Rainy Day Molly
Molly seldom did outdoors - unless it was chucking it down and I wanted to close the door. Then she would race outside and return 10 minutes later with her short stubby legs clarted up with mud and moaning because I couldn't (or wouldn't) change the weather for her.
Mystic Mog
This is probably my favourite painting of tortoiseshell Molly. British readers will know that the title is a word play on the name of the famous and eccentric astrologist "Mystic Meg."
Pirate Bill
Bill was a very striking looking tabby who belonged to my friends, Terry and Liza. In 1999, Bill had to have a hind leg amputated due to a tumour. I was determined that this should not be the end of his modelling career. I had great fun painting this swashbuckling pirate.
Fisher Cat Jet
Jet was one of my all time favourite cats and lived 3 years with me before his death of Feline AIDS and leukaemia. In the later days of his illness, we often fed him on boiled fish. He seemed a perfect choice for this yellow-clad fishercat. As he was from Yorkshire, I depicted a Yorkshire fishing village in the background.
The Knitted Stocking
This painting is based on a stray cat that my mother called "Minnie" until she realised that it was a tom. I had great fun painting the many daisies on the dress as well as the patterns on the cushions and curtains. However, I began to wonder what I had started with all the detail on the stocking!
Sailor Sam
This was the first Character Cat I ever created and has proved one of the most enduring and popular too. Little did I know at the time that one day I would illustrate two children's picture books about Sailor Sam and that there would be future kittens named after him.
Sailor Sam
A second attempt at Sailor Sam. Samson was often winking; I first took him in when he came to my doorstep sporting an abscessed eye - that was the start of almost 14 years together.
