Here is another painting that I made to give as a Christmas present. This is Maggie May, one of my parents' cats. She is beautiful and also has a sweet personality. I love her fluffy tail, which is why I chose to make it stand up rather than blend with her body. This may look a bit unnatural to some, but that's how I wanted to do it. Maggie is sitting on a red chair that my parents have had for a long time. I had to paint it from memory since I had no photo of it to look at. I did get pretty close, but I really should have been able to considering they've had it for 20 years! I didn't get the eyes quite straight. I need more practice with that. My parents have another cat named Pepper that is a Bengal. He has WILD markings and I don't think I have the skills to paint him. I would like for my first oil painting to be of Pepper but I will need some instruction from my b/f Michael, a much more skilled and experienced artist.