This is an acrylic painting on canvas of Taz, a Maine Coon youngster sitting in the bathroom sink. I had painted this before on paper but wanted to develop the painting a bit further. I’m pleased with the way he turned out. I painted the wall behind him as a black marble with a shimmering gold  iridescence going through it and it gives a wonderful effect, sometimes black and dark and sometimes greeny gold when it catches the light.

Chi, my wonderful tabby cat is a dreadful thief! He’s one of those cats who just has to share your food. We tried to stop him begging for food only to find that he’d taken a more creative approach. He’d wait until you sat on the sofa with a snack and he’d sneak up behind you and wait. Just as you raised a nice piece of cheese or ham to your lips a paw would shoot out and take it from your fingers! Leaving you staring at your empty hand in amazement.

He soon had us trained. We quickly learned that it was easier to give him a small morsel from our meal than to be constantly turning around wondering where the next ambush would come from.

So when I had an idea for a painting for the annual Society Of Feline Artists show I instantly thought of Chi as the model. And here he is performing brilliantly.

In the close up detail below you can see his typical expression of bliss.