To each artist there is a subject
which is constantly inspirational, which returns them to that
inner self that creates and urges them to express that inspiration
in their chosen medium.
Animals of all sorts,
domesticated or wild or somewhere in between, are my biggest
inspiration, and they've led me to express all the other visual
inspirations I love. Along with my fine art I've created a whole
list of gift items, apparel, wall art and household items. I've
just listed them below—please ask if you are interested,
and through my art you'll get to meet my feline family! |
 IT'S HOLIDAY TIME!
And time for special gifts and holiday cards...
Winter is actually a very inspiring time for me, so along with my domestic and wild animal inspirations, I've got views of the outdoors in all shades of winter.
CATS AND DOGS • BIRDS • WILDLIFE • WINTER
 
 
And check your holiday shopping list!
Prints, photos, mugs, t-shirts,
hand-printed tablecloths, curtains and placemats, all bearing
the images of my greatest animal inspirations!
HOLIDAY CARDS • HOLIDAY SHOPPING
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PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH QUESTIONS OR TO PLACE YOUR ORDER.
HOLIDAY CARDS
CARDS:
All cards are blank inside. All prices below include matching opaque envelopes; the 5" x 5" square card comes with a 5" x 7" envelope because mailing a square object costs 11 cents extra...square envelopes are available, just ask.
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2" = $6.50 per dozen
- 5" x 5" = $6.50 per dozen
- 5" x 7" = $9.00 per dozen
- 3-1/2" x 7" = $8.50 per dozen
personalized message inside only, in black, $2.50 extra per dozen
CHOOSE FROM THESE CATEGORIES
Cats and Dogs at the Holidays Sets of Notecards
Backyard Birds
Wildlife in Winter
Natural Inspirations
Cats and Dogs at the Holidays
How they love to help us...click any image for a larger version.
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
Winter Window
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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The First Gift
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Sophie Gets a Look at Herself
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Afternoon Nap
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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In the Box
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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Warm Winter Sun
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Sets of Notecards
Not originally intended for the holidays, cat lovers have often ordered these sets to use for sending holiday greetings. They also make great gift items! These are available individually and in sets of four packed in a bag, or sets of eight and twelve in clear-lid gift boxes. Both are printed blank inside and include matching envelopes.
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
MY CATS IN THE SUN
Bright sun on anything will inspire me, especially when it's shining on one of my cats, reproduced from original pastel drawings of my cats doing what they do. |
After Dinner Nap |
A Warm Bath |
A Rosy Glow |
The Little Sunflower |
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KITTIES BEING KITTIES
These pen and ink drawings are printed in black on natural recyclable cotton 80 lb. cover and are blank inside. |
Pansy |
Big Game Hunter |
I Like Your Spots |
They Miss You When You're Gone |
| Visit the "Kitties Being Kitties" page for more information. |
Backyard Birds
Sketches of winter birds in the yard...click any image for a larger version...
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
Accent
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Birds in Snow
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
- 3-1/2" x 7"
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Jammin Jay Blues
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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Snowbird
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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Biding Time
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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...and a few photographs.
Lady Cardinal
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Pretty Boy
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His Eye is On the Sparrow
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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Junco
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Wildlife in Winter
...click any image for a larger version...
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
Asleep in the Snow
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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In His Element
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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Wolf Howl
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The Gray Wolf
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Natural Inspirations
Sketches from the back yard and local trails...click any image for a larger version...
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
Dusk in the Woods
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
...and a few photographs.
Weeds with Snow
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The Ice Storm
- 4-1/4" x 5- 1/2"
- 5" x 5"
- 5" x 7"
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AND DON'T FORGET YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING!
Since most merchandise is handmade, orders are subject to availability. I will do my best to accommodate every order within the limits of time.
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
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CATSTUFF
Original Artwork, Prints, Individual Notecards and Mugs
SETS OF NOTECARDS: "My Cats in the Sun" and "Kitties Being Kitties"
BLOCK PRINTS: "Awakening" and "Tortie Girls" T-shirts, Tablecloths, Curtains and Mugs and more!
