Amelia Purrheart is a cool cat who likes to travel. I see her as an adventurous cat, flying her own plane as she sets out to explore the world. The Amelia Earhart of cats, a trailblazer, fearlessly exploring new horizons and embracing the thrill of the unknown. With an insatiable curiosity and a heart full…

This is Groovy, a tabby and white cat with big yellow eyes and a wonderful dreamy expression. I wonder what she’s thinking about? I love the dark blue background, it suits  her. It brings out those yellow eyes beautifully. The whiskers have been scratched through the oil paint to show the gold background underneath.  It’s…

This gorgeous brown Burmese cat is Tia. I just loved those big eyes and her expression. She’s looking so intently as something. Those yellow eyes seem to glow. I’ve painted her on a gold wood board and scratched through the oil paint to draw her whiskers.

This handsome black cat with the stern expression is Marley. I love that look! ? Thank you Kathleen for letting me paint him. I do love painting black cats. I’ve given him gold whiskers by drawing through the paint.

A unique handmade cat brooch. This is Fred, a black cat from my catitude series. He has almost a smug look on his whiskers. He is a black cat with a pink nose, yellow eyes and gold whiskers He has twinkling red sparkles through him like stars.He’s in the shop

This handsome boy is Tylor. A cat with big green eyes. They are huge aren’t they? He was a fun cat to paint. He is a 6×6 inch oil painting on board. Thanks to Nancy for letting me paint him.

This lovely tabby cat is Velcro. She has lovely tabby markings and you can tell by her name what a lovely cuddly cat she must be. She is an oil painting on an 8×8 inch wood board.

This ginger cutie is Bo Francis. Ginger cats are so gorgeous and he’s no exception. He’s a lovely friendly happy cat even though he has his struggles. He has hip displacement, bone and joint disease arthritis and his kneecaps are not in the right place. He needs a lot of medical help and he has…

The Bag Inspector at work. Why do cats so love sitting in bags and boxes? Lucy takes her work as a bag inspector seriously. And doesn’t she look adorable doing it? This is an oil painting on a 10×8 inch board. She’s sold.

This lovely tortie maine coon cat is Quinn. I just loved those big eyes, black nose and her expression. She has tortitude!

his lovely tabby maine coon cat is Amber. I just loved those big eyes and her expression. She’s looking thoughtful! That face is so maine coon lion pose don’t you think? She’s available here.

This lovely tabby cat is Cutie Pie. She’s seen something that’s caught her attention. I wonder what it is? This is a 6×6 inch oil painting on a gold wood board. Her whiskers have been scratched through the wet paint to show the gold board underneath. Available here.

This is Sam, a handsome tuxedo cat. He is a 6×6 oil painting on a gold wood board. I scratched through the oil paint to create his whiskers, showing the gold of the wood board underneath. I think it suits him. :-)

This is a second painting of Ollie, a Selkirk Rex cat. I wanted to paint a little portrait on a gold background. It’s such a lovely warm colour and the gold gleams in the light. I love the way little bits of gold peek through the paint and surprise you. It gives him some extra…

An original cat painting. This is Guinevere, a beautiful cat with stunning blue eyes. That wide eyed look and adorable expression made her the purrfect catitude model. The warm orange background sets of those gorgeous aqua eyes. She is a 6×6 inch acrylic painting on board. She’s available in my etsy shop.

This is Cubby, a cat of character! He has a way of looking at you that makes you feel like he understands everything you say. And I’m not sure he entirely approves! His great expression made him a lot of fun to paint. He is a 6×6 oil on board.

Pretty Tilly, such a beautiful white cat with orange eyes and a delicate pink nose. The pink background compliments her colouring and sets of those glorious eyes. Tilly and her brother Robert were rescued from the street by their humans when they found them living rough. They came to me to get a portrait of…

Solly is a ginger cat with an expression that clearly says… ‘ what on earth are you doing?’ He has a rather low opinion of his humans, clearly cats are far more intelligent. This is another catitude portrait, a 6×6 inch oil painting on board.

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A unique handmade cat brooch from my catitude series. She is a cheeky cat, she looks like she’s full of fun. She is a lilac cat with yellow eyes, a pink nose and white whiskers.Buy her here

I’ve been working on some new catitude brooches for fun. Each cat is different and each is a character. They do seem to be selling fast but if you’d like me to base a brooch on your cat or have an idea for a catitude brooch you’d like do email me and I’ll make one…

Salt has a good line in stern looks to keep the humans in line. This is his ‘don’t mess with me’ face. Sadly for him we find it adorable so it doesn’t quite have the effect he’s after. He is a 6×6 inch oil painting in a shadowbox frame. He is in the shop.

Just getting ready to start on some more catitude portraits by preparing acouple of boards with gold gesso. It is hard to photograph but lookslovely in person. This is one from earlier this year, this is Max ongold gesso. You can really see how it shines in the light.

This beautiful cat is Hecta. I love that expression! She’s clearly not a cat to messed with. If you are her human she’s a sweet and loving cat. If you are not, you’d better be on your best behaviour. She is a 12×12 inch oil painting on board and one of the catitude series.

