Quinn

Quinn
Tamworth, New Hampshire
6 May 1997
Watercolor on cold press Lana paper
4 x 6", archival mat & backing to 8 x 10"
US $195 (includes USPS Priority Shipping)
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If you've been following this story from the beginning, you'll know that I lost my beloved cat, Willi while I was on tour in Europe. He wandered into the New Hampshire woods one dark and stormy night, never to be seen again. When I finally returned, I immediately papered the White Mountains with Lost Cat fliers. A woman who had found a stray resembling Willi’s photograph called and invited me over to see the cat. He wasn’t Willi but he was exceptional. I brought him home, named him Quinn and discovered that, like Willi, he played a mean game of fetch and retrieve. In this portrait, I captured Quinn with a superball, his favorite fetch toy.

Quinn became my walking partner while we were together. At first, he could only accompany me a short distance into the woods or up the mountainside. But after some conditioning, he built up his cardiovascular system and was soon by my side for good long walks.

A portion of the sale of this painting and the prints of this painting will be donated to Save Our Strays, a marvelous no-kill rescue organization in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.