Lord & Taylor 1941Catalog -p160

Lord&Taylor1941-p160, originally uploaded by Al Q.

I love the way these cats are drawn, especially the one at the scratching post.

Rise & Fall

Rise & Fall, originally uploaded by limón-art.

I'm fascinated by these paintings, very intricate and so much stuff to look at in each one and the elements all work together so well.

You can see more of the artist's work on his web page Limon-Art

Never Learns

Never Learns, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

Kitty never learns not to bite those cords! If you click on the picture there is info to order prints.

Marc Chagal ceiling, Paris Opera House

Marc Chagal ceiling, Paris Opera House, originally uploaded by N. J..

Two Cardinals Winter Sketch

Two Cardinals Winter Sketch, originally uploaded by ADrawingADay.

I thought this was a really cute, simple design. You can order prints of it online at cafe press:

Two Cardinals

The artist is doing a drawing a day and has some great stuff in her flickr pool too: A Drawing a Day.

Flying Cat

flyingcat, originally uploaded by kotpani.

Amazing paper mache sculpture

Després de l'aiguat - Amsterdam

Després de l'aiguat - Amsterdam, originally uploaded by Mor (bcnbits).

I thought this was a painting at first, but it's a photo. Amazing light!

Louis Wain, An Amazing Cat Artist

Louis Wain at his drawing desk - early 1900's, originally uploaded by Jane Diamond.

Louis Wain was an artist who painted the most splendid cats. Many of them are endowed with human qualities, they wear clothes and do human activities yet they maintain a strong quality of feline in their expressions. He was a very popular artist in his day, and was president of the National Cat Club. He was active in various cat related charities.

An Intruder, originally uploaded by Jane Diamond.

The Perfect Cat by Louis Wain, originally uploaded by Jane Diamond.

Louis Wain had a difficult life. Like many artists he was no businessman and was frequently underpaid for his work. Often he sold the rights to a painting outright instead of getting royalties on it. When he was twenty his father died and he was left as the sole support of his mother and sisters. He was always eccentric but in his fifties he started to show signs of schizophrenia and was hospitalized in a charity hospital.

Which one do I love, originally uploaded by Melsky.

He kept up his cat artwork and the people at the hospital realized he was Louis Wain the cat artist. A collection was taken up, and he spent his last years in a nicer hospital which had a garden and cats.

Wallpaper Cat, originally uploaded by Melsky.

His work is often studied by psychiatrists because it changed so markedly during his mental illness.

Blue Cat by Louis Wain, originally uploaded by Jane Diamond.

He is one of my biggest inspirations artistically. I would love to own one of his paintings! They make me so happy to look at.

Happy Laughing Cat by Louis Wain, originally uploaded by Jane Diamond.

Links - the first two are books

Louis Wain - The Man Who Drew Cats

A Cat Compendium: The Worlds Of Louis Wain

Louis Wain Entry on Wikipedia

Catland: The Art of Louis Wain

Henry Boxer Gallery presents the Art of Louis Wain

Louis Wain's Catland on Flickr

Cat Fancier's Association article on Louis Wain

Forest Products

DSCN8618-, originally uploaded by thekateblack.

As an artist I've noticed that the things that get the most attention are often the last to sell. Sometimes it's obvious why when they are the most oddball flashy things but sometimes they are the most "normal" and the most sellable. That was true when I did craft fairs and now that I've been pretty much exclusively online it's still true. I'll put something up on flickr and etsy and a million people look at it and exclaim about it, and then it just sits in the store while things I didn't think would sell fly off the digital shelves.

I was reminded of this when I saw a post on the Etsy LiveJournal group about a really cool notebook that garnered the most attention but was the only one that didn't sell. I love it! It's made from a damaged children's book from the 1960s and all the little leaves have written on them various products that are made out of trees.

Forest Products Journal on Etsy

retablo: thanks for the smell of coffee

retablo: thanks for the smell of coffee, originally uploaded by Los Ojos.

I just love the colors on this one!

WPA October Library Poster

WPA October Library Poster, originally uploaded by Exile Bibliophile.

Isn't this a cool poster? I should have been writing this blog in October! But I'd been taking a little break.

Paradise Lost #156

Paradise Lost #156, originally uploaded by Richard Mullins.

I'm really enjoying this whole series of Paradise Lost paintings by Richard Mullins, an artist I found on flickr. I like the subject matter, it's all the kind of stuff I grew up with, things like liquor stores and tvs and abandoned taco stands. I'm a sucker for anything abandoned.

Abandoned City #136, originally uploaded by Richard Mullins.

You can view the Paradise Lost series here

His works and others at Blah Blah Gallery

Or check out his personal site here: The Art of Richard Mullins

Tea Time of Cats

Tea Time of Cats, originally uploaded by rookicco.

This is so cool!

"The Sleeping Cat" by Jane Diamond

"The Sleeping Cat" by Jane Diamond, originally uploaded by Jane Diamond.

Well, I've been neglecting this blog again, but I thought I would give a link to one of my favorite cat artists, Jane Diamond. I hope to do a profile of her here on this blog later but for now, check out her art on etsy

Jane Diamond Designs

also availalble at "Wigglyville Pet Boutique" at 3337 N. Broadway in Chicago, IL.

I love the way she paints cats, and she's also a big fan of Victorian Cat art, including one of my favorites, Louis Wain. She's got a great collection of his art on her Louis Wain Collection on Flickr.

A change of direction

I did this blog for a while and then abandoned it to work on my other blogs. Now I'm going to change things around a bit and actually feature artists, usually with links to their online stores.

I'm excited about the new change. I think I am going to start by writing a feature on myself, part for practice and part in hopes that it helps get my art out there.

LUCKY CATS

LUCKY CATS, originally uploaded by JUDY STARR.

This is one of my favorite cat artists!

yumezi

yumezi, originally uploaded by ymktmk918.

I like the way the rabbit stands out against the cat, and the serious expression on the cat's face.

The Birdwatcher

The Birdwatcher, originally uploaded by pati b.

So Many Tears 02 / detail 01

So Many Tears 02 / detail 01, originally uploaded by fragmented.

I think this is really cool.

Three cats at door

Three cats at door, originally uploaded by utah raptor.

3 Cameras

3 Cameras, originally uploaded by my eyeteeth.

I love the still lifes by this artist, and of course the subject matter. I didn't realize how much I miss my old camera collection until I saw this painting.

They have a blog at http://alla-prima.blogspot.com/

A very cool abstract

尖嘴獸, originally uploaded by GRANIX.

This painting has a very underwater feel to it for the earth tones it is painted in.

I like this artist's work.
You can see more of it here:

Paintings by Granix

Sgt. Peggy's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul and John with Ringo in progress

Sgt. Peggy's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul and John with Ringo in progress, originally uploaded by Peggy Dembicer.

This is really amazing- the inner sleeve of Sgt. Pepper done on a bead loom. Click on the photo to see more of it.

Art Deco Maidens

Art Deco Maidens, originally uploaded by Atelier Teee.

From a building in Chicago.

Updated -Poppy

Updated -Poppy, originally uploaded by Ashleywhitejacobsen.

I love this artist's work, she does great cats and rabbits. It's a nice clean and simple style with excellent shadow details.