“Sunny” by MaryLou Shipman.  Click to enlarge.  ©

MaryLou says,  “Hello Paul, Happy summer! I thought you might enjoy my latest portrait in pastel.

“This piece was done in memory of “Sunny” whose mom misses him very much. I’m hoping that I caught a bit of his spirit to bring his mom some joy.”

The art world is full of artists filled with angst, but not MaryLou Shipman.   MaryLou is a happy artist,  infectiously  cheerful, who has studied her craft, and you can see it in her work.*

We know MaryLou as a painter of Ocean Grove cats, but she is is much more versatile than that.

She does take commissions, and you can see some of her other works on her site.   You can also search Blogfinger to see some of her other cat paintings here at Blogfinger.net.    The search box is at top right.

She is a professional, and you will enjoy her website:  www.maryloushipman.com/

Thanks to MaryLou I think we have exhausted all the songs from the Broadway show CATS.

But this one was the show-stopper.  It is called” Memory”   (not Memories,) and it is performed in the original cast album.