So, I think I admitted that I as a point of reference I subscribed to "Cat Fancy" magazine.  Blush, my neighbor Dr. Rob kindly shared that his grandmother used to get that magazine (great, now I am the little old cat lady - without the old...as I am still under 42) -BUT....Cat Fancy Magazine did a spread on this cat called the Toyger! and wow - I don't know if we will have another cat after my current 15 yr bundle of joy goes to the great kitty beyond....but if we did, this would be one I really like (but not right away....I would need years to get over my little furball.)  Now with the toyger painting I did go off the beaten path a lot and gave it my own touch, only really keeping the orange stripes and green eyes.  Instead of making this exact, I took liberties with some green tones that livened up this little kitty's face.

I still liked the name Tony, like Tony the Tiger, "it's GRRRRRReat" although I wouldn't touch the cereal with a 10 foot pool (it's Kashi these days) -

So check out my auction! 

Acrylic Cat Painting 8x8" with 10" Black WoodTable Easel Original Artwork

Painting Title:  Tony the Toyger

Animal Art Cat Painting Maine Painter

Wet Paint Studios (est. 2001) is the passion of Maine Artist Lori Rae who has been painting Pet portraits for art customers over the last year plus. This small painting cat measures 8x8" started out being based on a Toyger cat, but I took serious liberties and made it a bright colored combination of olive green tones with orange stripes.  I love it. Cats have always been a remarkable subject matter for me, their personalities are so translucent and it's easy to capture their spirit on canvas.

Donation:

10% of the proceeds of this sale will go to FURR (Feline Rescue & Rehome), Charitable Rescue & Adoption Organization from Little Rock, AR.  Go to their fabulous site at www.teamfurr.org

. Description and more:

• Stretched Canvas 1 inch profile (Back stapled) w/ edges painted
• Interactive Acrylic Paint - sculpture on canvas painted with build up
• 8x8 inches - edges painted same as background, composition of cats neck scruff continues on bottom edge - Framing not required
•  Ready to wall Hang - screw eyes & wire included 
•  OR Display using10" Table easel black wood (pictured)-included in the price
• Year painted 2007
• Cradle to Cradle Shipping using Priority Mail Flat Rate box 11" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" - Rice paper & recycled newspaper paper packed
• Signed by Original Artist on back of canvas (No signature on front)
• Perfect gift for anyone who loves cats

I am an Ebay Weekly Painter, at least one new painting will appear each week.

Feedback Policy (HEY, I have a star now!!!!):

I will leave Feedback at the time I receive the payment & would appreciate if you leave me Feedback once you receive your item.

Shipping Sidenote:

USPS Box - with "Cradle to Cradle" Certification - By Environmental Designer William McDonough of MBDC - The box measuring 11" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"  is a Flat Rate two day Priority mail.  Painting & easel will be packaged with recycled newsprint  & rice paper.  Cradle to Cradle Certification is awarded to products that pursue an innovative vision of ecologically-intelligent design that eliminates the concept of waste.

Table Easel:

For those of you who need a new house or addition to display all the artwork you own, this piece comes with a 10" Black Wood table easel. A table easel is an alternative to hanging your artwork on a nail or hanger on the wall and keeps those holes out your walls. Perfect for a desk, mantel or end table.

Visit my About Me page on Ebay in addition to my blog

http://blogs.ebay.com/loriraewetpaint 

For more information about me, visit www.wetpaintstudios.com

I am I.D. Verified! I am really me.

Payment Sidenote:

My bank holds checks for 2 business days, this is how long we have to wait for your check to clear unless drawn on a bank in my local area.

Thank you for shopping at Wet Paint Studios.  Lori Rae

See my blog at http://blogs.ebay.com/loriraewetpaint to find out more about this product & others.

For more information about me, visit www.wetpaintstudios.com

Proverb:

 When the Cat's away the mice will play.

Ever have so many variables going on with situations in your life, that you can barely keep your head on straight? That’s me right now.  Not that I have to have certainty at all times, but it seems like I maybe have three or four situations that are undeterimed.  Of course all of them will have happy or unhappy endings from today until mid-December - but until then I can just take a deep breath and eat dark chocolate.  I have learned that in my mature age that obsessing over “what ifs” is a bad idea for me.  It hasn’t kept me from trying to control my stress in healthy ways though - going to the gym, um, chocolate’s healthy, right?  I guess my husband is right and patience is not one of my big selling points, but patience is over-rated - or not, I am just to antsy to practice good patience.

