White Lion Painting Cat Art Albino Lion Paintings Wild Animal Arts "Snow in the Forest" Texas Artist by Debra Hurd

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White Lion Painting Cat Art Albino Lion Paintings Wild Animal Arts "Snow in the Forest" Texas Artist by Debra Hurd

 FRESH OFF THE EASEL....

 20"x16" Oil on Cradle Panel-Available HERE

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Laid Back kitten

6x6 watercolor over ink drawing on 70 lb Masters paper done a few days ago...must be nice to be like this orange tabby kitten on his back sleeping the day away! Pigma Micron 01 pen used.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Calico Corner

9x12 calico cat pet portrait, done on Canson 140 lb cold press paper.  My grey tabby was the model then I changed him into a her.
For more information email me 1971ks@att.net
Image Copyright Kay Smith 2013.

Sleepy Kitty

5.5x6.75 watercolor on Langton 140 lb cold press paper done a few days ago.  For more information contact me kay1971smith@aol.com

The Cat's Meow

11x9.5 watercolor cat portrait of this fellow singing for his supper.  In the original photo the cat was a grey tabby but I have morphed him into a black Halloween one.  Email kay1971smith@aol.com for more information.

Cat-tortionist

3.5x5 watercolor of my tuxedo kitty Chester the Molester twisting himself around playing on the pillows.
For more information email me kay1971smith@aol.com

Catlick

7x10 watercolor of an imaginary scene using multiple references to combine into one.  I used Langton 140 lb cold press paper and Daniel Smith paints.
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Cat on Old Blue Bench

5.5 x 7.5 watercolor of Lin's cat Dave who was not wanting his picture taken for WetCanvas! weekend drawing event.  He has that look of disdain only cats can give you.
For more information email me kay1971smith@aol.com

Bizzy

22x15 watercolor of a cat named Bizzy sitting on a wooden dock playing peekaboo with me.
He's a tortoise shell tabby, a domestic shorthair.  This was painted wet in wet with Daniel Smith paints.

Taco Belle

15x22 watercolor of my stray rescue kitty, Taco Belle, so aptly named as she was with other strays at a local Mexican restaurant. They had been feeding her tacos, enchiladas, and rice. Here she's asleep in the studio chair with her little pink bunny toy by her head.
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All Creatures Great and Small

I had intended to write on a totally different subject, but realized that 5 of my last 6 paintings posted were of animals, so thought this would be more appropriate.

I have always had a strong connection with animals. Not just to the normal cats and dogs. Fur, feathers or scales, it didn't matter. I was captivated. I could relate to them more than people, easily getting inside their heads and understanding their motivations, their reactions, their fears. One of my favorite books I had as a kid was a field guide to bats that I bought with allowance money at the Heard Museum in McKinney, Texas. The grocery store carried an 'animal encyclopedia' book series. My mom would buy one each week. I'd be excitedly waiting for each one. Unfortunately, I never got the entire set, but I read what I had over and over and studied the pictures of the animals. Neighbors would ask my parents if they could 'borrow' me if their pet escaped and wouldn't come to them...they would come to me. Animals drawings were certainly the bulk of my artwork growing up and I return to the subject periodically for my paintings...and there is likely a pet hair or two embedded in every painting I've created.

One of the earliest pieces that I remember doing was of a cat, in school, probably second grade. I was concentrating hard when the teacher reached down with a pencil and drew a new foot on my cat, suggesting I should do it differently. I couldn't believe she had just drawn on top of my picture. I didn't say anything, but I know I shot her a very angry look, which would have surprised her since I was one of the really quiet, shy kids. She never did that again, though.

Walk into my home and it's obvious the love affair never ended. Currently we have 5 dogs, 5 cats and 3 parrots. Most were adopted or found, some had suffered abuse. The furry ones have plenty of room to run in a semi-rural setting. Having 3 supposedly antagonistic species living together has not been an issue. The dogs play with the cats. Some of the cats think they are dogs, one parrot meows, the other parrots think that we are all one big flock and are most at ease when everyone is in the same room.

