This is one of my favourite paintings! This lovely lad is Mirsku and as you can see, he’s quite a character. Very lively, full of fun and a great looking cat too. He lives in Finland with The King of Finland and his other feline subjects.

Spring Cleaning
10×8 inch acrylic on board
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I had lots of photos to choose from when I came to paint Mirsku but this pose, with him laying upside down casually washing a paw with his legs akimbo, really made me laugh. So I just couldn’t resist it. I wanted to capture that fun loving personality.

I used a board coated in Liquitex ceramic stucco to give it a rougher texture. You can see the texture in the detail photo above. He’s a grey and white cat but his fur is so full of colour, lilacs and blues with warm patches of naples yellow. A joy to paint!

This beautiful lady is Sapphire. She has the most amazing blue eyes. This is a 10×12 inch oil painting on board. Her fur is very soft and seems to merge into the warm colours behind her, she almost glows against the rose coloured background.

Or indeed many other things in The Bengal Friends’ Fund Raffle. There are many prizes up for grabs in the raffle, things for men, for women, and some just for cats too. I’ve donated one of my prints (of your choice) and a Bengal cat notebook too. >^..^<

It’s a three-way charity raffle, YOU get to pick the charity (of the three) that you want to donate to, or you can donate to all three. The three all-volunteer charities are:
Great Lakes Bengal Rescue
Bengal Rescue Network
Bengal Friends’ Fund

This is a "Members Only" raffle, so you need to join the forum at www.BengalChatter.com.

Here is a link to the raffle instructions:
http://phenomi.net/bengalchatter/viewtopic.php?p=81819#p81819

Please read the instructions thoroughly. You will find a description of the needs of each charity, and the links to donate with, right on the forum in the instructional thread.

Here’s a link to the raffle prize thread:
http://phenomi.net/bengalchatter/viewtopic.php?p=78327#p78327

You only have until 3:00 PM Eastern time (that would be 8:00 GMT) on Thursday, December 1st, to get your donation in and participate in the 3 Charity Raffle. The drawing is going to be aired live on MomTV at this link:

http://www.momtv.com/rainbows-rescue-romp
The time of the drawing is 8:10 PM Eastern Time (7:10 CT, 5:10 PT, 1 A.M. GMT).

www.BengalChatter.com
www.BengalFriendsFund.org.

This painting is Tails playing with his toy. I’m trying to capture the intense expression he has as he pounces on the toy, and those big claws too. He’s a very handsome Snowshoe cat.

This one is quite a special little painting. Tails is an elderly Snowshoe cat who had a happy life with his owner but his owner was elderly too and he sadly died. So Tails ended up in the shelter. He was there a year because people always adopted the younger cats. Then a piece about him appeared in the paper and my Mum, who had just lost a cat, decided he would be the perfect cat for her. He came home soon after and has enjoyed his new freedom very much indeed. He loves walking in the garden (on warm days of course), his basket by the fire, his toys and treats and plenty of cuddles (when he’s in the mood). He’s a very sweet natured old boy, except to the vet! :-)

Here’s a close up…

Tails
10×8 inch acrylic on board

I have two new Siamese prints! Yes I know, it’s about time. :-) Please welcome Perfectly Polished and The Hammock.

Available in the scintillating siamese gallery.