Feline Photographs |
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WILDLIFE
Original Artwork, Prints, Individual Notecards and Mugs
BLOCK PRINTS: Of Whales, Eagles and Leopards, prints, T-shirts and textiles |
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BACKYARD BIRDS
Original Artwork, Prints, Individual Notecards and Mugs
Photographs |
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OTHER CRITTERS
Butterflies and bunnies in the backyard, and, oh, Buddy the Squirrel |
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FLOWERS
Not-so-wild-flowers, natives in the backyard habitat |
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SEASONAL ARTWORK
Small originals of local scenes--I've got new artwork here!
Prints still available of "Birches II: Radiance" |
COMMISSIONED PORTRAITS
I always work from photographs to create a portrait of an animal, usually compiling two or more (or a whole photo album of) photographs to accurately study and render the physical characteristics of the image which the commissioner desires. But a portrait, human or animal, is not just a picture of the subject's physical characteristics. An accurate portrait captures as much of the subject's emotional and spiritual traits as is possible, and this is true for animals as well as people. In animal portraiture, I endeavor to get to know the animal either by a face-to-face meeting or by interviewing the animal's human companion(s), then instilling as much of what I have gathered into the work as I can. To date I have completed over 100 portraits of cats and dogs whether individually, together, even with their human companions.
Prices are quoted per job, and include only the drawing (no mat or framing; this is extra, see below). Portraits start at $75.00 per subject for a black and white 8" x 10", and $125.00 per subject for a color 8" x 10"; prices may increase according to size of work. Adding a background, extra objects (toys, etc.) and difficult coat patterns are extra according to their complexity. I reserve the right to limit the content according to the finished size so that the subjects don't become so small that details are impossible. I also reserve the right to refuse if I don't have adequate materials--I can only do so much with some photographs!
AND IF IT'S A SURPRISE, I'M GOOD AT KEEPING A SECRET! I can ship anywhere, and you can pick up at any reasonable time, even on a holiday.
"Are You Looking at Me?"
As a background on this print, this is the guy who started it all--and nearly the last one to have his portrait done! He fostered every stray kitten and cat I ever brought into my home, and shepherded me through the ups and downs of the fifteen years he was with me. More intelligent than many people I've met, friends of mine will remember him as the cat who opened the refrigerator door, took out a container, opened it, and helped himself to the contents. I've used his image in other works, but I've finally decided that the best depiction of his personality is of him being silly, rolling around in the sun and making sure I noticed how handsome he was. I call it a "classic portrait" because I chose to work it in the greatest detail I could manage, and it's rather large, 16" x 22". I have full-size and quarter-size prints of it as well as note cards. Mugs can be ordered, and I may actually have a few on hand for my open house.
Awakening
Quote reads: "'Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.'--Anatole France. Dedicated to my prince and princess and all those since who've awakened their part of my soul."
"Awakening" is inspired by my close companions Kublai and Sally who ran the household together for about 12 years and who actually slept curled like this. Aside from the fact that they were both loving, friendly and social, they were complete opposites in the way they expressed this love and were as different in temperament as they were in color and texture as the loose reference to yin and yang illustrates. In their own ways they nurtured about 30 foster cats of widely differing ages and social abilities, just as they nurtured me in the years they shared my life. ("Kublai" is somehow derived from the word for "prince" in Sanskrit, and "Sally" is derived from the word for "princess"--Sarah--in Hebrew.)
Available printed black only or with hand-colored border, print only, matted with circular mat, or matted and framed.
| Print in black
Print only, black, $50.00
Print in black, matted, $75.00
Print in black, matted and framed, $150.00
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Print, hand-colored
Print only, hand-colored, $100.00
Print, hand-colored, matted, $125.00
Print hand-colored, matted and framed, $175.00
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Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
TORTIE GIRLS
I am unendingly inspired by my houseful of felines, especially those two tortoiseshell calicos.
