Request for Cat photos

[jjjnettie]

I'm going through a "stage" at the moment of painting feline portraits.
My own cat has sat for 6 of these so far and I think it's time to find a new model.
So if you have a nice closeup photo of your moggy that you don't mind sharing, could you post it in this thread.
It could be full body, face and shoulders, playful, sitting or sphinx like . A plain background would be nice.
Thanks in advance.

[janoskiss]

Mother and son. Intrigued by a bird feeding on nectar from flowers on the tree outside the window.

[toetoe]

What a nice gesture jjj, looking forward to seeing some nice paintings.:thumbsup:

[venus]

cute paintings jjj:)
I also paint, did you use 'water paints'?

[ving]

that left one is the weirdest cat i have ever seen!
very nice piantings jeanette! :)

[Omaroo]

Here's one of our two numbskulls. :D

Funny - we don't actually have one of a portrait-worthy stance anywhere. Time to rectify that......

[ving]

how bout these?

[jjjnettie]

Hey, thanks everyone. This will keep me going for ages.
Especially love your very close closeup Vingo. I think I'll do that one first.
I use acrylic paint. I like the way it can be used diluted like water colour or just slap it on thick like oil paint. Plus it dries real quick.
My attempts at painting in colour are just horrid. So monochrome is the go for me, saves me heaps on buying all those coloured paints.
David, The weird cat on the left, is the horse that I sold to finance my Astronomy habit.

[xelasnave]

I will have some kittens any day now by the looks of pussy. Have no idea of blood line be the luck of the draw. But I love kitten and puppy shots:D
alex

[ballaratdragons]

An Astronomy Cat :thumbsup:

Not a real cat (obviously :rolleyes: ) but would still make an interesting painting.

[beren]

:)

[dcalleja]

Lily is new to to the family ~13 weeks old

Regards
Dan

[Doug]

Now how could a true cat lover pass these little cuties up?
http://members.optushome.com.au/trilian/index.htm (http://members.optushome.com.au/trilian/index.htm)

Cheers,
Doug

[jjjnettie]

Awww, Lilly is so cute.

[Calin]

Some happy snaps, just snapped some of these today while testing the new camera.

[RB]

Don't know if this will do, jjj.

Just a quick shot of one of our cats on the prowl.

:)

[Ric]

Hi JJJ, heres a few of Velcro.

cheers :)

[jjjnettie]

Thanks again for all the snaps.

[ispom]

Ric, my Fifi is gone fife years ago,
was very similar to your Velcro.

in Memoriam, Fifi:
(in the middle picture he is disputing with his sister Susi)

[ispom]

sometimes he putted out me the tongue :lol:

[Ric]

Love the pictures Ispom, but after living with Manx cats I always find it strange to see cats with long tails. Velcro has no tail.

cheers

[ispom]

I cannot imagine,
how make a cat large jumps without a tail,
it is the balancer after all..

[Ric]

Hi Ispom, the Manx's hind legs are larger than other breeds of cat to compensate for the lack of tail and they are able to achieve a tremendous amount of lift when they jump or spring. When Velcro was younger he could easily reach the top of a 1.9 metre fence from a standing jump.

Manx's also have larger paws and are very surefooted which I think helps them compensate for the lack of tail. Also because of the large hind legs their running action is similar to that of a hare or rabbit.

cheers

[ispom]

I suppose, the Manx’s have a little blood of kangaroohs…
but no,
kangaroohs do have yet a big tail….
whatever,
here all cats have a tail

and it is good for a cat- mother:

[ispom]

jjjnettie, for your request of cat fotos,
here are Fifi and his small sister Susi 7 years ago:

[Ric]

Hi Ispom, the Manx originated from the Isle of Man in the Northern hemisphere.

cheers

[RB]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:thumbsup:

[ispom]

ah, now I see the origin of the name…

I don’t know what a pedigree or family tree my cats have
beyond the 5th ancestor,
when I get 2 cats for my children 25 years ago,

pictures from it I must scan to show you,
because a digicam I had until Susi, the grandchild from the first:

[ispom]

just I noticed that at “photobucket” it is possible upload complete photo series ,
I will check out this:
as a sample to see here is Fifi


http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/ispom_photos/?action=view&current=0126-42fifi.jpg&slideshow=true&interval=3

do it act?

[Yani]

Hi,

I can help with few shots :) .

[Volans]

This is Bonny enjoying the morning Sun.

[Ric]

Hi Yani, your black kitty possibly has the most intense eyes that I have ever seen, very piercing.

cheers

[ispom]

Silbi, waiting for the morning sun

[Yani]

Thanks, Ric. They aren't actually my cats. They are my friend's cats and it happened to be in our photos folder. The black kitty eyes actually are bit scary. I feel spooky whenever I look at her.

[Ric]

She might be trying to hypnotise you to do her bidding. :D

cheers

[ispom]

looks like the cats on old Egyptian representations

[spacezebra]

Great cat pics - very majestic.

Cheers Petra

[jjjnettie]

The other night, for some reason, Kitty thought the Christmas tree was posessed.
She was absolutely freaked out, growling and backing away. After a bit she settled on the sideboard staring at it.

[ispom]

nettie, the second picture is exceedingly distinctive,
like it was from a professional photographer !

[jjjnettie]

Thank you. I love my new camera.