Commissioned Portraits: Samantha, and Honey, Tommy and Andy
“Samantha”, pastel, 23″ x 19″, 1994 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski THERE HAS NOT been another kitty since Samantha, though her rescuer had loved and rescued cats nearly all her life. Sometimes a memory is...
View ArticleFeatured Artwork: Bandit
“Bandit”, pastel, 18″ x 14″, 2004 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski SOMETIMES WE DON’T realize until years later that a series of odd circumstances has an intention beyond our control; often this involves the...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and Portrait By Choice: Holly on the Rocker
Holly on the Rocker, watercolor, 8″ x 12″, 2008 © B.E. Kazmarski A LITTLE WHITE LIE is sometimes what it takes to save an animal from a bad situation. Well, that and a convenient cereal box, but it all...
View ArticleCommissioned Portrait: Christie
Christie, 2007, pastel, 14″ x 23″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski “YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, PRECIOUS GIRL…” to take a chance on a kitty known to have litterbox issues, well, that’s just love, something...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: “Sooty”
“Sooty”, 1997, pastel, 11″ x 7″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T MATTER how much sentiment is attached to adopting a cat, how much people pay for a cat, or how beautiful or sweet it is,...
View ArticleApril Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: Holly on the Rocker
Holly on the Rocker, watercolor, 8″ x 12″, 2008 © B.E. Kazmarski A LITTLE WHITE LIE is sometimes what it takes to save an animal from a bad situation. Well, that and a convenient cereal box, but it all...
View ArticleCommissioned Portraits: Samantha, and Honey, Tommy and Andy, Two Eras
“Samantha”, pastel, 23″ x 19″, 1994 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski THERE HAS NOT been another kitty since Samantha, though her rescuer had loved and rescued cats nearly all her life. Sometimes a memory is...
View ArticleFeatured Artwork: For the Love of Three Orange Cats
“The Love of Three Oranges”, pastel, 23″ x 17″, 1995 © B.E. Kazmarski Nearly all the feline artwork I’ve offered has included paintings, sketches, photos and other creative works inspired by my cats....
View ArticleA Great Rescue and a Commissioned Portrait: “Felix”, Big Kitty Love
“Felix”, 16″ x 23″, pastel, 2004 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski SOMETIMES PEOPLE START with purebred cats because it’s what they learned when young, or they met a cat—or dog or other pet—that they so loved...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and a Commissioned Portrait: Bandit Stole His Daddy’s Heart
“Bandit”, pastel, 18″ x 14″, 2004 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski SOMETIMES WE DON’T realize until years later that a series of odd circumstances has an intention beyond our control; often this involves the...
View ArticleA Great Rescue: Amaretto, Simon and Merlin
“The Love of Three Oranges”, pastel, 23″ x 17″, 1995 © B.E. Kazmarski DO YOU KNOW your veterinarian’s pets? I do, and early in my career had the honor of painting portraits of her cats and her dogs,...
View ArticleThe Artist’s Life: Photos Become Artwork and More, February 25, 2007
Holly on the rocker, the photo. If you’ve been following The Creative Cat for any length of time, this photo may look familiar. See below. Holly on the Rocker, watercolor, 8″ x 12″, 2008 © B.E....
View ArticleCommissioned Portrait: Scout
“Scout”, pastel, 22″ x 16″, 1994 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski Scout’s portrait is a very early one, from 1994. She was a pedigreed Persian cat, one of the original three cats of one of my longtime...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: “Trumpet and Jasper”
“Trumpet and Jasper”, pastel, 24″ x 12″, 1993 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski CATS CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE and steal your heart and change your life. These two cats came from anonymous places but filled a...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: “Sooty”
“Sooty”, 1997, pastel, 11″ x 7″ © Bernadette E. Kazmarski SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T MATTER how much sentiment is attached to adopting a cat, how much people pay for a cat, or how beautiful or sweet it is,...
View ArticleA Great Rescue: Bandit Stole His Daddy’s Heart
“Bandit”, pastel, 18″ x 14″, 2004 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski SOMETIMES WE DON’T realize until years later that a series of odd circumstances has an intention beyond our control; often this involves the...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and Commissioned Portraits: Sherman, The Cat of a Lifetime
IF YOU’LL ONLY BE ABLE to share your life with one cat, then finding a cat like Sherman is truly The post A Great Rescue and Commissioned Portraits: Sherman, The Cat of a Lifetime appeared first on The...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and Portrait By Choice: Holly on the Rocker
A LITTLE WHITE LIE is sometimes what it takes to save an animal from a bad situation. Well, that and The post A Great Rescue and Portrait By Choice: Holly on the Rocker appeared first on The Creative...
View ArticleA Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: Christie
“YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, PRECIOUS GIRL…” to take a chance on a kitty known to have litterbox issues, well, The post A Great Rescue and Commissioned Portrait: Christie appeared first on The Creative...
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