To summarize: I’m a little quirky and I love cats.

Some of the details: yeah, I may have dropped a fork on a map of the Eastern US years ago to decide where to move to (Charlottesville VA), but I also taught myself to paint which probably involved reinventing the wheel on occasion. How are these things related?  Well, they aren’t.  And I came back from Virginia to Central New York.

Anyway, I’ve been painting cats for 20+ years.  I’ve sold my artwork at art / craft shows in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and of course, New York.

My art is being licensed by a couple companies: The Bradford Exchange and Heaven and Earth Designs.  Also, my Cranky Cats are currently sold at 30+ shops and galleries across the country.

I’m greatly entertained by the attitudes of cats and I do my best to transmit this to my artwork.  It’s a fun job!

Cindy Schmidt

Cranky Cat Collection®