This is Peppurr sitting in the grass. I have a soft spot for torties and Peppurr looks so much like our girl Leila who we lost several years ago. Her owner has just lost her too, very sadly. She was very much loved. She’s another of my catitude portraits, painted on a 10×8 inch board…

This lovely girl is Olive. This is a commission from a while ago but I wanted to share her as I do love that expression and she is one of myfavourite paintings. Isn’t she cute?

Just finished this portrait of beautiful Crumble. I thought she’d look lovely on a grey green background. I think it suits her soft colouring. She is full of blues, greys, creams and soft gingers. She’s a real stunner and so elegant. She is a 6×6 inch oil painting framed in a birch shadowbox frame. If…

Gorgeous Maisy. I rather like her wide eyed expression. :-) I wonder what she’s seen? This beautiful tortie is another catitude portrait, a 6×6 inch oil painting on board. If you’d like a little catitude portrait of your fabulous feline just email me.

A celebration of catitude! It’s international cat day today and I thought it would be fun to see some of the catitude project paintings I’ve been doing this year. I’ve been lucky enough to paint a great cast of feline characters and here are 9 of them.

This is Daisy. She is a cat with a very striking expression and beautiful tortie markings. Clearly she has tortitue as well as catitude. This is another catitude portrait, a 6×6 inch oil painting on board. If you’d like a little catitude portrait of your fabulous feline just email me.

This lovely lad is Thomas and he’s staring into the bowl with great interest. Don’t you love those huge eyes! You know he wants some! This is one of my catitude paintings, a 6×6 inch oil painting on paper. If you’d like a catitude painting of your cat just contact me.

Beautiful Miss Molly. She is a sassy cat, as you can tell from her expression. She’s quite a character. I loved painting her. She is one of the catitude portraits, a 6×6 inch oil on board.

A recent commission, Maddie is a pretty tortie cat with gorgeous blue eyes on a lilac background. Her colours are wonderfully soft, greys, creams and a gentle ginger. So beautiful. I loved painting her.

This is Essie. She’s a tabby with lots of ginger in her and I think it really suits her. She’s relaxing and just looks up at us to see if we are going to disturb her. We aren’t of course! She is one of the catitude portraits.

This lovely cat is Callie. She has such a pretty and complex coat, with soft greys and blues against creams and orange, so lovely. With her pink nose and green eyes she was a joy to paint. :-) This is one of my catitude portraits, a 6×6 inch oil on board.

This is lovely Angel looking like the perfect model. I think she’s more of a super model don’t you? With that lovely far off gaze she has posed purrrfectly. Just gorgeous. I loved painting her. This is a 10×8 inch oil on board.

This beautiful act is Ashley. Her colouring is so unusual and delicate, I really enjoyed painting her. It’s a great pose too, Ashley is a natural!She is one of my catitude paintings.

What do you think Fonzie thinks of his portrait? ? I love this photo!

This lovely girl is Poppy. She’s looking up and it really shows the colour of those siamese blue eyes. I think the hot orange background sets off her colouring really nicely. She is a 6×6 inch oil on board. One of my catitude portraits.She is in the shop here.

This handsome guy is Axl, a fine looking black cat. Lovely yellow eyes he has too! Although you can’t really see it in the photo he’s painted on a gold background that has a metallic sheen to it. He is a prince among cats after all. :-) This 6×6 oil painting is part of my…

This is Chase mid yawn. Did you know cats tongues have small, curved, flexible spines called papillae? They use these like a super comb to clean their fur. That’s why their tongues have that sandpaper feel when they lick you. This is one of my #catitude paintings. I loved trying to capture all those whiskers!…

This beautiful silver girl is Dizzymint. I love those gorgeous yellow eyes looking up against that soft silvery grey coat. So elegant! I thought as it was valentines day this week that a soft pink background would suit her. She is one of the #catitude paintings, a 6×6 inch oil on board. Sold.

This handsome lad is Fonzie, a spectacular tabby. He has lovely eyes, and that warm tone to his coat is just so gorgeous. He is a 6×6 oil painting, one of my catitude series of portraits. Sold.

This is my girl Smudge, a naughty tortie maine coon and cat who really suits catitude! :-) This is a 6×6 inch oil painting in the catitude series.

Another catitude painting, this lovely lady is Jameela. I love that profile and those big green eyes. I wonder watch she’s watching?

This is the very beautiful Beak. Isn’t she a gorgeous cat? I love her titled head and wistfull expression. She looks so much like our girl Smudge too. The burnt sienna background really sets of her colouring don’t you think? This is another catitude portrait, a 6×6 inch oil painting on board.

Just love Bobby’s expression! he’s seen something… somethings is moving… he’s going to pounce… any second now… A really fun catitude painting. :-)

This is Luna, a cat with huge eyes. She’s using them to good effect, giving her human a hard stare, trying to get her to give her extra treats. She is another of the catitude portraits. She is a 6×6 inch oil painting on board.

