RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

cat art

Was Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles, France, Better With Cats?

Van Gogh’s Bedroom with Cats is idyllic. Not to suggest there weren’t any issues. With cats, there are always issues. But the weeks Vincent shared with cats in Arles may have been the most satisfying of his life.  Van Gogh’s Bedroom…

Matisse La Danse Parody, Whirling, Happy Nudes and a Cat

Henri Matisse La Danse with a Cat is an edited first chapter in Famous Artists’ Cats: The Book. When Henri Matisse painted La Danse (I) in 1909, for all its fame, it was only a compositional study, He planned a…

Bonnard Cat Art: Parody of Lunch With A Great Impressionist

About our Bonnard Cat Art Parody French impressionist Pierre Bonnard didn’t paint many cats, at least not as many among his canvases as I’d have liked. By David Stone Bonnard is one of my favorites. So are cats. I wish…

Famous Artists’ Cats: Billy’s Monet Moment in Giverny’s Garden

About Monet’s Black Cat… I love Claude Monet, not as much as I love cats, but enough to have appreciated his paintings in more museum visits than I can count. By David Stone We all have images in our mind’s…

American Chat Noir, A Black Cat and His Pal Tour Paris

An American chat noir, our black cat in Paris, France, a cat adventure story… By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small I usually don’t remember where I get the ideas for my stories. Mostly, they pull together out of…

Greeting Cards Handmade by Deborah Julian for Cat Lovers

Deborah Julian’s handmade cards are original. They combine the tradition of fine art and the fun of cat art. The cat cards here started out as cat prints and were adapted to make handmade cards. By David Stone Handle with Care…

Bring Smiles Now With Handmade Cat Lover Birthday Cards

Introducing two handmade cat birthday cards from the workshop of artist Deborah Julian. Not just for cat lovers. by David Stone Each is printed as a Giclée before being carefully set behind textured card stock. The print quality makes them…

Henri Matisse Cat Impressions In Famous Artists’ Cats Parody

Matisse: Famous Artists’ Cats comes to life in three versions. This one, George Meets Matisse Still Life, finds a cat as the only fully defined object in an imagined field of things. By David Stone Henri Matisse, like Gustav Klimt,…