The Copy Cat Gallery
Original Acrylic paintings of your favourite french impressionist artist
The Paths of Fish Creek Park
Linus Murphy, 2010
An original Copy Cat painting of the scenic and pristine meandering paths throughout Fish Creek Park in Southern Alberta.
The Bridge at Argenteuil
Claude Monet, 1874
Copy Cat's copy of a warm and serene river scene by Monet. The painting shows a relaxing view of the Seine.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh, 1889
Copy Cat's copy of one of the most famous French Impressionist paintings in the world, Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night.
About Copy Cat Gallery
I’m Linus Murphy, a retired architect stepping away from a 47-year career and into the work that first shaped me: painting.
As a child, I copied the paintings that fascinated me—Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Manet, and any French Impressionist piece I could find. While I didn’t fully grasp what I was looking at, something in them—and the act of painting them—transported me to places I couldn’t even imagine. They made sense in a way nothing did, and that feeling stayed with me even as my career grew busier and more demanding.
Decades ago, I created The Copy Cat Gallery as a nod to how I learned to paint: by copying what excited me. It remained mostly dormant while I built my firm, but now in retirement it has returned in a way I never expected.
I still paint the French Impressionists because they continue to teach me, but I also create my own original pieces, shaped by what I’ve learned over the years. I see The Copy Cat Gallery as the place where my early creative instincts meet the discipline and clarity gained over a lifetime.
What I’m doing now isn’t a hobby nor a nostalgic return to my past. It’s a second career—less reinvention, more continuation. Through The Copy Cat Gallery, I’m realising a long-held ambition of connecting with art lovers. Clients can purchase original copies of French Impressionist paintings, acquire my original works, or commission a new piece.
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