Irhani, simply shortened to Rhani is a pure Burmilla.

Her mother, Lucy, is a chocolate Burmese and here Rhani shows the pose so typical of her mother. Alert and ready for action, she is enormously inquisitive though also very shy. A true lap cat but very much on her terms. She had only one litter of one kitten and she shares her life with Milo, her son, in the home of Lynne and James.

Bully is the most handsome lilac Burmilla with a character bigger than his own undoubted bulk.

He has been known to catch many wild things around the area of Poole Quay, and is a well-known resident of the West Quay. Bully by name but certainly not by nature; he is the most gentle of creatures whose idea of heaven is to be curled up on one of the beds in his home.

I adore gothic cathedral architecture and the awesome stonework of St. Albans provides the richest and most sumptuous backdrop for the quaint little Chinchilla Persian called Foofie.

Lucytoo is also a kitten from Lucy and the last daughter of Zar, before his retirement. She had to be a Lucy but since we couldn’t have two with the same name, she became Lucytoo!

Back in Wimborne Minster again, happy to be back hunting for backgrounds for my beloved cats. I am drawn, here, to the pulpit in the old Minster with it’s polished marble; the textures in the stone reflect the textures in Zar’s coat.

My own memories of Poole Quay all revolve around the boats and the fisherman who traded there. The evocative scents of sea air and fishing boats, and nets drawn up over the quay edge have bought Tommy to investigate. New bollards have been erected along the quay and have not yet rusted; I have taken licence to imagine how they may be many years from now and Tommy approves of the weathered appearance.

Ophelia is one of Ollivander’s first kittens and her playfulness is the feature of this drawing.

The bauble has appeared from nowhere; she could find toys which we thought had been lost months before. Here she is examining her ‘find’.

Pushkin is one of those very special cats who was poorly, when he was a kitten, but was grateful for the medical treatment he received and rewards everyone with his adoration of people. Now fully fit, he lives on the west coast of Ireland with several other beautiful Asian cats. His caramel coloured coat and green eyes are a lethal combination for entrapment of his ‘slaves’.

One of my favourite haunts is a ruined church, called Knowlton. In the centre of Dorset, set amongst some of the most beautiful rolling countryside in England, this old building has provided me with many happy hours of sketching.

Milo’s proper name is Quosolomilo, but Milo sounds good anyway.

He is Rhani’s only offspring and her pride and joy, being a very beautiful Tiffanie kitten. As a baby he had no sibling company although he did have another litter of younger kittens later.

The warmth of his silver coat suited the weathered timbers of Poole Quay as it was in the middle of the last century; before the desire to keep everything pristine; small flowers and weeds could grow, unmolested, between the textured timbers.

Karismacolour. 11" x 8"

Nutmeg’s warm tabby coat is made to match the creams and ochres in Purbeck stone. The stone is extracted along the Dorset coast, to the west beyond Swanage. I have used it comprehensively in our own garden and it is here that we find Nutmeg, bemused by a dandelion, struggling from between the stones.

My school years were spent in Wimborne Minster and I have a nostalgic feeling for the town and Minster. Sitting inside and sketching the background for this drawing bought back memories of doing the same thing 40 years ago.

Ollivander again, but now in her native environment, on one of the large bollards which were commonplace along the quayside in Poole. Much of the character of the town has been lost with a view to encouraging more investment; though my own memories of the rugged working quay still remain.

Ollivander would surely approve of the bridge as it was in the past, and would prefer to face the water, watching the boats making their way into and out of the bay.

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