Amy in the Sunshine

Sunday, February 7th — My yoga therapist, Kelli Funkhouser, has been studying drawing and painting for several years. When our cat Amy died in January, Kelli said she’d like to paint a portrait of her for us, from a small photo I had enlarged.

I just wanted to share the resulting painting with all of you. I love, love, love it: it looks exactly like the cat I’ve loved for eleven years, right down to the pensive look in the green, green eyes. What a wonderful gift!

Kelli enjoyed doing Amy’s portrait so much that she’s thinking of doing more animal paintings. You can look at other work she’s done on her Facebook page. I can only say, I am astounded that she’s as good at painting as she is at yoga and physical therapy!

Thanks for reading, and for looking at Amy.  Just think:  this little creature, who had such a tough life on her own for so many years, living outdoors and becoming wise and cautious by necessity — and then had eleven more years of warmth and safety and food and love given and received, is now “known” by everyone who has read about her here, and looked at her thoughtful little face, shining in the sun! — Betsy