I guess at the end of the day, writing this is therputic and all I can do is try to forge forward and figure that maybe things will work out the way they are supposed to.  That doesn’t always mean it will be the way I want it or the easy way.  Life works in mysterious ways.  Thanks for reading.

Snowman Note Card Holiday Blank Thank you Cards

Printed Note cards from Original works Oil on Canvas

 Blank Inside Envelope included -Eight Cards-

Wet Paint Studios (est. 2001) is the passion of Maine Artist Lori Rae who has been painting her own Holiday Cards for the past six years has limited edition designs which will sell only until the end of this year.

. Description and more:

• 8 Prints of Original Artwork in Notecard
• Professionally Printed 
• Envelope Included
• Blank inside
• Artist Information on the back of the card
• Each Card represents a painting noted with it's title (or name)
• Size is A-2 or 5.5" x 4.25" and takes regular postage now .41cents
• Each image has a 1/2 inch white border framing the picture

Feedback Policy:

I will leave Feedback at the time I receive the payment & would appreciate if you leave me Feedback once you receive your item.

Shipping Sidenote:

USPS/Ebay Box - with "Cradle to Cradle" Certification - By Environmental Designer William McDonough of MBDC - All Packing materials are completely recyclable. This is 2 day priority mail within the contiguous United States.

My bank holds checks for 2 business days, this is how long we have to wait for your check to clear unless drawn on a bank in my local area.

Thank you for shopping at Wet Paint Studios.  Lori Rae

Who am I: 

Visit my About Me page on Ebay in addition to my blog

http://blogs.ebay.com/loriraewetpaint 

For more information about me, visit www.wetpaintstudios.com

 Be sure to add me to your favorites list!

Professionally printed cards, based on Lori Rae's Vintage Car paintings, Red Hat Society Original Painting & of course the Snowman (this year the original was created in oil.) - These are now available for purchase. Each card does have a slight white border around the image and measures 6.50 x 4.25, and the inside is blank . The back of the Car Cards identifies the car make and model as well as the name of the painting, IE: Maggie - 1959 Chevy Impala.  The back of the Red Hat Card tells you how to order more ;) - The snowman is a 2007 limitied edition (one season only) design and these are while supplies last. 

Each card comes with an envelope and a great Thank You, I Miss You, or just Thinking of you Card for anyone you choose.

For more information about these Note Cards, see wetpaintstudios.com

Wet Paint Studios (est. 2001) is the passion of Maine Artist Lori Rae who has been painting Pet portraits for art customers over the last year plus. 

. Description and more:

• Prints of Original Artwork in Notecard
• Professionally Printed 
• Envelope Included
• Blank inside
• Artist Information on the back of the card
• Each Card represents a painting noted with it's title (or name)
• Size is A-2 or 5.5" x 4.25" and takes regular postage now .41cents
• Each image has a 1/2 inch white border framing the picture

These are priced special for Ebay, get them at this great deal while you can!

With the recent sale of one of my cat paintings I decided that it "may" have been purchased as a gift.  Since I did not want to all the non-virtual store fronts to have all the fun on Black Friday (or the Day after Thanksgiving) - I decided that I would list several items (staggering a bit) for action starting today - this thursday all ending at some point next week.  At that point I will go back to my one painting per week for just a few weeks - then on December 9th I will blitz again for one week with last minute ideas.  It is with great thanks to the community on and offline that supports the arts that this time of year normally trims down my inventory.  I am still giving some thought to switching subject matter in 2008, which makes my cat paintings that much more valuable.  Look for new posts tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night and thursday. PINK is my current primary auction & shes a cutie!  Also, a few people have asked about the cat cards....they will be back on ebay if supplies hold out after non-virtual holiday sales - look for these December 9th.

Thank you for your support!

