Alice and Her White Cat

I didn't have a plan for this painting, it just sort of happened. When I finished it... I just kept thinking about Alice In Wonderland and the White Rabbit. In this case, a White Cat, just like my Rudy. It's now listed on eBay.

Evie and Holly

Evie is finished, and I've decided to hang her in our dining room. My thoughts, while painting her, were of Renoir's girls and his sense of color. I love the impressionistic style!

I, also, finished "Holly". She may be my Christmas Card this year... There's an odd little butterfly with Holly...

Coffee Shop/Art Studio

Well... I finally decided to turn our storage/office space at the Espresso shop into an Art Studio of sorts. It's still a little bare, but I have a lot of ideas going around in my head...so it should look more like a studio soon. We've been trying to sell the Espresso shop for 4 years now...with no luck... I think having both of my businesses in one location will be easier. So here is what I see all day, while painting between customers! Coffee Shop Kitty is still with me at the shop. She's so happy there...it's working out well with her. And, here is a picture of my new painting in progress, I'll post the finished painting tomorrow.

Autumn

Driving to town yesterday was like moving through a gorgeous impressionistic painting. The trees are so beautiful. Just took my breath away. Here are a couple of pictures, I hope to take more before the leaves fall...

Something different

Hi!

I found these great little papier mache boxes and decided to give them a try. I love them! I like the texture that shows through the paint, and it was fun lining the inside. I've been wanting to do more mixed media, so this is a beginning!

Cappuccino

Most of the time I drink black, house coffee at the shop. Today I happened to find a rather unique mug that I've had for years, but forgot about...so I just had to have a cappuccino. I added whipped cream, and sprinkled raw sugar on top...it was so good!

Back To Butterflies

I am enthusiastically painting butterflies again! "Butterfly Friends" Is now listed on eBay.

Guardian Angel....for cats

A favorite subject of mine...Guardian Angels...this one is protecting a sleepy kitty. Speaking of sleepy!!! I think my two jobs are catching up with me... It's time for bed...when I have trouble putting words together! Have a great evening!

Happy Tuesday!

I should be cleaning house or doing laundry before I head to the coffee shop...but I want to share my two new kitty paintings with you. I have a purple kitty wearing orange glasses, and a sleeping kitty with a heart on her chest. In 'real life'... I just love seeing all of the unique patterns in our pets' fur, like our Cleo had a gray tabby circle surrounded by white on her side...so pretty.....

Have a Happy Tuesday!!!

Deb

New Frida Cat painting

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Frida Kahlo's artwork is inspiring... she's one of my favorite artists. I've always enjoyed her sense of color, and she seemed to love animals as much as I do. I have a new little Frida Cat to share. She is painted on a 2x2 inch gallery wrapped canvas...very small...and so much fun to create!

Yummy Scones

When I have time, I love to watch Giada on the Food Network. The other day she made Strawberry Rosemary Scones...they looked so yummy...I had to try them. OH, MY! They are the best scones that I have ever eaten! So easy, too! The FRESH Rosemary is the secret, don't leave it out. I didn't add the jam, because they are sweet enough for me as they are. Enjoy!!! http://tinyurl.com/pes2ka

A Little Black Cat for Halloween

I can't believe it's almost October! I just had to paint a Black Cat in a Pumpkin Patch...Halloween Tradition. This little guy is on eBay... I used a cute little ACEO gallery wrapped canvas. Love the tiny canvases...so fun! Hope you're having a FUN weekend!

The Rest Of The Gang

GusGus and Rudy have made several appearances here. Riley was in my first post on this blog and then there's Bailey...Riley's baby. Weighing in at over 80 lbs now. Here are a few pictures of the gang...hmmmmm? I wonder how hard it would be to get one picture of the whole gang? Probably pretty difficult...

RORY

Oppea says THANK YOU!!! For all of the lovely comments about her.
We think her green eyes come from her love of Peas. I forgot and said the WORD last night...(we have to spell...P E A S...) She was sitting at the kitchen table...looked up at me and jumped for the freezer. I'm starting to think she has a Pea addiction.

Next in line...Our Jack Russell Terrorist, Rory. She doesn't mean to hunt every living creature on our property, but she can't help herself. She did lose her evening privileges, however, when she surprised a deer bedded down for the night...that was frightening. Rory is very loving with GusGus, nice to the cats and extremely smart...she's learned many tricks for treats. Rory is a fun member of our family!

All The Animals in Our Zoo!!!

