"I'm seeking to capture the true spirit of the cat." Drew Strouble (rhymes with 'noble') has been delighting the eye of appreciative fine art lovers for over 30 years. He is internationally recognized for his exquisite execution of detail and masterful command both oil and watercolor painting mediums. His collection of realistic watercolors of the domestic cat is the largest in the world by a single artist. Drew's superb technique, as well as his sensitivity, makes the complex look easy in evocatively emotional masterpieces. He is America's best-loved, premiere cat artist. Visit www.CatmanDrew.com to view and learn more about Drew’s art. Drew earned his BFA from Ringling School of Art & Design where and also served as an instructor. His work has been on display in the Boca Museum of Art, the Jacksonville Art Museum and the New England Institute of Fine Arts. Exhibiting extensively for over thirty years now, Drew has won many top awards and honors in painting and watercolor and has received a total of four highly coveted Muse Medallions from the Cat Writer's Association. Three were for Outstanding Series of Cat Illustrations, and one for Best Single Illustration. Muse Medallions are awarded to the highest scoring annual Award of Excellence winners in each category judged Drew's paintings and limited edition offset lithographs and giclee reproductions are in thousands private collections as well as numerous corporate collections, including those of GTE Capital Corporation, Binghamton Savings and Loan, the Ringling Permanent Collection and patron Burt Reynolds. Drew also teaches privately one on one or small classes in his Siesta Key studio or your Sarasota area home. Check out Drew`s new website Florida Artist Retreat and find all the great ways that you can study art and paint with me while enjoying a fabulous Florida Vacation. Or, if you live in the Sarasota Florida area and would like to study painting or drawing with Drew one-on-one or small classes of 2-4 students, check out Paint With Drew Strouble I look forward to painting and sharing the joy of art with you! Call 1-941-349-2562 or email drew@catmandrew.com to book your very own artist retreat or to sign up for a painting class. The Painter of Cats is also owned by Cats. CatmanDrew and his wife Kim share their Siesta Key home with four very demanding felines. Counterclockwise from bottom left: Rusty (Roodle, now in kitty heaven), Tiramisu (Beesh), Jazz (Wuzza), Roarshock (Roary) and Mr. Nippy (The Birminator, has now gone to kitty heaven). I am the sole creator of each the original watercolor paintings on display. The paintings are done with Winsor & Newton tube watercolors on Arches cold pressed 100% cotton watercolor paper. Using a photographic reference as a starting point, I normally create a working drawing for size, composition, and adjust lighting to improve the final painted image. Once the working drawing is completed to my satisfaction, I transfer a simple line drawing to the watercolor paper and begin laying in faint washes of color, gradually building up subsequent washes to establish colors and values. I then erase the light pencil guidelines of the transferred drawing. I also use many other techniques to apply the watercolor to achieve the desired effects and capture various surface textures, as well as the illusion of light, and shadow. These techniques include dry brush, which is done by squeezing excess water from the brush allowing for very fine control of applying pigment to achieve sharp detail. Masking and airbrush is sometimes used to create a controlled soft edge or blurry effect in the background and/or shadows areas. Sponges are sometimes used to create rough textural surfaces. Spattering paint from brushes are also used to create specific surface textures. Basically, I use any technique that works to achieve my final vision for the painting. My subject matter of domestic cats originates with my true love and fascination with this marvelous and amazingly adaptable animal. Since 1990, my dedication to painting cats has been a been a very fulfilling and rewarding journey. It is an honor to paint cats, portraying them in a realistic manner. 
So many people have told me that my work captures the essence of the cat. I think I've just touched the tip of the iceberg, celebrating the cat as it really is -- a very worthy subject for Fine Art.I produce my own reproductions of my original work to the highest archival standards of excellence and have since inception. As a master offset lithographer and dot etcher for many years, I created all my own color separations for printing. Now through technological advances, I am using of state-of-the-art Museum Archival inks and papers to create Giclee reproductions. This rare combination of artistry and technical mastery as an artist/lithographer guarantees that your purchase will be a lasting investment for generations to come. Please feel free to ask me any questions regarding my artwork. And above all, enjoy! |
| ||
| ||
| | |
|
|  
| 
| 
| |
