Month: June 2014

A Pig with Some Flower Power!

Guinea Pig Painting by BZTAT
“Flower Power Pig” Painting by BZTAT

I am most known for painting portraits of traditional pets – cats and dogs. I enjoy all animals, though, and I enjoy painting images of a variety of creatures.

I painted this painting of a Guinea Pig awhile ago, but it has not yet found a home. I would love to see it on someone else’s wall, so I thought I would offer it up for auction.

(Note: This painting is on canvas board that does not allow for hanging hardware. it will require framing to be hung on the wall.)

It is listed at $125 for the regular price, but I am making the minimum bid start at $50, so you just might get it for a steal! If you are interested, simply state your bid in the comments below.

Bid away and have some fun! But hurry, and watch closely. The bidding ends tomorrow (Friday) night!

Here are the details:

11″ X 14″ painting on canvas board by artist BZTAT

Leave bids in increments of $10 below in the comments section.

Minimum Bid $50 USD

Shipping: $25 USA $45 International

BUY NOW OPTION: You can buy this piece now for $85 as long as no bids have been made in the comments below. Simply write BUY NOW in the comments and you will be sent an invoice for $125 + $25 for shipping.

Highest bid at 10 pm ET on Friday, June 20 wins the piece.

Winning bidder will be sent an invoice for credit card payment.

Please allow 4 weeks for shipping.

Hot Cat in the City – Another Art Auction Opportunity!

"Brew in the City" painting by BZTAT
“Hot Cat in the City”  painting by BZTAT

Brewskie Butt is my incorrigible orange and white cat who has now moved with me to 3 new homes. He first joined my feline family in 2004 when I lived in a cabin in Dellroy, OH near Atwood Lake. He followed me to an apartment in Downtown Canton, OH, where he did his part in developing and promoting the Canton Arts District. He then followed me to a house in Canton as I engaged in an artist residency. Now he has followed me to a new home in Alliance, OH.

He and I are both hoping that we stay put for awhile.

I created this painting of “The Brew” when he and I lived in downtown Canton, and it has been hanging around for awhile. I would love to see it on someone else’s wall, so I thought I would offer it up for auction.

It is a colorful contemporary folk art style painting on wood. It is painted to the edges, so no framing is needed.

It is listed at $175 for the regular price, but I am making the minimum bid start at $50, so you just might get it for a steal! If you are interested, simply state your bid in the comments below.

Bid away and have some fun! But hurry, and watch closely. The bidding ends tomorrow (Thursday) night!

Here are the details:

10″ X 14″ painting on wood by artist BZTAT

Leave bids in increments of $10 below in the comments section.

Minimum Bid $50 USD

Shipping: $25 USA $45 International

BUY NOW OPTION: You can buy this piece now for $125 as long as no bids have been made in the comments below. Simply write BUY NOW in the comments and you will be sent an invoice for $125 + $25 for shipping.

Highest bid at 10 pm ET on Thursday, June 19 wins the piece.

Winning bidder will be sent an invoice for credit card payment.

Please allow 4 weeks for shipping.

Moving Ahead and Moving On

The past week, and especially the past weekend, has been a physical and mental challenge for me. As I stated I would in a previous post, I moved from a house in Canton, OH to a house in Alliance, OH. There are only 13.5 miles between the two places, but moving is never easy, regardless of the distance.

The physical challenge is obvious – moving is tough on the the body, especially when you have as much stuff as I do but can’t afford to pay someone to move it for you! The mental challenge is in organizing and determining what to keep. After organizing the packing and the moving process, you must organize where things go once you are in the new place. I am now in the latter part of the process, which is not quite as physically challenging as the first part, but it is difficult living in the chaos you see above. The good thing is that my new home has many places to put things – ample closet and storage space – and it is such an inspiring space!

The cats were a bit disoriented and out of their element in making the move at first, but they are exploring and making themselves at home.

Mia Meow has been enjoying the numerous windows (Curtain pulls have now all been put out of her reach).

Even Okey, my typically shy and fearful one, has been exploring and expanding her boundaries.

I will be getting the studio space set up in short order so that I can get to the pet portrait orders I have have waiting. I can’t wait to get started painting in the new place!

I also will be tending to the yard and mini-forest that is my back yard. That will take some time, but it is in the plans.

Whenever you move, you typically are leaving some things behind as you venture onward to new opportunities. I will write more on this in the future as to how this particular move represented a move away from undesired circumstances, and a move toward new opportunities. For now, I am glad that I am now in the adventure phase of moving!

Have you moved your home or studio recently? What was the experience like for you?

Life is an Adventure!

BZTAT