Today’s Hippie Peace Cats include a Keyboard Cat and a painting of my infamous Brewskie Butt. Trust me, there is irony in this Brewskie painting, as he is rarely a peaceful beast.
I am posting these two paintings for auction. The auction is short lived, so get your bids in fast and watch closely! Enter your bids in the comments below, and be sure to identify your bid with the painting’s name.
“Brewskie Butt Hippie Peace Cat” painting by BZTAT
Here are the details:
8″ X 14″ paintings on wood by artist BZTAT
Leave bids in increments of $10 below in the comments section.
Minimum Bid $70 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 send a payment of $125 + shipping via PayPal to bztat at bztat.com.
Highest bid at 10 pm ET Monday, February 11, 2013 wins the piece.
Winning bidder: send payment of bid + shipping to Paypal using email address: bztat at bztat.com
I did not start marketing myself as a “Pet Portrait Artist” until I had done enough portraits of pets to claim it as a specialty. Now, it seems like I have been doing them forever, but truthfully, it has only been a few years.
Early on, when I started doing portraits of animals, I had a handful of people ask me to paint portraits of their children with their pets. The image above was one of these. I have not shown it before now, as the parent requested that I not show it publicly for the privacy of the child. Now that she is years older, it is not an issue.
Since then, I have been painting select paintings of children, and I have really enjoyed it. I feel, at this time, that I can now claim child portraits as a specialty, so I have decided to market myself as a “Child Portrait Artist” in addition to being a “Pet Portrait Artist”.
My portfolio for these portraits is not as large. Some of the images are from my Okey’s Promise public art projects. But I thought I would share them on my new Custom Portrait Paintings of Children page.
I hope to grow the new portfolio through new commissions. And to kick it off, I will be holding an introductory offer of 15% off all child portrait commissions between now and 2/15/13! Portraits can include one child or more. Add a beloved pet to the portrait for a truly special artistic memento!
Do you have a special child that you would like to have immortalized in a piece of fine art? Now is your chance! I look forward to creating a portrait for you.
So I tried out some auctions of ACEOs the other day and they all got bids, so I thought I would give it a try again today. See what you think of these, and if you like them, make some bids!
ACEOs are collectible little pieces of art. An ACEO is always two and one-half inches by three and one-half inches. That is the size of a standard sports trading card. The rule about size is the ONLY rule in the ACEO world. An ACEO can be created in any medium the artist desires: paint, colored pencils, ink, etc. There are even ACEOs made from wood, clay, fabric, and metal. (Read more about ACEOs.)
Apparently ACEOs became a new trend after non-artists took interest in Artist Tracing Cards, which were only traded among artists. ACEOs are collected by people all over the world and shared in different ways. Some people collect them in the same way sports trading cards are collected; others matte and frame them as minature artworks to hang on the wall.
For me, they are a fun way to put my doodle time into a creative work that could be loved and collected by someone. And since they are small, they are affordable, and can fit in places where wall space is limited.
I decided to try them out and auction some of them here on my website. Each ACEO is an original piece of artwork and will not be reproduced as a print. Although some may be similar to others, no two ACEOs will be exactly alike.
I am posting 3 of them here today. If these go well, we’ll have more to come! Bid in the comments below, but since there are 3 auctions at once, please be sure to state the number of the piece on which you are bidding. Happy Bidding!
ACEO by BZTAT (#2)
ACEO by BZTAT (#3)
Here is the info needed for bidding: (Please read carefully, as there are changes from previous auctions.)
Leave bids in increments of $5 below in the comments section.
State the number for the ACEO that you want to bid on in your comment.
Minimum Bid $15 USD
Shipping: $5 USA $15 International
BUY NOW OPTION: You can buy each ACEO now for $35 as long as no bids have been made for that particular one in the comments below. Simply write BUY NOW for #___ in the comments and send a payment of $35 + shipping via PayPal to bztat at bztat.com.
Highest bid at 10:00 pm EST on Sunday 8/14/11 wins the piece.
Winning bidder: send payment of bid + shipping to Paypal using email address: bztat at bztat.com
