I wanted to share with you these beautiful pen and ink drawings by my friend, Phoenix-based artist Ross T. Boyd. Ross has been drawing animals of all kinds for decades, spending hours and hours on each image. These are some of my favorite images of house cats, especially the first one, called “Cattitude,” which looks just like my new kitten McKinley.
Ross shows his drawings at various art events around town, and he now has a CafePress store so animal lovers everywhere can get Ross’ drawings on all sorts of merchandise. Right now the shop includes Ross’ house cats as well as some of his wild cat drawings. Choose your own t-shirt, sweatshirt, greeting cards, buttons, magnets, mugs, and even tile coasters with any one of the drawings. Here are some of the items with the house cat drawings:
ENTER TO WIN A SET OF HOUSE CAT NOTECARDS!
We are giving away a set of four notecards with some of the house cat drawings shown below. To enter, please visit Ross’ CafePress Store, then come back here and leave a comment on this post telling us which is your favorite drawing. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing on March 31. One entry per person. This giveaway is open to readers everywhere!
March 24th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
with cards like these i could leave special notes to that special someone. simply wonderful
March 24th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Messages to my cat loving friends would be greatly enhanced with these terrific notecards. kudos to the artist.
March 24th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Wow, I love these, so hard to choose,, I’d have to go w/ kitten in a box and Green Eyes #2 as a tie.
March 24th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Lovely!
March 24th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
the tabby2 is just sooo cute, they all are very talented, she is good
March 24th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Cattitude looks very much like a photo I have of my #1 furgirl, & Kitten and Frog is also cool. Love those bright green eyes!
March 24th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Oh boy, aren’t they just the catastrophic bestes kitty pics in this whole wurld! Pleeese help us to win dem. Mommy luvs any thing cat, she wuld luv to win dez/
March 24th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
I like the Siamese a lot, but the kitten and frog is the cutest.
March 24th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
So life-like!
March 24th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Those are beautiful!
March 24th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
The cats and kittens are so life like. They actually look at you. Wonderful drawings!
March 25th, 2010 at 2:56 am
I have to say, it’s kind of a tie between kitten in the drawer and kitten and frog. Really beautifully drawn.
March 25th, 2010 at 3:52 am
The Siamese boy looks just as handsome as my Timmy! He would have to be my fav!
March 25th, 2010 at 3:59 am
I think I like the Siamese the best!
March 25th, 2010 at 4:49 am
Perfect!
March 25th, 2010 at 5:12 am
I love the kitten poking its little head out of the drawer. It reminds me of my Tati.
March 25th, 2010 at 5:22 am
Would be happy with any, love them all. Cattitude is cute so is the last one with the greeen eyes. Thanks
March 25th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Love Green Eyes #2….
March 25th, 2010 at 7:12 am
beautiful.
March 25th, 2010 at 7:25 am
it’s all about the Cattitude!
March 25th, 2010 at 7:26 am
The baby kitten is my favorite.
March 25th, 2010 at 7:37 am
I like the kitten peeking out of the box.
March 25th, 2010 at 7:45 am
Kitten in a drawer is my favorite. It reminds me of my kitties when they were itty bitty and always hid in boxes!
March 25th, 2010 at 7:56 am
they are all so wonderful. really capture the moment. i am torn between the kitten in the drawer and cattitude. they both represent my youngest kitty. sweet and innocent when she was a kitten and serious cattitude now as a 1 year old. lol
March 25th, 2010 at 7:58 am
LOVE GREEN EYED TABBY 2. GREAT DRAWINGS.
March 25th, 2010 at 8:04 am
These are so realistic. Really beautiful.
March 25th, 2010 at 8:41 am
I like the kitten and frog the best. These are great drawings.
March 25th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Love to win these, they are lovely and I could share with my friends. susan L.
March 25th, 2010 at 9:15 am
I love Kitten in a Box and Cattitude!
March 25th, 2010 at 9:49 am
The kitten in a drawer looks great! Reminds me of my cats got up to when they were little!
March 25th, 2010 at 9:51 am
these cards are esquisite. i haven’t seen such wonderful line drawings of cats in a long time
March 25th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Love the curious first tabby with the frog!
March 25th, 2010 at 11:46 am
He really captures the purrsonalities in each drawing!
March 25th, 2010 at 11:59 am
I love these drawings…charming!
March 25th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
These are all beautiful work, but my favorite is the kitten in a drawer. It reminds me of my small tortie who lives in the top drawer of my chest of drawers.
March 25th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
They are all gorgeous, but Kitten in a Drawer is especially cute.
March 25th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Kitten in a drawer!
March 25th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
I love ALL of them equally. What a talented artist!
March 25th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
They are all so cute! Hard to pick which one I like the best.
March 25th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
They are all very beautiful, but I would have to go with green-eyed tabby #2.
March 25th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
What beautiful cats! I especially like Cattitude : )
March 25th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
i rly like green-eyed tabby #2
March 25th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I really like Kitten in a Drawer. I can’t open a drawer in my house without my Poppy sticking her nose in!
March 25th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
my fave is kitten in a drawer, cute!
March 26th, 2010 at 3:56 am
I love Green-Eyed Tabby 2.
March 26th, 2010 at 5:51 am
Oh Joy….drawings of cats that actually show their personalities. I would love a set of note cards.!
March 26th, 2010 at 10:29 am
They are ALL beautiful & very lifelike !!! I LOVE “kitten in a drawer”, because both my 8 yr.old cat & my 8 month old kitten LOVE drawers !!!
March 26th, 2010 at 11:26 am
Jeez, frame them, send them, save them? Neat. Great art.
March 26th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
It’s all in the Eyes
March 26th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Beautiful – I love the first one – the pensive kitty with the white paws.