Rescue Cat

I almost never paint domesticated animals. The series is really about wildlife - the wild animals that are often misunderstood, overlooked, or simply not appreciated for what they are. But this cat made me break my own rule.

She reached out to me on Instagram and said, "I have a cat you need to paint." She had found him as a tiny kitten in a parking lot and took him home, bottle feeding him and giving him the chance to grow into the big beautiful cat he is today.

This painting is really about rescue and how important rescue programs are. There are so many animals that just need someone to give them a chance.

And because he's missing an eye, of course he needed a pirate patch.