Halloween Vintage Style

I've always loved vintage holiday greeting cards & postcards, etc.  The illustrations are so adorable!

I decided to do a painting of this "cute little witch girl & her cat" in my folky style.  I'd like to give credit to the artist of the illustration but can't read the signature.

Anyway, this little Halloween painting is available on EBAY right now - right HERE!

Have a SCARY day!!!

New Year - New Painting!

Winter Saint Francis & Cat

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  We had a houseful of people here for the weekend & it was awesome!  Time spent with FAMILY is the most special thing of all during the holidays!

Well, the festivities are over, the candy & cookies are all gone, the decorations are coming down & now it's TIME TO PAINT!  I decided to do a "winter themed" St. Francis with a snowy white kitty this time.  This new original painting is available NOW on Ebay ~ Just click HERE!

Wishing you a blessed New Year full of JOY & PEACE!

xoxox  meow

Kitty Clover

Kitty Clover

Seamus thought his brilliant ginger coat looked wonderful against the bright green shamrocks!

You can find "Kitty Clover" on EBAY now. 

It's a 5-day listing so it can be delivered in time for St. Patrick's Day!

B'Gosh & Begorrah ~ go check it out!

Waiting for Santa

"Waiting for Santa"

Little Thomas just can't stay awake while waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve!

Maybe it was the few sips of milk he snuck while noone was looking!

Now up for grabs on EBAY!

A purrfect gift for any cat lover!  Meowy Christmas!

New Vintage Pillow & Ornies!

NOW IN MY ETSY SHOP!

**NEW VINTAGE FABRIC GOODIES**

FOR CHRISTMAS!

A set of 2 pillow ornaments

AND

A decorative pillow

Visit my shop HERE!

I had SO much fun sewing over the weekend!  I have a new CAT NAPPER to list soon too!  Haven't done one of those in quite a while.

Now it's time for a new Christmas painting! 

Anchors Away!

FINALLY ~ a POST!

These paintings are just 1 of the many reasons I've been neglecting my blog lately.  October is my absolute favorite month of the year & there are just too many FUN fall things to do to be sitting in my studio all day!

In the last month & a half I've had trips to Maine, Colorado & Kansas City, taken care of 5 foster kittens & had 2 commissions to do so I didn't get my usual Fall & Halloween paintings done but never fear ~ this weekend I'm starting on new Thanksgiving & Christmas themed creations!

The picture above shows 2 of 4 anchor paintings I'm doing for my nephew & niece's new baby's room!  She is due in just a few weeks so I'm scrambling to get them done.  I think they're turning out really cute!  The colors match the crib bedding & I painted the outside borders to match the stitching on the trim.

Anyone doing anything FUN for Halloween this weekend?  I love to light all my candles & watch scary movies while waiting for trick-or-treaters, and of course eat half the Halloween candy!

BOO!

Back in Town!

Boulder, CO

Good Grief!  I feel like I've been away from my blog FOREVER!  Sorry.

Last weekend my daughter & I made a trip to Colorado.  She visited Colorado University in Boulder where her cousin goes & had fun staying in her sorority house & attending a few classes.  While she was there I got to relax & be totally spoiled at my sister & brother-in-law's beautiful house in Aurora!  We talked & ate & walked & just had a great time relaxing & catching up.  LOVED IT!

You know how hard it is to get back in the groove when you've been away for a few days with NO responsibilities & no schedule?  Well, that's where I am now & I'm still trying to get my butt back in gear!  I'm hoping to get started on a new painting tomorrow...but you know how it is.  I've been thrust back into the grind of school activities, homework, foster kitty care, etc. etc.

Better run.  Gotta edit my son's research paper.  fun, fun! :)

Fundraiser Painting

Saint Francis and Friends

HAPPY SUNDAY!

This is the painting I've been busy at work on last week.  I'm donating it to a great organization called

"Animal Advocates of Moore County, NC".

They are having a BIG fundraiser in December & this will be in their Silent Auction.

I'm happy to have been asked to be a part of a special event that helps animals.

I hope they raise a TON of money for all the sweet furballs!

Check out their website HERE!

Foster Kitty Pics!

Squeak (Squeaky)

Sweet little Gina

Zapp (Zappy)

Rich (Richie)

Here are my new babies! They are the sweetest things!  Please note that I'm not responsible for the odd names (heehee).  The folks at the Humane Society have to come up with hundreds of them every week & I'm sure they run out of creative, unique ones & sometimes just have to go with whatever comes to mind at the moment.  3 of these guys are named after "sounds" ~ Squeak, Zapp & Kapow.  I know...strange.  The 2 gray & white cuties are Rich & Gina, probably a couple somebody knows.  Anyway, it doesn't matter.  They are healthy, playful, cuddly & so EASY to take care of after having my 4 sick ones last month! Kapow is missing from the pictures ~ he's all black & I couldn't get a good photo of him.  I'm working on it though.

