BrightHaven Cats

Some of my favorite cats live at BrightHaven. BrightHaven is a non-profit animal place of love and learning, where special needs and senior animals are cared for naturally in a unique family environment. Once animals are accepted they have a forever home, free to roam indoors or out in private enclosed gardens. BrightHaven is dedicated to sharing its knowledge and experience through special programs and seminars held on site, to help others better care for and help animals everywhere. For more information and help for your own animal friend, or to read more about the residents whose portraits you will find below click this link www.brighthaven.org Here are three recent portraits, 2 of them are printed as note cards. To check out the cards on the site, check the announcement area on the right of the home page where it says NEW.


Whispering Sweet Nothings
pastel painting 9" x 12 " © Colleen Caubin 2006
Sammi and Fred are residents of Brighthaven. Sammi nearly always gets her way and here she nudges the ever sweet and obliging Fred for a quick kiss before dinner. You'll see more of Sammi on future posts, she is personality plus and dressed in the most beautiful colors


Blue Eyes
pastel painting
8" x 10 Sushi, a big, beautiful pure white cat lives at BrightHaven. She often pops up from her nap basket to see who's come or maybe it's time to eat!


Bobbi Sitting on Laurel B.
pastel painting 11" x 14" © Colleen Caubin 2006
Bobbi lives at BrightHaven. I caught a quick pose of him one sunny day sitting like a king on his throne. It wasn¹t until I got home and started the painting that I noticed he was sitting on a Laurel Burch cat print pillow. I really had fun with color in this painting, must be Laurel's influence. Laurel's life story is totally amazing and life affirming see her site laurelburch.com When I think my life as an artist is hard, I remember her( she has a rare bone disease that makes her bones constantaly break) and her joyous work.