Love cats..... and dogs, but I am first, a cat person.  
Here's a cute little cat I bought at the dollar store and painted.  Thought the gem as an eye was a nice touch.
Neat little back of the cat idea that I did at the art group.
This is a newer one that I did.  Added gems as 'paws' on the corner top and other corner bottom.
At the old house, I was walking the dog one day and the neigbour up the street, who does woodwork, had thrown out a cat cut out.  I of course, took it home and painted both sides.
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A while ago I thought of painting a cat looking at the moon.  I had seen a picture similar and thought it would be neat to paint.  Here it is with the cat as an outline.  I left it like that for a while as I thought on it....
Then decided it would look better with the cat completely painted in.  Like it better this way.
After painting the canvass black for a while at the art group, I had no idea what to do with it.  I put a dot of gold down on the bottom, looked at it.  It made me think of a paw.  Then I thought... paws along the bottom.  Turned out.  Makes me smile.