I love doing Holiday Shows because generally people are really cheerful.  Unlike the crowd at the mall with the cranky faces & angry parking lot altrications; the people that come to annual art and craft shows really want to be there.  It's something new, rare, a once-a-year-event and there is always new talent and products.  I find that most people are pleasant and nice to talk to.  I have three different venues for Holiday Shows this year and they are all really different.  One is all barter (not just for art, for lots of different things) - and last year I moved much of my older artwork at that show.  This year I will also offer this group Holiday Cards - Cat Cards - and limited selection of some of my newer work.  One show is three days!  Yikes, I am having a friend help me for this show-it's too much to set up on my own, plus I have many products that require some attention (mix and match cards, you pick the number.)  The good news about the second show is that once you set up, you are all set for three days!  The last show is a group show with a gang that I have been with for five years.  It is in a friend's studio and this group and I all take shifts to work the show!  After December 9th, sans some last minute holiday commissions, I get a bit of an art sabatical (at least til the first of the year.)

I have been preparing for these shows all year, but I really put in my time next week and next weekend.

Thanks for checking out my blog

Scorpio

You've got all the information you need to move forward with whatever plan is most important to you. If you're concerned about circumstances changing on the fly, let go and assume the best.

I think I mentioned that I am job searching and I have some promising prospects but am not counting the eggs before the chickens hatch them.  My horoscope today is very ironic. My employment needs also have to meet the needs of my art, which will create a fine balance of steady income, creativity and sanity. Wish me luck.  News about offers or not this week.

Flyin' High

Escaping New Orleans before the arrival of Katrina were 6 year old Bryce Kaltenbach, her best friend, orange tabby Buddy; her mom, Cheri and a family friend. In Vicksburg, MS, they learned they could not go home. Bryce and her mom boarded a bus to Phoenix, but could not take Buddy along on the bus. Bryce was heartbroken. Cheri's friend, David, drove to his family's home in Orlando, taking Buddy with him in his car. So there they were, Bryce and Buddy, over 2,000 miles apart.

FuRR learned of the situation and it caught our hearts. Bryce's world was turned upside down, and we learned that she cried every night for her Buddy.

Enter FuRR volunteer and pilot Dave Cuttino. Hearing of Bryce's unhappiness, Dave decided to help. He and two other pilots, Jason Strobbe and Ryan Webb, took a plane to Orlando and in a nearly 12-hour flight, brought Buddy to Little Rock. On the flight Buddy was totally comfortable - he roamed the cockpit and, I'm sure, helped the pilot!

Dave had planned to take Buddy the rest of the way home but Hurricane Rita came along and nixed all plans to fly a small plane. So another FuRR volunteer, Tracey Owens, donated frequent flyer miles for Buddy to fly from Little Rock to Phoenix. Volunteer Susan Loesch accompanied Buddy on the flight. He rode at her feet and, sporting a fatigue print bandana, was quite the attention-getter!

Reunion Alma and Lorne Williams, at whose home Bryce and her mom are staying, cooked up the big surprise reunion. With video and digital cameras at the ready, Alma describes Buddy and Bryce's reunion: "When Bryce came in, I told her a friend had come by with a fabulous doll. (That wasn't too big a stretch!) I asked her to sit at the table, close her eyes and I'd bring it out for her. Buddy in arms, I quietly walked in and said 'OK'! She looked up and for a split second just looked stunned. In a little voice almost like a question, she said 'Buddy!' and jumped up to get him. She hugged that little kitty for so long I thought he might need CPR! She sat cross-legged in her chair, kissing Buddy and telling him how much she missed him. "Bryce wanted to know how Buddy got here. I got out an atlas, turned to a double page map of the US and showed her Buddy's remarkable journey from New Orleans, first to Vicksburg, MS, then to Orlando. I told her about Dave the wonderful pilot who left Little Rock in a small plane. We traced the route to Orlando where Dave picked up Buddy and then flew right back to Little Rock. Then I told her about Susan, who doesn't even like to fly, getting on a big plane and bringing Buddy to Phoenix. We talked about how many states Buddy had been in or crossed. 'Wow,' she said with big wide eyes. Clearly Buddy has traveled almost coast to coast. We talked about all the people he met along the way who helped him on his journey, all his newfound friends who loved and cared for him. I know she is going to want to hear this story again and again. To her, this is a magical thing - and indeed it is."

