Tracie Thompson, Artist

This is Jasmine, who knows she's upper crust and is quite selective about the company she keeps. The source photo had her on a crea...

That's what I had to do this morning. There was a huge fight next door. I lost a lot of sleep and now I do not want to do much. ...

Or in this case, the drawing coffee table. This was yesterday afternoon as I was getting started. Click to enlarge the photo. And sev...

"I expect you to die, Mister Bond" is available here , $69. Everyone posts pictures of their pets on Facebook. Lots of people ...

I was sketching Ms. Ruby from life last night, and she was moving a LOT. So I got these cute cartoon drawings rather than an actual portr...

Royal Eli Jake , 10 x 8" mixed media on paper I had such a blast with this kitty. I was working from a black and white snapshot for...

Monkey got her name for her habit, as a kitten, of climbing on everything in sight. She grew up to be a soft, kind, patient soul who is n...

Portraits of animals -- every species and size -- are always a challenge and a joy. They feel like a lengthy conversation in which I lear...

Cat House , about 9" high. Salvaged objects, oil paint, wax medium One of the first salvage things I ever made was titled How to Le...

Let's Play (Portrait of Zug) , watercolor and pastel on paper, about 12 x 14"  This is the second of what will be three drawing...

Six Chartreux , oil on canvas, 20 x 32"  This was, all told, about 64 hours' work. Each kitten takes approximately eight h...

Ziggy the Cat, 7 x 5" pastel and carbon pencil on paper, by Tracie Thompson This is one of many reasons it's intriguing to m...

Gracie Asleep . Sepia pencil, carbon pencil, wash; 7 x 11", by Tracie Thompson Sketch based on Gracie . Ballpoint and watercolor,...

Belly Up . Sketch based on Grumpybiker's lovely Hosuni. Mixed media on paper, approx. 6" x 11". This is the first of what w...

Ted, top, and Max, above. Both 5" x 7" pastel on paper.

Oscar the Cat, above, has no vision in his right eye. This is a 5 x 7" portrait in pastel on paper, for Oscar's loving humans over...

No, I have no idea how such a magnificent cat got a name like Chia, but this girl -- who clearly understands that she is Queen of the Univer...

Mixed media on paper, 6 x 9.5" I know this cat only from one photograph, as he is no longer with us. Something about him just grabbed ...

Tuxedo Kitty. Cat portraits are fairly easy for me, since I've owned and sketched cats for a long time. This is for a friend who allowe...