I initially started in the bookmaking world, where I was involved in the industry for several years. However, I realized down the line that I wanted to expand my artistic passions into other ventures. All my life, I have had a love of cats and their beauty. They had always inspired me in all of my various artistic disciplines. When I finally decided that it was time for me to pursue painting, the subjects of my work were therefore an easy and obvious choice. Since then, I have been drawing and painting cats in various forms, often integrating these images with nature-inspired insignias. Bookmaking still impacts my work, as I have been involved in that world for far longer than I have been painting. The knowledge I’ve gained in binding manuscripts and designing covers has proved useful, as the craft continues to inspire the images that I continue to draw and paint to this day.
Inspired by fairy paintings of the late 19th century, this series of watercolor paintings depicts cats as a series of plants. The title of each work refers to the name of the plant in the painting, which displays in lettering both its scientific and English names. Many real cat models appear in this series.
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Iceland poppy
(001)Snow drop
(002)Gaura lindheimeri
(003) Veronica persica
(004)Lenten rose
(005) Marguerite
(006) Anemone
(007)Dahlia
(008) Fuchsia
(009) Sandersonia
(010) Leadwort
(011) Chinese holly
(012) Japanese snake gourd
(013) Tulip
(014) Crimson glory vine
(015) Greater periwinkle
(016)
Love in a mist
(017) Green bristle grass
(018)
Oxlip
(019)
Garden nasturtium
(020)
Heart's ease
(021) Black Cat Flower
(022) Oxalis triangularis
(023) Okisaris bowiei
(024) Oxypetalum
(025) Lenten roses
(026) Cyclamen
(027) Dandelion
(028) Osmanthus fragrans
(029) Wild strawberry
(030) Russell lupinus
(031) Water lily
(032)