Cats
In the Cat Cabinet - where works by Rembrandt, Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec, among others, adorn the walls - I am showing my first museum solo exhibition this summer: Children with fur
Gallery
More recently, my work has expanded to include paintings and drawings of pets, and in particular cats. While exploring both the internet and specialised books for artistic depictions of cats, I found that much of what I encountered did not appeal to me - aside, of course, from the work of great masters such as Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, the Amsterdam painter Sal Meijer, Balthus, and certain early Egyptian examples.
Much of what I see in contemporary representations of cats tends, in my view, towards the decorative or sentimental, and I wanted to avoid that. I see cats as graceful and enigmatic creatures, and sought to capture them in a different, more considered way.
My extensive experience as a portrait painter has certainly helped me to convey the individual character of these much-loved animals. In addition to a series of more than 25 paintings of my own cats (Nina, Ziggy, and the late Vossie and Lola), I have painted many cats on commission. I am also currently working on my book Children with Fur (now available in my webshop).
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