Month: February 2011

February 18, 2011

February Encore: Okey Drawing to Benefit Feral Cat Rescue

"Okey" Drawing by BZTAT

Today’s February Encore drawing is special. It is special for two reasons.

One is because it is a drawing of my little rescue cat Okey, who is, of course, very special to me. She is special to many others as well, because of the Okey’s Promise movement she has inspired.

The other reason this particular drawing is special is because I am offering the proceeds from its auction to the rescue group that helped me rescue Okey. Cripple Creek Ferals & Friends is currently involved in a major rescue of several feral cats whose situation has worsened in the midst of their rescue.

Volunteers had begun attending to several cats at the home of a couple who had lost control of their population of felines. After the rescue had begun, the house caught fire. The woman was seriously injured. The man had already been placed in a nursing home and was no longer in the home. (Read local news about the fire and cat rescue.)

It appears that the cats that were in the home survived by escaping into the garage that did not burn. Now Cripple Creek Ferals & Friends are tasked with managing, assessing, vetting and finding homes for all these cats. You can follow updates on the cats and learn adopting them at Cripple Creek’s Petfinder page.

Cripple Creek Ferals & Friends is not a large rescue group, but they are top notch, and I have no doubt that they will find a way to give these cats the best. Their leader coached me through Okey’s rescue, and we are both deeply indebted to her. The group needs resources though, and I have agreed to help raise funds for them.

All of the proceeds from this drawing’s auction will go to Cripple Creek Ferals and Friends. You can also donate to their organization separate from the auction by sending money via PayPal to the email address: criplcrkferals@aol.com.

Thanks for your support.

Here’s the info about the drawing:

This auction is now closed.

Approx. 5″ X7″ Prismacolor Pencil Drawing by artist BZTAT

(Drawing is on Bristol Board and pasted onto a colored paper background.)

Comes with an acid free mat ready for an 8″ X 10″ frame

Leave bids in increments of $5 below in the comments section.

Minimum Bid $30 USD

Shipping: $5 USA $15 International

BUY NOW OPTION: You can buy this piece now for $60 as long as no bids have been made in the comments below. Simply write BUY NOW in the comments and send a payment of $60 + shipping via PayPal to bztat at bztat.com.

Highest bid at 11:00 pm EST on Monday 2/21/11 wins the piece.

Winning bidder: send payment of bid + shipping to Paypal using email address: bztat at bztat.com

Please allow 3-4 weeks for USA shipping.

See all the January 2011 A Drawing a Day drawings

February 10, 2011

February Encore: Black and White Tuxedo Cat Drawing

"Turrific Tuxie" drawing by BZTAT

I said a week ago that I was going to try to keep the momentum going from January’s Drawing a Day excitement. And then I promptly got lazy. Sorry about that. I guess I needed a break.

Anyway, I am back! My tuxedo cat drawings are always a hit, and I enjoy drawing them, so I decided to do another one. Today’s drawing is “Turrific Tuxie”, and it is available for auction. (Note: I have extended the auction to 11pm EST to accommodate my west coast fans.)

If you wondered why I enjoy drawing this particular tuxie so much, it is because it is the image of my original muse, the original “Beezie-tat”. You can read about the impact this cat had, and still has, on my life here.

Here’s the info about the drawing:

This auction is closed.

Approx. 5″ X7″ Prismacolor Pencil Drawing by artist BZTAT

Comes with an acid free mat ready for an 8″ X 10″ frame

Leave bids in increments of $5 below in the comments section.

Minimum Bid $30 USD

Shipping: $5 USA $15 International

Highest bid at 11:00 pm EST on Saturday 2/12/11 wins the piece.

Winning bidder: send payment of bid + shipping to Paypal using email address: bztat at bztat.com

Please allow 3-4 weeks for USA shipping.

See all the January 2011 A Drawing a Day drawings

February 2, 2011

Encore! More New Art for February!

"Okey"

I was pretty amazed at the response to my January “Drawing a Day” drawings, and I am actually kind of sad that it is over. I wasn’t sure how it would go, and I actually anticipated that I would have some drawings that would go unsold. That didn’t happen, though. Every single drawing was sold, and some had some pretty intense bidding wars!

Thanks to all of you that bid on the artwork and made the month of January pretty interesting for me. I suffered through a nasty head cold and a bout with shingles during January, so it was good to have something to motivate me and get me out of bed.

But now what?

It was so much fun, and folks got into it so much, I was tempted to keep it going for February. But, truthfully, I wasn’t sure how long I could.

I do want to keep the creative enthusiasm going, however. So here is what I am going to do.

I can’t guarantee an artwork EVERY day, but I am going to try to keep posting new stuff FREQUENTLY and make it available for you to buy. Some will be up for auction, and some will just have a listed price. Some will be drawings. Some will be digital images with a touch of hand coloring to make each one original. Some may be small polymer clay sculptures. And some may be — who knows?

I have had a number of great suggestions from folks: “draw squeaky toys!”; “Make a ‘Daily Brew” drawing!”; “Make pictures about LOVE for February!” Crowd sourcing artwork ideas is kinda cool, so I am going to try to touch on all these themes somehow. Do you have an idea for me? Let me know in the comments or send me a tweet or Facebook message.

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Today’s artwork is an “I-mage”, an image created on my Iphone. I love to take photos with my Iphone and play with them in different photo editing apps. Please don’t ask what apps or filters I used, because I always forget. I go through several different processes before I am done and never remember each step. That’s part of the adventure.

This I-mage is of my rescue cat Okey, who is such an inspiring muse to me, and whose story has inspired many people around the world. You can purchase a hand colored print of the image (image size approx. 5″ X 7″ matted for an 8″ X 10″ frame) for $50 + $5 US shipping or $15 International shipping. Simply use the button below. There is no auction for this piece – anyone can purchase one.

The hand coloring will be minimal marks or shading added with a Prismacolor pencil in keeping with the overall color scheme present in the image above.

Thanks for joining me on my artistic adventure!