This is part of the farm in Sabetha, Kansas, where my mother Lola lived until she was about 20. Our family still owns the farm, but the house and the barn are long gone. Painted on wood from the barn. 

A self portrait. Those really are two cats I owned for a long time. When I fell asleep on my wicker sofa, they always managed to find just the right spot to claim for their own. 

A self portrait. I have all my favorites with me. Sallie when she was a kitten. Decorated pillows, a cozy sweater, cushions on my quilt-draped wicker couch. 

A dream-like setting. Love is like that. Valentine flowers blossom from the tree, one of them becoming a necklace around the pure white cat in front of a modern French window. 

Five cats congregate on a red tile roof, each with their own agenda. The setting is tropical. A large frond from one of the palm trees rides over a gable. Blue flowers have dropped on the roof tiles. 

The architectural lines of the heavy legs on the table and the bottom of the chair create a study, combined with an old cat, finding comfort in an out-of-the way spot. 

From a series I did of humanized cats. Tennis is a recent discovery for me. That's one of the old wood rackets, back in the days when, like everything else, there wasn't that much to choose from. 

An old stately home with an idealistic entrance - rockwork stairs, wrought iron fence, rock terraced gardens with many flowers, wood banisters, a magnificent fire hydrant, and several cats. 

Neil in his sombrero with Lucy and Sallie in the southern California desert 

I foster care cats and kittens that have been saved from shelters. I find worthy people to adopt them. When these three kittens weigh 1.5 pounds, they'll be neutered, then picked up by the new owners. 

A Christmas painting I did for a greeting card company. I wanted to capture the details of a prominent looking shepherd who cares much for his flock, posing for me on a spiritually cosmic night. 

Of all my paintings which use light and shadows as a subject, this one is my most extreme. Imagine yourself opening the door to a shutter-darkened room and having this gray tabby cat peering at you. 

It's quite common for a cat or two to live aboard a boat, or at least be taken along on a vacation. They have been a mainstay on sailing ships throughout history to keep the mice and rats in check. 

Rocks and rockwork is a major hobby of mine, so I wanted to show them in a painting, with a cat of course. 

I had my father redo the wickering on this small rocking chair. The braided rug was one of many I have done while we travel in our motorhome. The cat feels more at home underneath or inside something.