Wild life in its myriad forms fascinates her. It always has. The connection is deep and spiritual. Leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, tigers, cougars, lynx.... they're all part of Cathy's world. The quiet, one-on-one time she spends with them brings a depth to her images that is truly magical.
Working principally in colored pencil, Cathy's painstaking attention to detail is extraordinary. She captures the essence of each subject's unique personality. Upon viewing one of Cathy's images, a trainer at the San Diego Zoo instantly recognized that this wasn't just another cheetah, it was "Chobe". In fact, because many of Cathy's subjects are animals that she has come to know from zoos and game parks in California, Tennessee, and Oregon, their trainers have become steady customers. Her moving depiction of "Asia" a clouded leopard tragically lost to cancer, brought much comfort to those who raised and cared for her. The collector who acquired the original was moved to tears. Click here to view site.