I haven't introduced all of our fur family...so I'm going to do that, one at a time, and tell their story. First and oldest...Abbie re-named Oppea by our oldest daughter...who re-names everyone. Our youngest daughter and I were coming out of Wal-Mart about 11 years ago and a Mom with two little boys had one last kitten. She wasn't very cute...and the boys said, "If we take her home, our dad said he'd shoot her". The mom said, "Oh, No, he wouldn't do that". Well, we took Abbie, just in case, and as we were leaving the mom said...You did save her life. Hmmm? I won't say what I was thinking... Oppea has been such a sweet, loving addition to our family. She's very smart and can tell us exactly what she wants... She loves green peas and will sit by the freezer until you warm some up for her. She has the most gorgeous eyes, which I haven't been able to capture on camera, yet. And, Oppea has white whiskers on one side of her face and black on the other. She's very unique and we love her very much!

OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING!!!

It's such a gorgeous morning! I just had to take a few photos to share. Life has been so busy...we seem to be forgetting to stop and enjoy the sunshine, trees and quiet of the forest. Looking at our dogs...they know how to enjoy their day...I'm taking note of their example and today we are taking in the simple things...like our juicy peaches and a walk in the woods! I hope you all have an equally delicious day!

I LOVE Autumn!!!

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I love the colors of Autumn! Oregon is gorgeous in the Fall, with the golds, reds and oranges blazing on the hillsides against a bright blue sky. It's like a beautiful Impressionistic painting. The color has inspired a black kitty painting with an abstract, Autumn colored background. Kitty really pops against the bright color. I hope he brings a smile or two. :-)

Have a wonderful day!!!

Deb

September 11, 2001

I can't believe it's been 8 years. As we often say, "It seems like it was yesterday". I remember standing in front of the television...with tears in my eyes and a knot in my stomach. My way of handling the horror and pain...two paintings... painted that day... that I have never shared, but want to share now.

Getting Ready...

Here is the first photo of my Table Leg Doll... Of course, if it goes well, I'm going to have to sculpt some Cat Table Leg Dolls...we'll see. Oh, and GusGus is resting in the sun...getting ready for his walk tonight!

Checking In

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We have a lot going on lately, so I haven't had a chance to check in. The 'fun' has been visiting with Family and Friends. The 'Work' is tiling our shower/bath and getting ready for new carpet in two of our bedrooms...need to do some wall painting...which I'm very slow at. More fun...a few paintings in progress, and I've started my 'Table Leg Doll' from Jane's class. I'll have to post a before picture. OH, and I almost forgot all of the yard work...which I need to get to before our daughter goes back to college. She's holding down the coffee shop, so I can get a few things done.

We've, also, started walking the hills in our neighborhood. The dogs LOVE IT! We get the leash out and they start jumping up and down for joy! GusGus thinks I'm too slow...I haven't ran in 5 years...so it's going to be a while until I can keep up with him! The Vet did say he had the little legs of an athlete. I'll have to try to get a picture of him on a walk. He's just so HAPPY...I laugh the whole time watching him.

Ok, back to work! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Deb

Two new POODLE paintings

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I've been inspired by Poodles, lately...and I have two new poodle paintings. The poodles just happen to be black and white...and I love black and white! I did add a green butterfly to the ACEO painting...but while working on the two poodle painting...it just felt like it should stay totally black and white...so here they are.

Have a good night...

Deb

The Espresso Shop Kitty

The hot weather in Oregon this year has been wonderful for growing flowers. I wish I'd known how great it was going to be and I would have planted more! Well, I finally remembered to take a few pictures of the Espresso Shop with the flowers, and the Espresso Shop Kitty. I showed pictures of Rudy...the white kitty that came to the shop and went home with me. Well, now we have Kitty at the shop. (The word is out, I guess) She was afraid of us, at first, but after finding out that we would feed her, she's now our friend. I hope to find a good home for her before the weather changes, but if I don't... she'll, most likely, go home with me, too. Eight IS my favorite number. My GusGus won't be happy though.

Have a great weekend!!!

A Quick Hello...

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Hi!

I promised to make chocolate chip meringues and zucchini lasagna before I go to town, but I wanted to stop and say hello...and share my new little mini poodle painting. It's only 2 inches square, and it was so much fun to paint! Do I keep saying that? I just love to paint, so it's always FUN!!!

If I can get some interesting pictures of the meringues...I'll post those later. Guess I should get them baked first. Meringues have been one of my favorite desserts for as long as I can remember. I haven't made them in years, though, so we shall see how they look for pictures.