait to silly, make-you-laugh antics. Painting whimsical cats led me to painting whimsical dogs and aravens. It is the silliness of these paintings that can make you smile. I volunteer at Dumb Friends cleaning cat kennels. I have five shelter cats: 2 are blind, 2 have rennal failure and 1 has a lot of issues. All are old. I give them a few good years at the end of their time with us.