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Discover Cat Art With CatmanDrew
Cat Pictures With A Difference
Really good cat art is really hard to come by. Both Matt and myself
are creative people but we have never taken on the challenge of painting
cats. We have however always paid a lot of attention to works of art
containing cats. However, when we have come across it in galleries and
shops, it is rare that we find much that we like. It seems to be very
difficult to find paintings of cats that really capture the feline characteristics
and personality. I don’t know if it’s the fur or the eyes, but so often
we see cat paintings that in our eyes at least, just doesn’t really
look how a cat should be. 
So when we found Drew
Strouble’s cat art we were instantly blown away by how
natural and realistic his cat paintings were. We also really liked his
very unassuming approach to his work and found his website to have a
friendly tone which instantly made you like him.
(Clicking on any of the pictures
will take you to CatmanDrew's website if you would like to see more
of his work) 
About Drew and his paintings
Drew paints using watercolours and 100% cotton watercolour paper to produce his wonderful cat art and has been delighting his customers for over 25 years. He says in his bio that he has always lived with cats even from a young age and has always had a fascination for the animal. I think that his love of the cat really shows in his work. You can see that he has spent many, many hours really looking and studying facial expressions and how the cat sits and moves.
What also sets his cat paintings apart from others is the wonderful way he manages to create a totally natural scene for the cat to be in. In his painting called “Helga’s cat”, you can feel the warmth of the terracotta tiles and the see the bright sunshine bouncing off of the stone wall. You can just imaging why a cat would want to settle down in thatbeautiful spot, and that’s what makes his cat paintings so totally realistic and natural.
Drew lives in Siesta Key with his wife Kim and five very
demanding cats called, Rusty, Tiramisu, Jazz, Roarshock (Roary) and
Mr Nippy. 
Charity Donations
Drew has set up The CatmanDrew Art For The Animals Foundation that through
the sale of his work  donates
to many worthy animal charities and rescue homes. Past recipients have
been, The Happy Hills Animal Foundation and Cat Adoption And Rescue Efforts,
Inc. to name just two.
We love this idea that by supporting Drew's work and
purchasing his wonderful cat paintings that you are also helping to
provide care and support to many lost and abandoned cats. It’s not every
day that you can buy something that will not only make yourself and
your loved ones happy but will also make many a feline happy too. 
Why not have your Cat painted by Drew?
Drew works from photographs to produce his cat art portraits. So it doesn’t matter
where you live in the world. You can have a totally original piece of
cat art of your very own. Imagine your cat captured forever in a stunning
watercolour painting. He has several options and styles to suit everyone,
from a highly detailed painting to a loose traditional watercolour in
various sizes.
A man of many talents
Drew of course does not only paint cats. He is a fully trained artist
and has had many exhibitions of his work over the years, and has won many
top honours. He has even won the Muse Medallion for an outstanding series
of cat illustrations by the Cat Writers Association, twice! As well as
being able to purchase paintings and gifts of Drew's cat art, or having
your very own commissioned cat portrait, you can now learn how to paint
cats yourself! Drew is offering teaching courses where he will pass on
his wealth of knowledge and skill to those who want to realise their own
creative abilities. There may even be teaching DVD's available if you
are unable to attend one of his courses.
We hope you have enjoyed our review of Drew Strouble's
cat art. We are only too pleased to help to promote his work as we love
it so much ourselves.
Now how would little
Mo look in watercolour?
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