He looks comfortable. You, however, may still have a small task to attend to. Indulge me by Sara Butt S.O.F.A. brings a tabby close to the viewer, his head resting peacefully while green eyes make an apparently effortless connection. … More Indulge me: a resting head and a very persuasive gaze
A wild cat can be playful, watchful, still or elusive. This selection from our Winter Exhibition brings together six artists and a range of mediums, from watercolour and oil to coloured pencil and cast slate. Each gives us a different reason to stop and look. … More Beyond the roar: six ways to encounter a wild cat in art
There is one week left to explore the Society of Feline Artists Winter Exhibition before it closes on Sunday 15 November. If you have been meaning to return for a longer look, this is a good moment to spend some time with the works that caught your attention. … More One week left: the Winter Exhibition closes on Sunday 15 November
Wash finished. Favourite bed secured. The rest of the afternoon can take care of itself. In Endearing, Jacqueline Gaylard S.O.F.A. gives a British Shorthair Blue Cream the sort of comfortable setting that makes it difficult to imagine wanting to be anywhere else. … More Endearing: a favourite bed and nowhere else to be
That moment when your face has worked it out before the rest of you has. Something Is Off by Keeley Robinson gives intuition a wonderfully expressive feline form, with wide eyes and a look that seems to have noticed something worth investigating. … More Something Is Off: a cat face for that familiar suspicious feeling
A black coat leaves plenty of room for individuality. These three artists introduce cats who want our attention, hold our gaze or keep themselves hidden. Acrylic and pastel offer different routes into those personalities, giving black-cat admirers several reasons to linger. … More Black cats, bright personalities: three encounters in the Winter Exhibition
The grasses almost become a curtain, and then the serval’s face emerges between them. Serval in grass by Sarais Crawshaw S.O.F.A. brings its wild subject into a setting where the surrounding stems are part of the encounter. … More Serval in grass: a glimpse through the golden stems
The paw treatment is underway, but Rosy is still listening. In Rosy by Jacqueline Gaylard S.O.F.A., a tortoiseshell cat attends carefully to the spaces between her claws, with a pink tongue doing the work and an ear turned towards whatever else might be happening. … More Rosy: a tortoiseshell with a very thorough grooming routine
