Featured Friday artist on the EBSQ blog!

That would be me! yay! Honored to have been chosen to have my art and Etsy store profiled on the EBSQ blog! Please be sure to search tag "EBSQ" on Etsy to find many great artists! EBSQ artists rock!

Check out the blog post here: EBSQ Art Meets Blog Featured Friday

Art on Main tomorrow!

Art on Main, sponsored by the Madison Arts Council, is an outdoor art show filling the streets of historic downtown Madison, Alabama for a monthly showcase of our region's finest artists, all carefully chosen for their outstanding work. Patrons will stroll the historic street to view and buy art, dine in the local restaurants, and visit the city's museum and shops.

I'll be participating in this one, with original works, prints, and cards. It runs from 10am-2pm. Stop by and say hi!

another beautiful Etsy treasury to check out!

Fellow EBSQ artist Torrie Smiley put this treasury together, and was nice enough to include my pumpkin. Stop in and check all the wonderful artists in this one!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=30316

I'm in this Etsy treasury, woo hoo!

Well, I'm not in the treasury, but, my cat butt tile is! Check out all the fabulous EBSQ artists in this one!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=17030

featured in this Etsy treasury!

My little pumpkin painting has been featured in this lovely fall treasury, lots of lovely artwork here, so, check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=30055

new commissions

Finished up these two commissions last night. Portraits of two beautiful black standard poodles. Both are 8x10 oils on stretched canvas...

I'll be at this art market tomorrow!

Harvest Art Market Oct. 11th at Living Art Water Gardens
Living Art Water Gardens Inc.
2nd Annual Harvest Art Market
Great Fall Family Event!

Shop Our Beautiful Grounds While Local Artisans Offer A Wide Variety Of Art Media!

Great Door Prizes at Every Booth!

Belgium Mums $6.00 or 3 For $15.00

Pumpkin Painting

Pumpkins, Cornstalks & Gourds Right From The Farm For Sale!

Free Cider & Doughnuts!

Great In-store Gallery Sales!

Aquatic Plants, Buy One, Get One 50% Off

Decorative Pond Fish, Buy One, Get One 50% Off

FREE EVENT!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11th, 9am to 6pm

Living Art Water Gardens Inc.
At Artisans Cove
220 Old Highway 431, Hampton Cove, Al 35763
Across From Hampton Cove Elementary School
256-288-0003 or info@livingartwatergardens.com
www.livingartwatergardens.com

Stop by and say hi!!

they like me, they really like me!

I'm excited to share that I received a Member's Mention award in the Bi-annual Spam and Trout show on EBSQ! http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtShows/sh_182.htm The prospectus? Anything goes, as long as both Spam and trout are represented!

It's my first time entering this quirky show, and I'm so glad I did! Check out all the great artists and entries...my friend Vicky Knowles won Member's Choice! Her entry is fabulous, congrats Vicky!!

Here is mine, a digital photograph.....I originally wanted to photograph a still life of spam and trout, with an old master's feel to it. The raw fish, sliced lemons, knife, as if someone is having a glass of wine at the end of the day and getting ready to prepare dinner. And just in case it doesn't turn out, one can always pop open a can of Spam, right? However, what often happens in my household, a cat has to get involved, and in this case, that cat is Nikki. Spam or trout for dinner? Well, I think it's quite clear what Nikki's choice is... Guess I'm having Spam tonight...

new nibblefest piece on Ebay!

For the September Ebay nibblefest art contest, theme smiling black cats, here is my piece, a river rock portrait....it's based on my rescued cat Charles, who has a lot to smile about these days. After all, not all black cats are as lucky. He spent a year in foster care, mostly because lots of people don't give black cats a second look. I'm so glad I heard about this beautiful sweet boy.

Here's the auction link...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=270279327691

It's only a 5 day auction, so, don't miss it! And be sure to do a search on Ebay using "NFAC" to see lots of other great pieces for this theme!

new pear study...

Another pear study....having fun with these, playing with my acrylic paints and palette knife. This is on 8x10 hardboard. Taking it to the Monte Sano show end of next week....

another new one....

Well, this one isn't exactly brand new. In fact, I started it in a palette knife workshop back in March, and as such things usually go with me, I didn't finish it during the workshop, so, it languished in my garage until my husband started to make me feel guilty about it. And, he wants the painting for his office, so, there you go. Anyway, finished it up a few weeks ago and it's been drying since then, I just wired it and painted the sides last night so Bil can take it to work tomorrow. I had fun painting this, it's oils, and I used a new medium to mix with my oil paints, Sennelier Flow and Dry. It's different than Liquin, as far as how it dries...not as fast, but it does leave a nice gloss to the paint, almost like enamel. I'll be using it some more in future paintings....

"2 Apples" oils on 11x14 stretched canvas

new art just listed on Etsy...

A pear study, done in acrylics with palette knife, on 6x6 museum panel. I love working loose like this, so fun!! Just listed in my Etsy shop...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14493658

new art on Ebay, right now!

Just listed my piece for the Nibblefest Contest on Ebay, this month's theme is "A Dog's Life". This original 8x10 oil painting, textured and loose and oh so fun to do, is a portrait of my dogs Mardi Gras and Gumbo, going on one of our walks that they so love. This auction is only a 5 day auction, so, don't miss it! And don't miss the other Nibblefest listings, lots of great works for this theme, all starting at a no reserve price of $.99! Search NFAC on Ebay to find these artworks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NFAC-dog-oil-painting-original-art-EBSQ-NR-jack-russell_W0QQitemZ270267728976QQihZ017QQcategoryZ60437QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sidewalk Art Stroll tonight, downtown Huntsville!

I'll be there! Stop by and say hi! I'm usually setup on the courthouse side, across from the Voodoo Lounge. This is the last one this summer, so don't miss it!!

Sidewalk Arts Stroll is Back!!!!
Thursday August 21, 2008
4:30 to 8:30 pm It's FREE !
Downtown on the Courthouse Square-Huntsville

Featured Artist: Johanna Littleton
Register to win her "Sidewalk" original artwork.
Proceeds to benefit the
The Aids Action Coalition

A great event for all ages. See you on the sidewalks!
www.sidewalkartsstroll.com

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new art on Etsy

Just posted some new art in my Etsy store....this bonsai tree is an asian-inspired piece painted in watercolors and chinese ink on 6x6 matboard. Thanks for looking!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13986387

http://www.tagscats.etsy.com/

we're here to help....

I had taken some paintings to some shows recently, and was hanging them back up in my living room today. We have a high ceiling in there, and it takes our 9 foot ladder to hang those paintings above the mantel. Cassady apparently thought I needed some help. I think he really enjoyed the view from up there, the little poop.

just created this....

Just made this blog, if you are on LiveJournal, you may have seen me there http://tagscats.livejournal.com/. Figured I'd set one up here as well since I am part of the Blogger community through art groups such as VAST http://vastgallery.blogspot.com/ and Interior Design Team http://interiordesignteam.blogspot.com/on Etsy. Anyway, will be posting more of my artwork here soon! Peace!