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Art Auction: How about a little bit of Maine Coon Mischief for your wall?

"Maine Coon Mischief" painting by BZTAT
“Maine Coon Mischief” painting by BZTAT

This auction has been extended from original date to Sunday, June 1, 2014.

I have been running some auctions to clean out the studio a bit. I am moving in a few weeks, so I thought I would lighten the load and move a few paintings onto some other people’s walls.

Today’s painting is another one that has been hanging in my studio awhile. It has had many admirers, but so for no buyer. You could change that.

 This could be a good opportunity for you to get an original BZTAT painting for a great price, and have some fun in the process!

It is a colorful contemporary folk art style painting of bluish, or maybe grayish, Maine Coon cat painted 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 Sunday 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 send a payment of $125 + shipping via PayPal to bztat at bztat.com.

Highest bid at 10 pm ET on Sunday, June 1 wins the piece.

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

Please allow 4 weeks for shipping.

A Special Kind of Love

Tortoise Shell Cat Painting by BZTAT
“Slick” Painting by BZTAT

People who share their lives with pets are blessed with knowing a special kind of love. The love that we share with our pets is both deep and tender, and in some ways, it is unmatched by the kind of love we share with those of our own species.

The hardest part of the human animal relationship is that we usually outlive our pets.

The winding down time of a pet’s life is not something we look forward to – that time when you know she is ill, and there is not much time left, and you want to make the best of the time you have left. As hard as it is, though, we would not give up that last bit of time for anything in the world.

My cat Slick, whose illness I wrote about in April (The Greatest Cat in the World), is now in that winding down time. A trip to the vet yesterday and the blood work results today confirmed that her kidneys are shutting down. She is losing weight and stamina, although she is still eating and drinking. She’s hanging in there, but we know it is not forever now.

It could be days, or weeks or even months. She could bounce back a bit. But it is time to face reality.

Slick won’t be with me for too much longer.

I am very grateful to her and our Creator for giving us the eighteen years that we have had together, and I will cherish each and every remaining day.

Slick, you are my very special girl, and I will always hold you dear in my heart.

 

Happy Birthday Brewskie Butt!

Brew on the Beach - painting by BZTAT
“Brew on the Beach” – painting by BZTAT

Brewskie Butt is both my muse and a thorn in my side. He is my feline companion who inspires my artwork, but also gets on my nerves with his crazy antics around my home.

Nonetheless, I love him dearly, and we make quite an artistic team.

I don’t know his actual birthday, but the vet seems certain that he was born sometime in April of 2004. We celebrate his day on April 1, because he is such a fool.

Happy Birthday Brew. May you have many more years of purring and driving me crazy!

The painting above is for sale. It measures 22″H x 28″W and is acrylic on wood. $350 + shipping. Please contact BZTAT if you are interested in purchasing it.