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The Mystery of Cats Create-a-thon Auctions are LIVE!

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animal paintings by BZTAT
Paintings by BZTAT

The auctions for the artworks created in yesterday’s Create-a-Thon  are now live!

Each artwork has its own bidding page. Please do not leave bids in the comments of this post. Click on the images of the artwork below for which you’d like to bid. Simply leave your bid in the comments on the artwork’s bidding page, and keep checking back to see if others have made bids after you. There is a “Buy Now” option for each piece. You can buy the piece now for the stated “Buy Now” price as long as no bids have been made before you. Simply write BUY NOW in the comments and the piece is yours for $125 + shipping.

Bidding will conclude on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 10 pm ET.

Proceeds for the auctions will go towards my latest Okey’s Promise: Art for a Cause Project.

Winning bidders will need to allow 4 weeks for shipping.

Thanks for your support of the auction. Happy bidding!

Click on images to get info on each artwork and to make bids.

PAINTINGS

Create-a-thon Auction #1

Black cat Halloween painting BZTAT
“Crossing paths” Painting by BZTAT

Create-a-thon Auction #2

Fawn Great Dane painting BZTAT
“Great Dane” painting by BZTAT

Create-a-thon Auction #3

Flicka American Mustang horse painting BZTAT
“Royal Purple” Painting by BZTAT

Create-a-thon Auction #4

Himalayan rabbit painting contemporary BZTAT
“Rabbit” painting by BZTAT

Create-a-thon Auction #5

Yellow cat pink background painting BZTAT
“Cat in the Pink” painting by BZTAT

DRAWINGS

Create-a-thon Auction #6

hazel torbie cat Drawing BZTAT
“Hazel’ Drawing by BZTAT

Create-a-thon Auction #7

okey white cat drawing BZTAT
“Okey the Promise Keeper” Drawing by BZTAT

"The Mystery of Cats" Create-a-thon: 12 hours of creating tomorrow!

Black cat contemporary folk art painting by BZTAT
Painting by BZTAT

“The Mystery of Cats” exhibit has been on display at Second April Galerie in Canton, OH for a couple of weeks now.

As promised, I will hold a 12 hour “Create-a-thon” in conjunction with the exhibit tomorrow (Thursday, October 18).  I will create artworks in the gallery for 12 hours (9 am – 9 pm) and make them available for auction the following day (Friday, October 19). The works created during the Create-a-thon will be auctioned to raise money for the latest Okey’s Promise: Art for a Cause project. You can donate straight to the project as well, regardless of the auction. 🙂

Some of the artworks will be paintings, some drawings, and maybe a surprise or two. Not all of them will be cats, although I am sure there will be a few mysterious felines in the bunch. All will be great for giving as gifts for the upcoming holidays!

Be watching my posts on Facebook and Twitter to see the works in progress throughout the day. Or better yet, stop by the gallery at 324 Cleveland Ave., NW and visit as I create!

The Mystery of Cats – "Keyboard Cat"

Keyboard Cat painting by BZTAT
“Keyboard Cat” painting by BZTAT

Something about a cat at a keyboard is both intriguing and amusing.

The  idea has spawned an infinite number of internet memes and jokes about feline frivolity.

A case could be made that the whole business of viral videos began with the infamous Keyboard Cat.

My “Keyboard Cat” painting is a bit different than all that nonsense, but still is fun and mysterious.

It is part of “The Mystery of Cats” show that I will have on display at Second April Galerie starting this Friday during the Canton First Friday event.

The series of feline themed artworks will be on display at Second April Galerie at 324 Cleveland Ave., Canton, OH beginning First Friday (October 5, 2012) and will remain through October 27.

If you are in Canton, I hope you will stop in and see them!

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