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Meet My Cats

January 3, 2025
I discovered Leslie Anne Ivory’s“Cats Know Best” by Colin Eisler, in 2015. She is a spectacular artist, whose drawings and paintings are nearly photographs. You marvel at the distinctive colours and textures of fur, poses, and face expressions. You are warmed when you read that they are her cats. I saw that she has a plethora of books and obtained the exceptionally personal: “Meet My Cats”! Besides a few expressions of England, like “dustbins” and letting pets reproduce as often as she described in 1989; it was a joyous feeling to be hosted by a likeminded cat Mother through Leslie’s photo book, for that is what this is. She authored this whole book herself.

This is a precious, relatable story of how twelve irreplaceable cats came into their lives and who begot whom, regarding biological family members. I regretted reading that one of her dear faces died on the road. His portrait and story is an important record of him. Otherwise, this whole book is bright, induces smiles of familiarity with the delight kitties take in everything, and is hon
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Lesley Anne Ivory

How long have you been illustrating and what made you start?
From early childhood I knew I wanted to illustrate children's books. I grew up surrounded by art and books. My Mother was a textile designer, and took me to museums and art galleries regularly. The exhibition of the Ravenna Mosaics in London still remains one of my most inspiring experiences. I was totally fascinated by the little boxes of tessarae, like "paintboxes", on tables round the gallery, demonstrating the craft. Mosaics are among my favourite backgrounds for my cat paintings. I have also used Mother's fabric designs! My first published work was a Christmas card design for Oxfam in 1961, coinciding with the birth of my first son.

Where do you get your inspiration?
Everything inspires me, from a fresh blade of grass to a view with mountains! A colour will spark me off. Cats go with everything, they are works of art in themselves.

Where is your favourite place to illustrate?
All places have their own charm, you just have to sense it. Greece is wonderful, the

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Lesley Anne Ivory

Lesley Anne Ivory is a uniquely talented artist whose distinctive style features exquisitely realistic depictions of cats against richly detailed backgrounds.

Ivory Cats™

Lesley Anne Ivory is without doubt the most talented cat artist of this generation. Her work has evolved over many years into a very recognisable genre and technique, where attention to detail is paramount to the appeal of her work. At the very core of her work Lesley Anne loves cats and her work clearly reflects this.

Lesley Anne has been illustrating and painting all her life, having studied at St Albans School of Art then working as an art teacher, where she met her future husband Evan before fulfilling her two ambitions to become a full time Mum to James and Julian and being able to paint as much as family life allowed. Two teenage granddaughters now complete her busy life.

 

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