This is Taz, a lovely young brown tabby Maine Coon cat who lives with Jayne and his other feline pals in Manchester. He looks wonderful curled up in the sink, especially with those amazing eyes gazing up at us. This is the sketch of the painting I’m planning to do of him.

And here he is finished. I painted him in acrylics on Fabriano paper. He is a 16 x12 painting. I love this pose and his wonderful face and I might paint him again as a large canvas.

Angus is a beautiful fluffball of a cat who lives with Morag and Spooky. His stunning green eyes look like jewels and that amazing fluffy coat is so very soft. He’s a friendly and inquisitive cat, which is just as well, as everyone wants to cuddle him.

I wanted to paint him gently emerging from the background to emphasize his soft, long coat.