Coco, Floral, Fruit

Coco, Floral, Fruit  Oil on wood, 8" x 8,"  NFS

The Bean, Coco Puff and Freesias

The Bean  Oil on wood, 8" x 8,"  SOLD

Coco Bean's claim to fame:  Most painted cat in history, possibly the most photographed as well...  Is it any wonder?!  He's outstanding!
Painting these freesias reminded me how much I enjoy painting flowers.  Maybe try some more flowers again soon. 

Austere Coco a new cat painting

Austere Coco  Oil on panel, 8" x 8,"  SOLD

This little guy.  At 19+ years old, he's keepin' on pretty good...  A recent visit to the Vet prompted an increase in his medication with a follow up in November. He surely is a treasured part of our household.

Master Coco and the Daily Paintworks Monthly Contest

Master Coco  Oil on panel, 6" x 6,"  SOLD

The fluffy faced home model... my ever serious but cute Coco. 
I'm pleased to be judging this month's painting contest on Daily Paintworks. If you are a daily painter (or a painter.period) --go and enter!  Membership is not required.  Here's a link. 

Coco and Sunflowers

Coco and Sunflowers, Oil on panel, 12" x 12"  NFS

I've been a little distracted with house (and other misc.) projects lately...  but did manage to finish "Coco and Sunflowers" this week.  It's another re-iteration, the first one (painted in 2015) is here.  Holding this one for a show later in the year!

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and sincere THANKS

An oldie from 2011...  "Serious Coco"  Oil on wood, 6" x 6" Private Collection

Holiday Salutations, dear reader.  Have I told you lately that you are the cat's meow?  You are. Being able to share my art (1) and (2) sell it direct are nothing short of modern day miracles that I never take for granted.  (Doncha know I remember when slides and hard copy photos were how one shared.) My collectors make my world go 'round. Thank you to those who bought calendars and prints. Not everybody can afford original art and it's those smaller purchases that help keep the paint slinging. Your comments and emails never fail to brighten my day. Thank you!  
I will be taking a week or so to enjoy the season (and trying not to get sucked into home renovation projects...lol)  Wishing you and yours extra peace and joy during the holidays

Coco Blue II

Coco Blue II  Oil on wood, 8" x 8," SOLD

My little gray beastie, never was there a more handsome kitty... :)

Constant Coco

Constant Coco  Oil on panel, 6" x 6,"  SOLD

The Assistant, a painting of a girl and a cat

The Assistant  Oil on panel, 8" x 8,"  NFS

The girl and her coco-kitty assistant...  It's a lot to fit into an 8" x 8" painting. I will spare you the "I want to paint bigger rant" today, suffice it to say, paintings like this remind me of that.  LOL. 

Coco on Porch

Coco on Porch  Oil on panel, 8" x 8,"  SOLD

Dwelling On It

Dwelling On It  Oil on panel, 6" x 6,"  SOLD

Coco on Dots

Coco on Dots  Oil on Panel, 6" x 6," SOLD

Coco on Green Swirl

Coco on Green Swirl  Oil on Panel, 6" x 6," SOLD

Holiday Cat I Halloween Coco

Halloween Coco  Oil on panel, 6" x 6," SOLD

File this one under to be continued.  I started a series called Character Cats a little while back... It goes on, but instead of character cats, they're gonna be Holiday Cats. It was fun trying out the new paints on this one. More to follow as I find time.  

Olive Eyes

Olive Eyes  Oil on panel, 8" x 6," SOLD

A little glare on the photo here, it's better in life.

Doe Eyed cat painting, it's Coco!

Doe Eyed  Oil on Panel, 8" x 8," NFS 

Coco Cat Art Magnet!

Coco cat fridge magnet

Collectors of my art enjoy silly freebies from time to time. Pictured above, a Coco kitty fridge magnet!  It's printed on magnetic paper, which is then cut with a paper cutter.  Fun, right?  
On a more serious note, a heads up for subscribers:  The service I use to email blog posts to your inbox has been acting up... It skipped a post and isn't reliable anymore.  I'm switching over to Mailchimp. If this correspondence looks different, that's why. Mailchimp will hopefully enable better looking and functioning emails. Thank you for subscribing, please hang with me as I get it figured out!

The Diplomat, Coco kitty returns!

The Diplomat  Oil on wood, 8" x 8,"  SOLD

Coco gets regular play time with my husband and I.  Husband rough houses him. The cat then ambles over to me for petting (and baby talk) then he goes back over to my husband and the cycle continues. He seems to like it and he's pretty good about giving us equal time.  :)

Coco on Red cat painting (before and after I fixed it)

Coco on Red  Oil on wood, 8" x 8,"  SOLD

I re-worked this one because the background pattern was competing for attention with Coco...  As per usual, my intended "quick fix" quickly became "I'll re-paint the whole thing!"  Hope to post a new painting tomorrow.  

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"Coco on Red" Before and After

Crooner, another painting of Coco

Crooner  Oil on wood, 8" x 8,"  SOLD