This painting is about being alone but not lonely. I can spend hours by myself and never feel alone. 🙂
Painting: Acrylic on Wood.
Size: 8 H x 5 W x 0.3 in
| Category | Acrylic painting |
| Subject | Landscapes, sea & sky |
| Substrate | Panel / Board / MDF |
| Materials | acrylic on wood board |
| Style | Naive |
| Dimensions | 5 × 8 × 0.25 in (unframed) / 5 × 8 in (actual image size) |
| Framing | This artwork is sold unframed |
This is a 5×8 acrylic painting on wood. I’ve had to start over a number of times in life and it sucks but it really points out how important it is to remember the little things. The things we say and do are so much more important than material possessions.
That’s why this piece is done with shades of green (life) and lots of vines, flowers, and honey bees (they make it all happen don’t they?).
If you want to more information about this piece – it’s in the store 🙂
This is a piece I really like. The two-headed nun is juggling the green apples badly. The holy Roman church is keeping tabs on what they are doing via the ear and eye.
Painting: acrylic
5 x 7 acrylic on wood veneer – framed measures 6×8 – ready to hang.
| Category | acrylic painting |
| Subject | nuns, green apples |
| Substrate | Other |
| Materials | acrylic on wood veneer |
| Style | Urban & pop art |
| Dimensions | 5 x 7 × 0.25 in (unframed) /6 x 8 in framed size) |
| Framing | This artwork is sold framed |
I wanted to paint a Cheshire-like cat – except this one is on a postcard about Hamburg. There was a tiny bend in the top left corner – I painted over it and taped the back (it’s about half an inch) and it’s feeling sturdy now. It doesn’t show in the finished piece.
This is part of the Cats of May series and is 3.5 x 5.5 inches vintage postcard from the early 1900s.
This acrylic piece is 3.5 x 5.5 inches painted on a vintage postcard.
The Cats of May is a series of cat paintings I am doing in May 2016 – one cat per day to remember great cats I’ve been owned by and the cats of friends. 🙂 I hope you enjoy it.
| Category | Acrylic painting |
| Subject | Animals & birds |
| Substrate | Paper |
| Materials | vintage postcard from early 1900s |
| Style | Naive |
| Dimensions | 5.5 × 3.5 × 0.25 in (unframed) / 5.5 × 3.5 in (actual image size) |
| Framing | This artwork is sold unframed |
I had a little kitten once, and he used to crack me up. He’d play and play and PLAY as kittens do, then he’d be just sitting there trying to decide what else to get into and he’d just fall asleep sitting there for a while. Usually he fell over one way or the other.
This is an original watercolor painted on a vintage postcard dated 1902 – 1914
Size 3.5 x 5.5
Price : SOLD!
If you’d like a cat painting of your own – just contact me for a commission!
As you know, I like to paint directly on photos. I found an old beat-up movie still from the 1956 B-classic, “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.” The photos had some wear and damage so I mounted it carefully on a heavy mat board and then painted it. Added some flames along the fence line in the back. Gotta love the 1950’s and their phallic robots.
I love old movies. I love old horror and sci-fi movies with a passion.
This is a photo still mounted on a heavy mat board and painted directly on the piece.
The size is 8×10.
This artwork is sealed under varnish
and…. it is sold. 🙂
The Cats of May is a series honoring great cats I’ve known and been owned by. Also the fantastic felines of friends who have been kind enough to tell me their stories and share photos of their great cats.
Today’s cat is STUMPY. Stumpy had an unfortunate encounter with a dog as a kitten and got his front left leg chewed up to the point the leg had to be removed. Along with losing a leg, Stumpy got adopted by my friend into his forever home. Having 3 legs didn’t slow him down one bit!
Size: 3.5 x 5.5 inches painted on a vintage postcard.
Price : SOLD!
If you’d like a cat painting of your own, just ask me about a commission.
My friend Stephen gave me a stack of vintage postcards from around 1902 to 1914 are the dates I have found so far. This one needed monsters and if you never believed the monster attack in Dresden happened, here is PROOF on a postcard from the time and it says very plainly, “…Dresden…is full of monsters” see? I told you!
This piece is done in acrylics, watercolors, and ink.
Size : 3.5 x 5.5
Price $21 shipping in the USA is free
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Ahhh Oliver Gripweed. After the cat featured on Cats of May #1 passed away a couple of weeks later, Skinney and I went to a local cat rescue to adopt another cat. We walked around and looked for our new family member, and a small paw reached out and grabbed my partner. Her name became Vylette and she was 6 weeks old, waiting to be adopted with her brother who became Oliver Gripweed. We didn’t intend to adopt two cats, but Oliver seemed like he really needed to be with his sister. Turns out I really needed Oliver.
Less than 1 month later, a perfectly normal pregnancy went completely wrong when the umbilical cord collapsed and our son, who was less than a month away from being born, died in utero. I found out two important things. When friends don’t know what to say, they just go away and keep their distance – which really makes you feel alone and I also found out how incredibly healing the love of a single being can be. Oliver became my constant companion, no matter where I was inside or outside in the garden, he was there.
One year I decided to grow stevia, you know the plant you can use instead of sugar, and the lower leaves kept disappearing. I thought my partner was using it, he thought I was. Nope, Oliver was eating it and it made his head smell like maple syrup.
He had horrendous kidney issues, we were able to manage them for years, but when he went, he went fast. I was waiting for a call back on a Sunday from our vet about where to go with him, and less than 20 minutes after I called Oliver had a stroke and died in my arms. I was heartbroken and I still miss him.
He’s buried in the flower garden where he used to love to sit with me.
This painting is 3.5 x 5.5 and done on a vintage postcard.|
This piece is sold. If you’d like an Oliver Gripweed of your own – just contact me about a commission!