I am Colin Hurley. I am a illustration artist in Berkeley. I paint from life, I paint from memory. My idea, "The Painter of Cats", is a riff on the artist, Thomas Kinkade, whose brand was called "The Painter of Light". I believe in hard work as an artist. I don't care if my art is kitschy or classy. I'm a Christian artist. And that means I'm a gay man who believes that my life is a gift from God and I'm trying to appreciate it as much as I can, and I paint too. I'm currently represented by the gallery, Makers Paradise, which is in downtown Berkeley, California, and Firehouse Art Collective, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've been in a ton of art shows, many I have curated. Articles in publications such as W Magazine, Out Magazine, and New York Style Guide have mentioned my name and photos in regards to various art projects I've been a part of. I was one of the lead artists in a mural project on Wardenclyffe Homes condominium in Oakland. My most popular art shows have been a series of celebrations of cats. They are searchable online, and go by the names, "Let's Hear It For The Cat!", "the cat pARTy", "Feline Trouble" and "Haunted By A Cat".