Category: Events and Happenings

August 20, 2011

The Summer Party Paint-a-thon Auction is live!

The auction of the paintings created in yesterday’s Summer Party Paint-a-thon is now live, and these Party Animals are ready to liven up your home!

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 $125 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 Monday, August 22, 2011 with final bids closing at 10 pm EST.

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10% of the auction proceeds will go to the Brennis Booth Medical Fund. You can donate to the fund without a purchase, if you would like, by using the Chip in widget in the left sidebar.

Thanks for your support of the auction. Happy bidding!

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

"The Bottle Belongs to the Cat" Painting by BZTAT

"Dognac" Painting by BZTAT

"It Must Be Kitty Love" painting by BZTAT

"Picasso-esque Tuxie with Meowgarita" Painting by BZTAT

"Party Pup" Painting by BZTAT

Orange Cat and It's Niptini" Painting by BZTAT

August 17, 2011

Summer Party Paint-a-Thon!

A few weeks ago, I posted about my artist friend, Brennis Booth, who had suffered a heart attack and had to have open heart surgery. I am glad to report that he is doing much better, and he is back to work most days of the week. His medical bills are coming in, however, and they are HUGE. A benefit to help Brennis is being held on August 25 to raise funds to help with his medical bills. I won’t be able to attend, because I will be out of town. I still want to do my part to help.

So I have decided to a 12-hr Summer Party Paint-a-Thon and donate a portion of the proceeds to Brennis’ Medical Fund. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, I will paint non-stop for 12 hours and create as many paintings as I can. Just to make it fun, I will make all the paintings have some kind of “Summer Party” theme. Don’t think, though, that this means I won’t paint animals. Critters can paw-ty down!

Here is how it will work:

I will paint as many paintings as I can between 10 AM to 10 PM (EST) on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. All of the paintings will be posted for auction here on my website the following day (Saturday, Aug. 20). Bidding will conclude Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 at 10 pm EST.
I will be posting photos of the works in progress throughout the Paint-a-thon to Twitter and to Facebook. Follow the hashtag #bztatptg on Twitter for the latest.
Each painting will be approximately 10″ X 14″ on wood. There will be a $50 minimum bid on each painting. There will also be a $25 USA and $45 international shipping fee for each painting.
I will donate 10% of all the proceeds to the Brennis Booth Medical Fund.
Winning bidders will need to allow 4 weeks for shipping, as the painting will need hardware and other finishing before they can be shipped.

My paint-a-thons are a great way to find some affordable bargains on artwork that my never come around again.

I hope you will join me for this special event. I promise to have some new and fresh images that have not been seen before.

Have suggestions for what you’d like me to paint? Leave them in the comments below. (It would be nice if you plan to bid on works that you suggest. :))

August 4, 2011

New paintings, New Mural, and Lotsa Fun!

"Promise Keeper" Painting by BZTAT

As I mentioned in my last post here, I am dedicating my “Safe Animals Safe Kids” mural tomorrow during the Canton First Friday festivities. I have invited local animal rescue groups with adoptable pets to be a part of the event, as well as representatives from the Domestic Violence Partnership, Inc.

If you are unable to come to Canton, you can still be a part of things by watching the live USTREAM broadcast beginning at 7:15 pm.

Okey, the little rescue cat who inspired the whole project, is now my dear sweet companion. She still shows some behaviors that reflect a history of trauma, but she has come a long, long way!

She is so fun to paint, too! I will have 3 paintings of her (pictured above and below), in addition to the mural, at the dedication. All will be for sale. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing any of them.

I call all of these paintings “Promise Keeper”. I guess I could number them, but I would lose track. Okey keeps her promise to bring me joy every day, and I work to keep my promise to her to keep her safe and loved.

"Promise Keeper" painting by BZTAT

You can read about the whole Okey’s Promise project here. I will soon be introducing another major Okey’s Promise project. Stay tuned!

I will also have several other paintings of cats and dogs for sale at the Creative Ohio Gallery (310 4th St, NW, next to ACME Artists) during First Friday. Please stop in and check those out as well.

I hope to see you tomorrow, either in Canton, or in cyberspace!