Cats

This is Sweet Pea! My son and his girlfriend rescued this kitten from a horrible hoarder situation in NY. He had a bunch of health issues at first but I'm happy to say he is now thriving.

Handsome Saiki's portrait was commissioned for Christmas. He has the most intense eyes! 8x8 oil on canvas and framed in a black floater frame.

This cat study in charcoal was one of a collection of my morning sketches that were on display at the Artful Lawyer in Downtown Blacksburg for the Black and White. This drawing is framed and currently on display and for sale at Miller off Main in downtown Blacksburg, VA

This beauty is Pia, a Siberian Forest cat. She was commissioned as a 10x10 oil painting on canvas. Original reference photo:

Loved painting these twin ginger tabby cats, Bruce and Clarence. Sadly, Bruce recently passed away and I'm hoping I captured his playful, loving nature so that he can be remembered fondly. 20x16 oil on canvas Reference Photo:

Charcoal drawing of the handsome Dasher.

Memorial portrait of sweet Bernie (black and white cat) with his best bud Hillary (the calico cat snuggled in with Bernie) Charcoal on paper  

Memorial portrait of Holly, a much loved cat who lived a good long life! 8x10 oil on canvas.

9x12 Memorial portrait of sweet Dobby and Muggle. To see progress photos of this painting coming together visit my blog post here. Original reference photo:

How can a cat with a pink birthday hat not bring a smile :) ! This portrait was commissioned as a memorial portrait of Miss Kitten - 12x12 oil on canvas Reference photo:

Biscuit the Tuxedo cat - Charcoal on paper  

This is Coco the cat or as her human affectionately refers to her as "Queen Coco"! I was commissioned to paint Coco as a birthday present and she was described to me as a fun cat who owns the house and she knows it, but is also very gentle despite the over sized personality. I [...]

This beauty was drawn as a gift for my brother and his wife for Christmas of their cat Ginger who has her own Instagram page: @adventuresofgingerlucille. Charcoal drawing on paper.  

This gorgeous cat named Mojo was commissioned for Christmas! 10x10 oil on canvas.  

This is painting one of two that I entered in the Roanoke Valley SPCA annual fundraiser for 2015. Half of all sales went to help the shelter animals! This painting along with Happy Lab won Honorable Mentions at the show and were both sold! 12×12 Acrylic on canvas Reference photo was provided by #Luckycharmsandbeer an [...]

I had fun painting these two precious older cats Satin and Velvet in their respective caves! 10x10 oil paintings on canvas Original reference photos:    

Last Christmas I painted Mojo the cat for a collector. This year they wanted to add to their pet wall with portraits of Rudy and Karma! 10x10 oil on canvas Reference photo:

Ella Fitzgerald (Fitz) was a Christmas commission! 8x10 acrylic on canvas  

The winner of the Pet Portrait Drawing from the Brown Ins Gallery Show (July-Oct) was Dee who sent me an adorable photo of her kitten Steve and dog Jake sleeping. She won an 8x10 drawing which I chose to do in colored pencil. Dee loved her picture! Here is what she had to say: "Lisa, I absolutely [...]

“It’s Good to Be King” a friend suggested this title for my cat painting and I love it! I’ve actually painted this cat before at a smaller size 5×7 on paper. This one is 12×12 on canvas. I just love the look in this cats eyes and so I decided to paint her again for a show [...]

This beautiful cat is Woodrow, the Maine Coon cat! He was commissioned by a lovely customer as a gift for her son. I had no idea that coon cats were so large and had such amazing ruffs! 8×8 Acrylic on canvas

“Where’s My Food!” – can’t you just see her saying that? I was so drawn in by this cats eyes and look on her face. I have never seen a cat with lavender eyes and I was compelled to capture that in paint. This painting was chosen for the Jax Center Juried Exhibition. 12×12 acrylic [...]