Meet Precious, she’s a beautiful cat with lovely complex markings and gorgeous blue eyes. I like her pensive expression. I wonder what she’s thinking? She is another of the catitude paintings. A 6×6 inch oil on board.

Max is a very distinguished black and white cat. I like his cool expression, he looks like a sophisticated cat about town. I thought he’d look good on a gold background. he is one of the catitude paintings, a 6×6 inch oil painting on board.

A new catitude painting. This is Layla, a gorgeous long haired tabby cat. I couldn’t resist this great expression! She’s yelling for the window to be opened. Jump to it humans!!!

This is Miles, she’s a gorgeous black cat. I’ve so loved painting Miles, she is one of the Christmas commissions. She looks great on the red background and I love her bow tie and her little white bib. She is a catitude portrait, a 6×6 inch oil on board.

This handsome lad is Oreo. He’s curled up in his favourite spot but doesn’t want the humans to disturb him. The eyes say it all! Don’t even think about it human! :-D

This is Tippy a gorgeous tortie maine coon cat. I love this pose with her looking up, showing off her lovely eyes and her whiskers. I wanted a gold background and I think it really suits her. What a gorgeous girl you are Tippy! She is a 6×6 inch oil painting in my catitude series.

This is lovely Luna. I wanted to make her colourful, despite her black coat. She’s a vibrant cat. She’s a 6×6 oil painting in the catitude series. Love her green and blue whiskers!

This pretty girl is Cleopatra, Patra for short. She is a gorgeous snow bengal with big blue eyes. She is painted on an 8×8 inch panel in oils. Such a gorgeous girl, I loved painting her!

Another of the catitude portraits. This is PJ who really knows how to throw an expression! Just love her. :-) I also wanted to try a different selection of colours with her colouring, so I went for a sunny background and more blues in her fur. She’s painted in oils on a 6×6 inch board.

This lovely lad is Roger and he’s curled up under the blankets. He’s just too cute for words. His cheek is nestled on the red pillow and he looks as snug as a bug in a rug.

A portrait of Pip, she’s a real sweetie. I’m painting her on a gold background, scraping through the oil layer to create her whiskers and reveal the gold underneath, so she has gold whiskers. She is a 6×6 inch oil painting on board. She is one of a series of 6×6 inch portraits in the…

This lovely lad is Digby. He has such a sweet face and a lovely smile. I painted him on a wood board. It has a texture to the wood grain and that shows through the layers of paint giving the painting texture too. The board has been painted with gold gesso which shows through the…

This very pretty calico cat is wearing a flower tiara her very talented human made for her. I like the way her slightly stern expression contrasts with the lovely flowers and her good looks. I couldn’t resist painting her. She is framed in a black wood floater frame.

A small painting in the catitude series. This lovely lady is Cookie, a gorgeous black cat with amazing yellow eyes. I do love painting black cats, their coats are so full of colour. I like her relaxed expression. She is a 6×6 inch oil painting on a board.

This handsome lad is Finn with his favourite toy. He’s had it since he was a kitten. I just love the way he keeps it close to him. He’s an adorable cat. He’s painted on a 12×9 inch deep panel. He’s gone to his new home and I’ll miss him.

This is PJ. I just love that expression! She’s not a cat to be messed with by puny human staff! As I wanted to use lots of blues and greys in her coat I painted her on an orange background to add some contrast. She is a 6×6 inch oil painting on board, part of…

A little painting of Liam, another of my small cattitude paintings. I love that his ears reflect the look in his eyes. What do you think he’s thinking? Maybe… Dinner is late human!

A new Catitude portrait just finished. This is Stu. It’s a thoughtful expression don’t you think? Gazing off into the distance.

Just finished framing this little oil painting in the Catitude project. This is Azra, isn’t she just gorgeous with that lovely wide eyed look? What do you think? Is she surprised? Amazed? Or seen a bird perhaps? I love that pink background, it really sets off those glorious blue eyes!

This is Zeppi. Love that cool expression and all that colorful fluff! I started with a golden background and it still shows through in some of the painting giving his coat a warm glow. He is a small oil painting on board.

Finn is a really handsome chap. He looks so relaxed doesn’t he? I’ve painted him on a lovely red orange background, I think it suits him. He is an oil painting on a 10×8 inch board.

This handsome lad is Spud, a tuxedo cat who agreed to sit for me. It’s a 6×6 inch oil painting on board. I like the way the under painting shows through his whiskers.

A fun little painting of a gorgeous cat, Ginger you are a handsome boy! I love ginger cats. This is a small painting, oils on a 6×6 inch panel.

Just finished a little painting of Salt, trying to capture his rather intense glare! This is a 6×6 inch oil painting on board.

I’ve been feeling like painting in bright colours recently!   Harry does this, lies at the top of the stairs with his head over the tread watching me walk up the stairs. This lovely tabby boy is doing the same thing. He’s probably thinking… ‘you’re home – feed me!’ This is an 8×8 inch oil…