Cat Art Prints

How I paint the cats

Cats are harder to paint than dogs because they give less away. The whole portrait sits in the eyes and in the angle of the ears, so I spend most of the time there and keep the coat simple. A Sphynx is all skin folds and pink and grey washes. A Maine Coon is the opposite, a mass of fur with a serious face inside it. A black cat is painted with blues and violets, never with black from the tube. The prints are popular as gifts for people who share a home with one of these breeds.

Edition, paper and sizes

Every print in this collection is part of a numbered edition of 150, signed by hand. When an edition sells out it is not printed again. You choose between archival pigment inks on museum-quality cotton paper and a framed canvas in a black wooden frame, in 15 sizes from 20 × 26 cm to 100 × 140 cm. I print and check each one in my studio and ship it flat or in a hard tube. If you are new to editions, my guide to limited edition prints explains what the numbers mean.

The same paintings in other forms

Some of these works are still available as original watercolor paintings, one of a kind. The designs also exist as wearable art: cat T-shirts, cat mugs and cat pillow covers.