
Gold bands need somewhere to pass around the name.

A portrait can make room for something more graphic.

Black and white is a description, not a finished brief.

The portrait can sit above the vessel.

A nickname and a paw can be the whole brief.

The finish can carry the design without a portrait.

An outlined cat form offers another starting point.

The uneven patch is the point.

A mostly clear chest can be a complete design.

The length of a white bib changes the portrait.

A small autumn leaf can change the feel of a surface.

A side reference can explain a colourpoint coat.

Start with the form before you choose every detail.

One small star can be enough.

Two sides of a face do not need to match.

A branch can follow the shape instead of covering it.

A name, dates and gold need planning together.

A hand gives useful context, but it is not a measurement.

There is work to see in a nearly plain surface.

The profile deserves the same attention as the face.

A familiar outline can begin with one broad band.

A flower does not have to replace a coat marking.

One small patch can be more useful than a colour label.

The flowers and the portrait need their own room.

Colourpoint markings need more than a dark face.

Painting is only one part of a sculpted portrait.

A personal memorial does not have to have a sculpted face.

Follow one stripe around the curve.

Tortoiseshell is not one repeating pattern.

That uneven edge is part of the portrait.

A Maneki Neko urn can still be unmistakably personal.

Was their collar part of the picture you remember?

The back is not a spare space for a repeated pattern.

You can choose a memorial without writing a message.

Open eyes or closed eyes changes the whole expression.

This is why I show the side of a finished urn.

The space between the stars is a design decision too.

Turn the piece and the portrait changes.

The name you used every day belongs in the conversation.

Who says a memorial has to be muted?

For a rabbit portrait, start with the ears.

Flowers need somewhere to sit.

A few small marks can carry a whole face.

A single photograph cannot show every side of a finish.

A portrait on the lid leaves a different kind of space below.

Where should the gold stop and the portrait begin?

The view you remember might be the back.

I do not paint every tabby with the same stripes.

A memorial does not have to be a quiet colour.
