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Okey's Promise Auction – Moose Crossing

Moose Crossing - Digital Drawing by BZTAT
“Moose Crossing” Digital Drawing by BZTAT

Yesterday on my Facebook Fan Page I posed the question, “What should I create for tomorrow?” I had a unique response that gave me a challenge. The request was for me to create a moose image.

So today’s artwork is a moose!

I have never seen an actual moose, so it is sort of a mythical creature for me. I have seen photos and videos of them, ambling across roadways and landscapes.

Since I had to resort to stock photos taken by others for the inspiration for this image, I chose to go with an iconic one – the image on “Moose Crossing” signs. I created the image digitally with various apps and filters. It was a fun sort of process.

I am posting art auctions throughout January to aid the fund raising campaign for my latest Okey’s Promise project. You can follow the auctions here or on the Okey’s Promise Facebook page. Watch for art auctions all month long!

Some artworks will be new, and some will be works from previous auctions that did not sell for one reason or another. Here are the details for today’s artworks:

Here are the details on today’s drawing:

5″ X7″ Digital Drawing Print on paper 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 $25 USD

Shipping: $8 USA $18 International

BUY NOW OPTION: You can buy this piece now for $40 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 the ChipIn widget in the right sidebar.

Highest bid at 10:00 pm EST on Wednesday 1/16/13 wins the piece.

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

Please allow 4 weeks for USA shipping.

Okey's Promise Auction – My Maine Coon Man

Gray Maine Coon Cat painting by BZTAT
“Maine Coon Main Man” painting by BZTAT

Every now and again, I try out different styles and techniques.

Usually, my images are crisp and simplified, and I abstract shapes to capture the fluffy tufts of a cats fur.

I rarely use black or gray, and instead capture a gray cats color with blues and greens.

A couple of years ago, though, I got a wild hare in me, and I created this silly little painting of my Maine Coon Cat Noah.

I used black and gray in a very brushy style, and I juxtaposed it against bold color stripes. I also used an odd-sized piece of wood for a canvas.

At the time, I was looking at some paintings by so-called Outsider or Visionary Artists. These artists joyfully splashed paint on their canvases, and their works were characterized by brushy painterliness and distorted shapes. I was intrigued and I wanted to try something looser than my usual style.

I sorta liked the outcome, and I have had it hanging on my wall in my office ever since. It’s time to change some things around, though, and I thought I would offer it up for sale.

Although I liked it, it was not a direction I chose to pursue much further. So it is likely to be a one of a kind. Sorta makes it a little extra collectible, huh?

I am posting art auctions throughout January to aid the fund raising campaign for my latest Okey’s Promise project. You can follow the auctions here or on the Okey’s Promise Facebook page. Watch for art auctions all month long!

Some artworks will be new, and some will be works from previous auctions that did not sell for one reason or another. Here are the details for today’s artworks:

21″ H x 9″ W 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 $100 as long as no bids have been made in the comments below. Simply write BUY NOW in the comments and send a payment of $100 + shipping via PayPal to bztat at bztat.com.

Highest bid at 10 pm ET Tuesday, 1/15/13 wins the piece.

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

Please allow 4 weeks for shipping.

Okey's Promise Auction – In the Eyes of a Child

"In the Eyes of a Child' drawing by BZTAT
“In the Eyes of a Child” drawing by BZTAT

I do not often draw or paint images of people. It really is not my thing. I prefer to leave that genre to people who really have a passion for drawing and painting the human figure.

I do, however, create images of children on occasion. I was a therapist for children for 20 years, and they have inspired the simple, colorful nature of my artwork.

Children have been very present in my mind lately as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has weighed heavily on me. I have written about that on my Okey’s Promise blog, and today’s drawing is a takeoff from an image I created for this particular article about the power of images.

I am posting art auctions throughout January to aid the fund raising campaign for my latest Okey’s Promise project. You can follow the auctions here or on the Okey’s Promise Facebook page. Watch for art auctions all month long!

Some artworks will be new, and some will be works from previous auctions that did not sell for one reason or another. Here are the details for today’s artworks:

Here are the details on today’s drawing:

5″ X7″ Prismacolor Pencil and Marker Drawing on paper 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 $40 USD

Shipping: $8 USA $18 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 the ChipIn widget in the right sidebar.

Highest bid at 10:00 pm EST on Monday 1/14/13 wins the piece.

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

Please allow 4 weeks for USA shipping.