"The Goddess"
Well, everyone knows a fat cat who knows she’s beautiful, and Cookie would tell you that a woman with a round shape was once most desirable and an object of worship. |
 "The Roundest Eyes"
Sometimes when I look at Kelly the only feature I can distinguish in all those tortie markings is her extremely round eyes.
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TORTIE GIRLS HAND-PRINTED AND HAND-PAINTED T-SHIRTS,
TABLECLOTHS AND PLACEMATS
I print the T-shirts by hand from a hand-cut linoleum block, leave a few printed only in black then and hand-paint a few others in bright colors with colorfast fabric dyes. Each shirt is unique. All shirts are 100% cotton, organic if I can get it, made in the USA.
The various textiles are printed on unbleached cotton muslin or fabric remnants that I liked when I visited the fabric store. I cut and fringe the placemats before printing, then print and leave some black and paint on others. The tablecloths and table scarves and other textiles are more random and each is different—sometimes square, sometimes round or oblong, scalloped or plain, depending on my interest and the scraps of fabric I've got.
T-shirts come in S, M, L and XL are $20.00 each regardless of size.
Prints are priced as follows:
| Print in black
Print only, black, $25.00
Print in black, matted, $35.00
Print in black, matted and framed, $60.00
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Print, hand-colored
Print only, hand-colored, $40.00
Print, hand-colored, matted, $50.00
Print hand-colored, matted and framed, $85.00
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Because of the nature of the medium, each print is unique and ink coverage is not always perfect. Most artists consider this random activity to be part of the process of creating an individualized print, and along with the hand-painting makes a unique wearable or usable work of art.
TORTIE GIRLS MUGS
Have the girls greet your morning on these dishwasher safe, 11 oz. stoneware mugs with the story of each one, above, printed on the back of the mug. These are not printed by me but by professionals who do these things much better.
Mugs are $12.50 each and are packed in a white gift box.
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
KELLY'S MORNING BATH
Kelly gives herself a complete bath every morning after breakfast on the table in front of the window in my studio, her every move full of purpose and industry. This is one version, but I did two, one with a decorative border (which I keep forgetting to scan). They are available as print alone, matted or matted and framed.
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
FELINE PHOTOGRAPHS
Too many to show on this page and more all the time...here are a few samples.
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
WILDLIFE
Prints, notecards and mugs are available with these images.
Wolf Howl |
Shadow of Bison |
Taking Flight |
Blue Tuna |
Asleep in the Snow |
Gray Wolf |
A World Overhead |
White? |
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Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
OF WHALES, EAGLES AND LEOPARDS
Block printed inspirations from the wild world.
Dusk in the Woods
click on the image for large version
MEDIUM: pastel, IMAGE SIZE: 32" x 34", February 2006
Original: $2,000; Giclee prints: full size-$300, half size-$150 (ask about framing)
A painting I've had in mind for a couple of years, depicting a scene near me on conservation land in the woods near Robinson Run in Collier Township, "Dusk in the Woods" can't be displayed adequately on the computer. It's roughly 36" x 30", and the subtleties of color are difficult to capture. It's that last moment of dusk before the human eye loses its ability to focus, that moment of intense blue that happens only between the atumnal and vernal equinoxes. The sun has nearly set behind the trees, and the woods will be completely still. I had been waiting for snow for two years so that I could at least begin this en plein air, but no luck this winter or last, and the painting could wait no longer.
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
"Birches 2: Radiance" prints are still available
ink and watercolor, 2000
I have finally made prints of this earlier work, the second in a series borne of my fascination for the beauty of birch trees.* It's a detailed pen and ink drawing with the leaves added afterward as watercolor washes. The original is fairly large, 22" x 26". I have full-size and quarter-size prints on hand, notecards and mugs can be ordered and may also be available for my open house.
*"Birches 1" is a little too far away to borrow back at this moment, and "Birches 3" is yet to be realized!
Please e-mail me with questions or to place your order.
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