Petey in Profile

Petey in Profile is showing at TECAC for the remainder of this month.
He has caused quite a bit of interest and I am a bit surprised.  This is oil on artboard and I have found a lot of enjoyment painting animals on this type of surface because I can create the delicate  fur and whiskers very nicely.  I laugh at people's reactions to Petey because he looks so aloof and sophisticated, but he is really quite a mama's boy!  When he cries, he can hold a note longer longer than a record breaking prima donna opera singer.  Whenever I am talking, he will just interrupt with whatever he needs to say, and usually he needs to say that I need to pick him up, hold him, adore him, then promptly feed him. Good thing he's cute...
 His nicknames include "wick-a-petey", "sassquash", "petey-pie" "spanky" (who doesn't know lil Rascals?) and "baby-fang"which came about because as a kitten, his right fang used to stick out. Some days Petey is so naughty there is talk of including him in the sale of his portrait. Again, good thing he's cute...