I have a cute new HALLOWEEN painting done I'll scan & post later tonight! 

Hope you're having a GREAT Labor Day!!!

FRIDA Day of the Dead Painting

Frightfully Fun Frida!


Just wanted to post my new FRIDA painting I finished last night!  She's all ready to celebrate Day of the Dead!
I love how she turned out ~ not too scary & not too sweet!
She is now listed on  EBAY!  BOO!

Sketch for a New Frida Painting!

Well ~ SCHOOL has started & that means the craziness has begun!  It also means less time for blogging so that's my excuse this week for the lack of posts.  Not to dwell on that though...

 I managed to get a rough sketch done today of a new FRIDA painting I want to do for Halloween!  I can't wait to get this on canvas & color it up all spooky looking!  Unfortunately it'll probably have to wait until Sunday but for a good (and FUN) reason!  It's our ANNUAL GIRL'S WEEKEND & I'll be busy having an awesome time with my mom, sissies & niece! We have a theme every year & this year it's FRIGHT NIGHT!  Lots of scary stuff will be goin' on!  Can't wait!

On the FOSTER front ~ I'm so happy to report that Chia, one of my former fosters, was adopted last week! YAY!  I took Clarence & Muffin back last week since they were healthy again & tomorrow I take back Erma & Wally.  I had to keep them a little longer since they weren't quite well but now they're good as new. I'm sure going to miss those sweethearts!

Hope you're having a great week & now I'm going to go catch up on all YOUR lovely blogs!

Commission Complete!

St. Francis & Friends

FINALLY  the commission I've been working on (for what feels like forever) is finished!

My client is overjoyed with it so I'm happy!  She wanted St. Francis, fall colors, sunflowers, 2 Great Pyrenees puppies & a bluebird. What? No CATS???  heehee.

I'm so excited this painting will be hanging in a brand new baby's nursery!

And his name just happens to be Francesco!

A Sight for Sore Eyes!

Breakfast Buffet!

Saturday morning I walked into the kittens' room & was SO EXCITED when ALL 4 of them jumped off the bed & came running over to eat breakfast!  I almost cried I was so happy.  I can't tell you how great it felt watching them fill their little tummies with food & water after a week & a half of trying to get them to eat! I got to the point where I wondered if they would ever get better but they are happy, playful kitties now! They were all put on antibiotics last week & after a couple days it seemed to do the trick.  They're all feeling so much better & I can finally relax & quit worrying about them.  And YAY~no more syringe feeding!  That was NOT fun!

Just wanted to give an update. 

And I FINALLY finished my commission painting!  Whew!  I'll post a pic of it later.

HAPPY MONDAY & BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK!

Feline Friday - Playing Nurse Maid

Muffin ~ the healthiest of the bunch

Wally~still not feeling up to snuff

Clarence~the tiniest

Erma~finally eating again & feeling a little better

Oh the joys of fostering!

I'm behind on painting, blogging, housework & pretty much everything else since my 4-legged furballs moved in!  This past week has been a roller coaster ride with my 4 foster babies.  When one gets better, another gets worse, when one starts eating again, another stops & so on & so on.  I've been running back & forth to the shelter clinic with 1, 2 or 3 kitties for sub-q fluids, sitting in steamy bathrooms with them, syringe feeding when they won't eat & giving meds & nosedrops. This is the first time I've had really sick babies & it is NO fun at all!  I feel so bad for them.  It's just so hard to see them stuffed up & feeling so miserable.  I'm used to romping & playing & snarfing food & kitty scratches.  Now I'm thrilled just to see them eating!

Muffin, the long-legged gray girl is my only healthy one.  She's still sneezing a little but other than that she eats like a pig & plays nonstop! She's really been enjoying trying out all the different foods I've been offering the other 3 trying to get them to eat. She's getting the "Kitty Buffet" 3 times a day - ha!

Hopefully my 3 sickos will be on the rebound soon.  It's been a week & a half & I think they've gone through the worst of it.  Next time around if I'm bringing home sick kitties I think I'll just take 2.  Having 4 sick ones at a time is almost more than I can handle.  They are such sweethearts though! Even after I've stuck 3 syringes in their mouth they come right over & curl up on my lap!