I'm Home Alma says Buddy is quite the love bug and has now endeared himself to everyone at their house - almost. "Some of the cats aren't quite sure what to make of this gangly orange boy, but they're so used to newcomers, the standoffishness won't last long." Bryce is elated to once again come home from school and find her Buddy right there, she says. "He's the first thing she heads for, even before she gets her backpack off. It's not New Orleans, but Buddy's here, so it's home again for Bryce." Next step, Alma says, is making a scrapbook, "Buddy's Miraculous Journey, courtesy of FuRR."

Each of the Cat Paintings that I sell on Ebay will automatically donate 10% of the proceeds to FURR.  I have blogged about this in the past, but now that the pre-holiday season is upon us, I thought I would plug it a bit more.

Our Mission...

Is to rescue cats that have been abused, abandoned or surrendered to shelters that practice euthanasia as a means of animal control. We will actively promote and practice trap, alter and release, removing adoptable cats and kittens from feral/stray colonies to be re-homed. To work with other animal lovers and animal welfare groups to provide humane education and assistance to the public, encouraging them to spay and neuter their pets. To provide loving care, medical attention, socialization, and ultimately place all adoptable cats in loving homes.

Want to adopt? We have many loving and very adoptable cats and kittens. Just click on "Adopt Me!" on the left of the page. This web site contains only a few of our cats and kittens. If you don't see what you want, call the number given to ask for more information. FuRR adoption fees are: Kittens under 6 months are $70, adults are $55. The adoption fee includes felv/fiv testing, a spay or neuter when the cat is old enough, and vaccinations already administered to the cat or kitten appropriate for the cat's age. Further required vaccinations are the responsibility of the adopter.

Our Wish List... Most importantly, our cats are looking for their "forever" homes. We have lots of sweet darlings who are ready to fill your life with joy. Please click on "Adoptions" on the left to see just a few of our cats. If you don't see what you want, call or email us and we'll contact you. If you can't give them "forever" homes, we still have fun felines who need a foster home, til they can be adopted permanently. We are so short of foster homes, we have more cats than there are fosters. The lack of foster homes is an extreme limiting factor in what FuRR can accomplish. You can find more volunteer opportunities by clicking on "Volunteer" on the left. Our cats can't get themselves to the adoption events and clinics by themselves. They would like a little help from volunteers who will show them at the adoptions events and transport them to clinics. FuRR's furry felines also appreciate quality cat food, cleaning supplies, bedding, cat carriers, cat toys, just about anything needed to care for felines. Let's not forget that thing that makes the world go 'round. Cash donations will buy many of the things listed above and will provide medical care and fund the spay/neuter clinics. We are a federally approved non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. You can donate by clicking on the Paypal icon above, or by shopping through iGive.com, or donations can be mailed to: FuRR P.O. Box 250567 Little Rock, AR 72225

If you go to their site, there are two stories of rescues that made me cry.  I will continue to post one cat painting per week until December 9th (one month from today) - when I will be posting a variety of unsold works.

Thank you

Donation:

10% of the proceeds of this sale will go to FURR (Feline Rescue & Rehome), Charitable Rescue & Adoption Organization from Little Rock, AR.

In between the trip to the South and getting back to normal life (yeah - right - what is NORMAL) - I have managed to pop up a few new products on Ebay in addition to my weekly Cat Painting.  I will continue with the Cat Posts til the year end when ??? I'm not sure.  In the meantime I have some Holiday Products in the form of Note Cards which have been selling off and online. These are all done from an original artwork image (Oil for the Snowman) - Acrylic for Red Hat Cards & professionally photographed for reproduction on a note card. Here are some stats on the Snowman Note Card (a new design each year, but I must say the Snowman always sells out.) 

Snowman Note Card Holiday Blank Thank you Cards

Printed Note cards from Original works Oil on Canvas

 Blank Inside Envelope included -One Card-

Wet Paint Studios (est. 2001) is the passion of Maine Artist Lori Rae who has been painting her own Holiday Cards for the past six years has limited edition designs which will sell only until the end of this year.

. Description and more:

• 1 Prints of Original Artwork in Notecard
• Professionally Printed 
• Envelope Included
• Blank inside
• Artist Information on the back of the card
• Each Card represents a painting noted with it's title (or name)
• Size is A-2 or 5.5" x 4.25" and takes regular postage now .41cents
• Each image has a 1/2 inch white border framing the picture

I have also included two Red-Hat Designs this year at the request of my mama-in-law.