Painting the Colors of Life

6 x 8  -- Oil on archival  canvas panel

Oreo is one of the feral cats in my neighborhood.  He recognizes my car and comes running to be fed whenever he hears it.

I've been working to capture the feral cats, have them spayed or neutered, then released back into their world.

Even though they may call me "cat lady" behind my back, the neighbors don't complain about the cats -- afterall, thanks to the cats, the varmints in the neighborhood have moved elsewhere! 

This was painted in Julie Ford Oliver's workshop in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  She was a patient and kind instructor, classically trained in England.  Julie's focus in the workshop was to assist each student to Develop her own style.