Herbie was our black cat and he was a real character. Some cats seem to relate more than others to humans and Herbie got along with almost everybody. When he died a few years ago I really missed him and one morning I woke up with this image of Herbie in my mind. I got out of bed and went to my studio and painted this image of Herbie. It was a strange pose and a scratey rendition of the cat. I thought little more about it but decided to frame it and submitted it to one of my galleries. Somehow this strange painting of Herbiew struck a chord and the painting sold immediately but the gallery informed me that it could have sold several times. So I decided to paint more Herbie paintings and they have been selling consistantly for 10 years both. That is my story of Herbie our black cat paintings series.
