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 Nibblefest cat painting for auction

Cat Groom
Originally uploaded by tagscats

Here's my last entry for auction for the Nibblefest Ebay art contest, theme this month, "asian inspired". I love doing chinese brushwork ink paintings of cats, and this is definitely asian-inspired, with a twist!

A portrait of a cat doing the groom....based on my rescue cat Kesey. This would be a good pairing with my other cat ink painting for auction on Ebay right now, check them out!

But, you have to get in there quick for this one, as it's only a 3 DAY AUCTION!

Cat Groom Ebay Auction

Rusty

Rusty
Originally uploaded by tagscats

I was commissioned to paint a lovely german shepherd, and while I was working on this rock portrait, Rusty suddenly and tragically passed away. So bittersweet. I am so hoping his owner finds comfort in this portrait. Rusty was such a beautiful dog.

Cat Charity Winner Announcement!

Just announced the winner of my cat charity raffle, details in my LiveJournal blog...

Cats Decide the Winner!

This was so much fun to do, I think it will be an annual event. Thanks so much to all those who participated in the 2009 inaugural Tag's Cats Valentine's Day Raffle!

Raffle Reminder!!!

Yes, I'm posting about this again because, well, it's important! Time is running out to enter my charity raffle to benefit the cats of Forgotten Felines and get your chance to win a custom pet portrait! It's been tough times for everyone these days, and animal rescues especially have been hard hit. These rescue folk work so hard for the cats in their care, and remember that every little bit helps.

You only have until noon on Valentine's Day to enter, that is when one of my cats will be picking the winner!

RAFFLE INFO HERE

I've gotten a great response so far, thank you SO much to those who have opened their hearts to help these cats and those who so unselfishly care for them

2 Pears II

2 Pears II
Originally uploaded by tagscats

Just listed on Etsy, this is acrylic on 6x6 ampersand artist panel.

Dawn's Lucy - Lost and Found

Dawn's Lucy - Lost and Found
Originally uploaded by tagscats

This is a portrait I did for a fellow artist Dawn Thompson. We were swap partners in the 2008 EBSQ pet portrait swap, and I was late getting her portrait finished and entered it into the EBSQ Better Late Than Never Show.

This is an oil portrait of her sweet rescued dog Lucy. I loved the photo ref of her snuggled on some beautifully patterned cushions and decided to paint her as such. This dog has blossomed under Dawn's care, I'm so glad she found her way to Dawn, for she is truly home now.

This is 16x20 oils on stretched canvas. There's still time to vote for your favorite piece in the EBSQ Late Show, a few days left, so get out there and see the great entries! It's free to become a patron!

Heather's Gumbo

Heather's Gumbo
Originally uploaded by tagscats

This piece I finished on Christmas day. It's a portrait for a fellow EBSQ artist, Heather Sims. We meant to swap dog portraits for the 2008 EBSQ Pet Portrait swap, and both got overwhelmed, so ended up finishing our portraits in time for the EBSQ Better Late Than Never Show.

So, this is my entry and my portrait of Heather's beautiful collie pup, Gumbo. We decided to swap as we both have dogs named Gumbo, though mine is a JRT. It was so much fun painting her Gumbo, he's so lanky! I decided to put him on a fun size of canvas, this is an 8"x24" stretched canvas. He's done in oils, with a very limited palette, only titanium white, ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, and a bit of cinnabar.

Feel free to visit the Better Late Than Never Show, and vote for your favorite piece, it's free to become a patron of EBSQ! Only 2 more days to vote on this show!

1 Tomato 2 Tomato

1 Tomato
Originally uploaded by tagscats

New art, a couple of still life studies of tomatoes. Acrylics on 5x5 artist panel. Getting ready for an exhibit in a few weeks. More in this series of still lifes to come, so, stay tuned!

See both in this series here

Black Cats Etsy treasury!

I managed to nab an Etsy treasury, and featured several fellow artists from EBSQ, Interior Design Team, Vast Team, and WWAO. Be sure to click on each piece of work and take a good look, you won't be disappointed! This one runs through Wednesday evening, so hurry up and check it out!

In honor of Halloween and my 5 black cats...

"Black Cats"

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=17621

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 painting on Etsy

Just listed this on Etsy....it's oils on 10x10 gallery wrap canvas...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16232638

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!!

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....

new art!

Finished these two pieces up last week just in time to take them to an art festival I did on Saturday in Athens, Alabama. The 3rd annual Athens Art on the Square, a very well-run festival and lots of fun. The weather seemed like it would be iffy at first, but, the rain held off and it turned out to be a pleasant day, not hot at all which is a nice change.The first piece is from a photo ref of a friend's cat, fellow EBSQ artist, Windi Rossen, (thanks Windi!) It's her cat Ziggy, he's so adorable!It's 9x12 oils on stretched canvas...I call it "The Yawn"

This next one is a portrait of a very cute bulldog who belongs to a fellow EBSQ artist, Deb Sprague, thanks for letting me use that fabulous reference photo, Deb! This is also 9x12, oils on stretched canvas....entitled "I love football"

I'll be taking these two paintings with me end of next week to another arts festival....they got a great reception at this last one in Athens, lots of smiles. That always makes me feel good. I'm happy people have a good reaction to my art.

new landscapes...

Worked on these two paintings over the last day or so, a couple of small landscapes. I submitted them today for inclusion in the Unique Views of Huntsville exhibit at the Huntsville Museum of Art in mid-September. I'll find out next week if they get juried in. Unique Views showcases the work of local artists painting scenes around the Huntsville area. The sunflower field in my painting is on Redstone Arsenal, an army base here in town that also houses the NASA facility Marshall Space Flight Center, where my husband works. I love sunflowers and really enjoyed painting these scenes...hopefully more in this series to follow. Both are 8x10 and done in acrylics on gallery wrap 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