Happy Lunar New Year of the Tiger everyone! Tread softly, and bring a big cat. And if you like, you can pre-order the print over on the Heliopause Store! I hope this piece resonates with you as much as it does for me. There’s a lot of personal meaning packed into it for me, but …
Back in February my Wonderful Mother commissioned me to paint a portrait of my brother with his cat, Boss. The reference picture she supplied had his other cat, Mook (Boss’s brother!) just out of frame… so I utilized my Creative Powers and made it a portrait of the three of them. This was my first …
After five years in this studio I finally did what I’ve always wanted to do and set up an oil painting station. My goal is to do at least one painting a month, both for practice and as a way to keep my spirits up in the coming months of cold and dark. And the …
Last month I bid farewell to my dear and beloved assistant, companion, and all-around heart-healer, Aether the cat. Aether was first discovered, along with his sister Nyx and brother Chaos, as kittens in the shed behind my parents’ house. My brother and I tamed them and adopted them. They were great cats. Aether and Chaos …
His coat was like a forest in autumn sun; full of color, light, and life. His coat was like a river with shadows and currents to get lost in. He snaked his way through sunbeams, through my veins, to my heart. And there he will reside a cat-shaped hole filled with all the love we …
