Emma the Etiquette Cat - Meet Emma

So here is what I have been working on for the past 2-3 months.  I was commissioned to illustrate a children's book, titled Emma the Etiquette Cat - Meet Emma.  The following 12 paintings are for this book.  It was a lot of fun.  I am very happy to have painted them and am equally thrilled to have completed the project, so that I can get back to my own paintings.  So here they are in the order they appear in the book.

Meet Emma - Book Cover

Kissing Mum

Staring at Chair

Playing in Tub

 Begging for Food

Eating Food

After Eating

Mum giving Treats

Playing in Teacup

After being Scolded

Naptime

Child's "Emma" place setting

Xena, Watercolor, 2013
I had a lot of fun painting this image of my kitty!
Framed Giclee available at Artworks Galley

Madonna & Child, Watercolor, 2013

Image 12x16    $500 Framed

My latest painting, just in time for Christmas!

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten, 20x16, Acrylic $550

I just finished my second painting in my Joplin Tornado series. (slightly delayed due to last years health issues!)  The EF5 tornado occurred on May 22, 2011.  I took the photo references for this scene about 7 weeks post tornado, when I was back in Joplin to visit and help family.  I was standing across the street from where my grandparents house had stood (25th and Empire ) - only scraped dirt and rubble left by this time, as it was completely destroyed by the tornado.  I was facing the remains of St John's Hospital, which was twisted 4" on its axis.   I will be having prints made of this.  I have come to realize that in times of tragedy, nature or man-made, we humans are very much alike.  We help one another.  And here in the US, one of the first things we see is our flag, raised above the rubble, as a beacon for all to see and know that our spirit is undaunted and that together we will rebuild and move forward.

In Momma's Tub

In Momma's Tub, 16x20, Oil, $550
I had fun painting this.  It is currently on view at WICA in Langley, WA,
and then will be at Artworks Gallery, GreenbankFarm

"SUNBREAK", 22x30, Acrylic on canvas board,  $750

WILDFIRE

Watercolor - 16x20 Framed
This tulip was a beauty - I painted it to remind me that Spring is coming!