I'm still working on my commissioned painting (between kitten care shifts) & then I can't wait to get started on some Fall & Halloween creations!  My FAVORITE time of year is almost here!

HAPPY WEEKEND!!!

Extra Fluffy Pillow!

"Cat?  I don't see any cat!"

Just wanted to share this funny photo with you.  I think it's hilarious!

I guess Koda thought he needed a little extra cushioning for his pillow.  Funny thing is, Zoolou didn't seem to mind!  I think cats like to be all smushed up sometimes.  Still, most cats wouldn't want a 90 lb. dog laying on top of them!

This week I'm working on a new commision ~ a BIG 16x20 painting of St. Francis, 2 Great Pyrenees puppies & a bluebird!  It's for the customer's nursery.  I'm not used to working on such a large scale or painting dogs but I think it'll be fun.  Hopefully I can also work in some other little projects here & there.

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!

Hot off the Art Table!

A Girl and her Cat

Just got this cute little painting listed on EBAY ~ give it a look!

I don't do blondes or Siamese cats very often but just got in the mood the other day & this is the result!

I think it turned out very sweet.

Now I'm off to figure out my new phone.  I got a new upgrade today & have NO CLUE how to use it!  UGHHH!!! 

Nasty Kitty Colds!

Poor little Charlie & Chia just can't seem to shake their nasty colds!  I took them in last Friday for a checkup & they were doing great!  Clear eyes, no congestion & only a sneeze every now & then.  They were almost allowed to stay at the Humane Society but when they both sneezed there in the foster coordinator's office we all decided I'd keep them a while longer & make sure they got completely healthy.

Well...it seems ever since I brought them back home they've relapsed & gotten progressively worse every day.  Sniffles & sneezes galore & this morning when I saw Chia's eyes red-rimmed & she didn't even want to get up & head bonk me I knew it was time to call the clinic vet.  Charlie's eyes were getting teary too & I could tell poor Chia had a fever, she felt so warm. 

GOOD NEWS is ~ I took them both in this afternoon & after a single dose of anti-inflammatory & their first dose of Zithromax they are already on the rebound & happy kitties again! 

Don't you just hate it when your cats are sick & you feel so helpless???  I'm so glad they're feeling better & now I'm trying to keep them from being TOO active so they can rest & get well!

On a CREATIVE note ~ I'm about halfway through a new painting & just keep getting interrupted by kids & cats!  It will definitely be finished tomorrow & I'll post it either then or Friday.

Tomorrow morning I take my kitty Markie to the vet for his annual exam & vaccs.  I'm already dreading the howling in the car!  Sighhhhh...

My Lighthouse Painting is Finished!

"Lighthouse View"

I'm gonna be BUSY tomorrow volunteering at "Cat Independence Days" at the Humane Society so I thought I'd go ahead & post my new painting now. 

This is my little version of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse located in Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wisconsin!  Wow ~ that was a mouthfull!  Of course I added a few felines to it!  I'm really happy with how it turned out!  It might be hard to let this one go. 

We got to see this gem on our trip there last month. Beautiful!!!  We saw the most gorgeous sunset one night there over Green Bay!

Ohhhh...I wish I was there now!!!

"Lighthouse View" is up for grabs on EBAY right now!  Click HERE!

Feliz Cumpleanos Frida!

Happy Birthday dear Frida ~ Happy Birthday to you!

Frida is one of my favorite subjects to paint!  This is one of my very first paintings of her from a few years ago.  I had fun with her hair - ha!

I'm working on a new painting at the moment ~ it was inspired by all the neat lighthouses we saw in Door County, WI last month on vacation.  I should have it finished tonight & posted tomorrow!

In the meantime...here are some cute cat pics!

What's out there???

Oh...it's Mrs. Cottontail sampling the salad bar!

Something sure was interesting out the back door but for the life of me I never could see what it was!  They definitely had their eyes on something!

I left out the little box from my foster kittens' canned food & Zoolou decided it was a nice place to take a nap.  Doesn't seem to bother her that half of her is hanging out of it!

"I'm not fat, I'm FLUFFY!"

Hope you're having a great day!

meow

New Painting & New Prints!

All American Dad now on EBAY!

New Prints in my ETSY SHOP now!

HAPPY~ HOT~ SUNDAY TO YOU ALL!

I have a NEW PAINTING up for grabs on Ebay now...

 "All American Dad" ~ a cute little 5X7 acrylic on canvas for July 4th or anytime! 

Also have an ETSY UPDATE...

2 new prints in the shop now ~ Frida & St. Francis

Check them out!

Have an awesome day & stay COOOL!