Muskox and Sleeping Cat was painted for a young friend (Rocco) who is an expert in all things animals and his favorite animal just happened to be the Muskox. Rocco and his parents (Tony and Laura) have hosted Michelle and myself at their family cottage in East Tawas (MI) many fun-filled weekends. We have taken to calling this friends circle our “Cottage Adventure Friends.”

Because of the obvious size difference between a cat and a Muskox, I chose to paint the orange cat sleeping on the back on the large animal. The sleeping cat is a departure from my typical equestrian cat sitting on top of various animal friends while waving.