I love gardens and I love cats so they often appear together in my paintings. It's spring and the world comes alive again! This sweet cat loves to spend the cool nights of spring in the tulip garden. She is suddenly awakened by a small mouse who heralds the first full moon of spring by climbing on her back! Needless to say, the cat is not as happy as the mouse in this painting. The cat 'model' for this painting was our Ashes. She was a pure white cat who had gray spots on her head when we adopted her as a kitten which reminded me of Ash Wednesday. The spots disappeared as she grew into a lovely snow white beauty. Sadly, we lost her in 2007 at the age of 18 due to heart failure.