One of the qualities I love best about animals is their honesty. You often hear people talk about the unpredictability of animals. I disagree. Their emotions are completely out in the open. You just have to be paying attention. Read their emotions through body language and you know exactly what they want and how they are going to act. People hide their true feelings. They may say things just to hurt you, or the opposite, not say something for fear of hurting you. My husband has this quality of honesty and I never have to guess whether he is concealing something. Sometimes my emotions get bruised, but I prefer that to having to guess what he is really thinking.

Animal intelligence is something so many people still dismiss and I don't understand why. I have watched our pets over the years do fairly complex problem solving. Do people think that admitting animal intelligence somehow diminishes our own? Why would it? Here is one example that actually flies in the face of my earlier honesty comments. Our Australian Shepherd mix LIES. I've caught her in many over the years. This is my favorite story.

I taught Turbo when she was quite young that if she found something on the floor that she wanted; she had to come ask me if she could have it. This worked well. I'd either say 'yes' or I'd take it, but praise her for bringing it to me. No downside for her.

One day I'm sitting on the sofa and she comes and sits right in front of me and stares at my face. I ask her what she wants and proceed through the entire list of possibilites...do you need to potty....are you thirsty...play...treat...etc. No response. None. I finally wave my hand dismissively and say 'okay. okay.' Immediately she leaves, which I found odd. Within seconds I hear the sound of fabric tearing. I look behind the sofa and see her with a sock; holding one end down with her front paws and the other end in her mouth pulling on it. I start to yell. Then I picture her sitting in front of me and I come to the realization that she had that sock stuffed completely in her mouth and 'technically' I said okay. I didn't yell. I didn't react. I just sat back down.

Some of you are saying, yeah, yeah, I don't believe it. Well, I wasn't quite convinced myself. If she deliberately misled me, imagine the forethought that went into it. It's pretty complex.

A couple weeks go by and here she is again. Sitting in front of me, not responding to any of my suggestions on what she wants. Only this time I reach down to open her mouth. Suddenly, her jaws have the strength of an alligator's. Turbo is not about to let me see what is in there. I start sticking my fingers between her teeth and prying. She finally gives in. There sitting on the middle of her tongue is a Hershey's Kiss. Still wrapped in foil. Paper flag intact. Not a single tooth mark.

Of course I took it. Neither one of us can eat chocolate, so I have no idea where she found it, but this confirmed that I was right. She was definitely plotting to deceive me into giving her something that she knew I wouldn't otherwise AND without outright disobeying me. She was only 2 years old. I'm not sure that a human 2-year old could formulate such a plot.

Miss Turbo is 17 now and still quite a character. I'm thankful for every day I have left with her. I know the end cannot be far off now and even though I will be devastated by her passing, I wouldn't have missed knowing her for the world.

It's been said that how we treat animals today is how we will be judged in the future. I agree. Every living creature deserves respect. Domestic or wild. We should give them the best life we can.


About the painting:
One of 2 kittens we recently adopted

"She Had a Busy Day"
8" x 9"
Acrylic on Board
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Christmas Kitty card

5x7 watercolor of such a sweet little one dreaming of his Christmas presents and watching it snow.
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AristoCat

Copyright 2008 Kay Smith

22x30 acrylics on 140 lb Kilimanjaro paper, crayon outline. This one is SOLD.

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"Don't Move or I'll Shoot" by Cindy Yandell

"Don't Move or I'll Shoot"

11 x 14 Oil Painting $150.00

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"Kobe Kitty"

by

Margie Whittington

9" x 12"
Oil on canvas

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"At the Faucet" by Cindy Yandell

  "At the Faucet" is an 8" x 10" oil painting of my calico cat Clementine, who has been a willing model for my artwork for several years now.  Check out my other Clementine paintings at www.canvasbycanvas.com/Yandell.html 

This whimsical painting is $150.00.