Cat Oil Painting, Wasabi

Oil Painting on Board, "4 x 6" Wasabi

They will not go quietly,
the cats who've shared our lives.
In suptle ways they let us know
their spirit still survives.
Old habits still make us think
we hear a meow at the door.
Or step back when we drop
a tasty morsel on the floor.
Our feet still go around the place
the food dish used to be,
And, sometimes, coming home at night,
we miss them terribly.
And although time may bring new friends
and a new food dish to fill,
That one place in our hearts
belongs to them. . . and always will.

by Linda Barnes

I was approached to do this cat portrait for a group birthday present to a girlfriend who lost her beloved cat, Wasabi. Although I don't have a cat,  I can identify with the attachment one feels towards a pet and the sorrow of their loss.

Oil Painting on Board, Wasabi, 3-1/4" x 6-1/2"

I have been getting a lot of these remembrance portraits.  These 2 paintings are very small painted on prefinished boards...no need for framing.  It's a small intimate portrait you can tucked anywhere.  I painted this the way I would like to remember my dog, Tucker.  Just a small memory of him placed somewhere.  Gosh, there I go, I'm getting all choked up and he sleeping right next to me!