The Paintings of Cat Works - 2019
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From mid-summer 2015 through today, 100+ new works have been created - a fair to high percentage of them have sold. I will now be producing approximately about 6 new paintings each quarter. They will all be revealed HERE. If you are interested in price and availability please email me here or by using the contact button above. I will then fill you in on available inventory and the price range.
All of my paintings are created with the acrylic medium on Ampersand Hardwood Panels with a 1 1/2” birch cradle. My first series of painting were created in the 36” x 48” size. In the last couple of years I have reconfigured my preferred painting size to square. Specifically 36" x 36", 30” x 30” and 24” x 24”. All of my new paintings for 2020 and forward have been created at the 30”x30” size. They are all completely original and, of course, one of kind. no prints will be made. The panels are prepared with multiple coats of gesso and then a molding paste is applied to areas that will have heavy texture. Recently I have used the technique of pouring flat white latex directly and thickly to areas of the hardwood panels. The painting themselves are extremely detailed and with each completed work the detail seems to grow. Like my digital work these painting are easy to live with and will make you smile. The other thing, is that all of paintings are meant to be touched and the texture explored with your fingers...to find yet another level of enjoyment.
Click on any thumbnails below to be taken to greater detail.
The above shows all 16 painting created in 2019. Ten are sold but the rest are still waiting for their forever homes.
The Prospect
The Prospect was completed on November 18th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints
This is his story…Being "patched in" to the infamous Cleveland Road Cats is a goal many aspire to, yet few
achieve. Ginger Anglepants must serve time as "a prospect"; washin' bikes, poppin' beers
and breakin' tail. Earning your colors in the MC is bikers de rigeur, Ginger is well on his way.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
Miffeny Smallturds -sold
Miffeny was completed on December 21st, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
(Sold to a collector on November 4th, 2022)
This is his story…Miffeny Smallturds, lives in Highland Park, close to lake Michigan.
She gives extravagant gaming parties to close members of her tribe. Current favorites
include Cards Against Humanity, Jenga and Secret Hitler. Not as well known is her obsession with floppy hats.”
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
sammy the SAMURAI-sold
Sammy was completed on October 31st, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
(In a private collection in South St. Louis. Sold on June 11th, 2023)
This is his story…Sammy works at Feline Costume Supply were he manages day to day issues.
Here, he is shown modeling just arrived samurai armor.
He will be appearing at the Mauhaus later this evening, where “tall tails and sake” may be enjoyed.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
Elijah Nips
Elijah Nips was completed on October 18th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
(in private collection St. Louis, Missouri, sold at Soulard Art Gallery - Steampunk V exhibition-2020)
This is his/her story…Elijah Nips is a gender fluid feline from Philadelphia. Recently “Ellie” can be found
at punker rave clubs where the strange is normal and cybergothic is de rigueur.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
Miss Abigail Frumpy -SOLD
Miss Abigail Frumpy was completed on August 8th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
(Sold to a collector in August, 2023)
This is her story…As a social justice warrior and life-long progressive,
Miss Abigail Frumpy was the leader of ALL those who feel oppressed.
In her younger days she fought
against racist/fascist tendencies in a white feline patriarchal society. Her assassination
in ‘20 by the Red Hats shocked all.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
island boy - SOLD
Island Boy was completed on September 27th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints. Sold into St. Louis private collection, February 2021.
This is his story…Fredrick is the manager of New Island Bus Tours specializing in feline adventures
for the visiting cruise lines, not as well known is his back-door pot business.
Cruising felines consider Island Ganja (his personal blend), to be a “toke to remember.”
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
The Blue Demon
The Blue Demon was completed on July 19th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
(in private collection St. Louis, Missouri, sold at Soulard Art Gallery - Steampunk IV exhibition-2020)
This is his story…During the daylight this curmudgeonly antiquarian supervises The Piccadilly Book Snob.
In the evening a steampunk detective wanders the back alleys of East London and Whitechapel.
He is known as The Blue Demon, scourge of evil. Last hope of the lost.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
Clockwork Steampunk
DISTROYED - October 15th, 2020
Clockwork Steampunk was completed on June 16th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
This is his story…Stanley is a young actor
for Stage Light Stories, their production of
Clockwork Steampunk is disturbing
and thought provoking.
His performance as a sadistic gang leader of violent
“short-haired droogs”
is considered a feline tour de force.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
Masqueade -sold
Masqueade was completed on July 5th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 24”x 24” with an 1 1/2” cradle. One of a kind, no prints.
(sold to a local collector in the Soulard neighborhood on December 4th 2021)
This is her story…Dominique DaPurr’s early scandalous behavior and later cabaret acts made her infamous.
Today, she owns the nightclub “Pandora’s Box” and is a leading member of the chic and popular underground culture
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
We call B.S.!
We call B.S.! was completed on April 15th, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 24”x 24” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
(in private collection - Maryland Heights, Missouri, sold at Schiafly Art Outside-2019)
This is his story…We Call BS! This is Willoughby Kipling,
one the students present at “the shooting”.
Upon graduation he accepted speaking assignments
to articulate his anti-gun vision.
He is also the writer of “The Anyhow Stories”
- children’s stories that, when read,
greatly reduces trauma though the use
of surrealist metaphor... in the survivors.
Here (below) are some in-progress visuals, you will note
the three images on the right side are not the finished
design. After finishing the “The Monk” I decided that
I hated him, so… he became a Parkland High survivor.
Weird.
MAFGA
MAFGA was completed on March 10, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 24”x 24” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
This is his story…Marvin was a run of the mill repubcat,
given to power puttering and conservative leanings.
Shown here with his MAFGA hat. Pronounced
MAF-GA, hard A on first syllable, soft A on the second.
Make American Felines Great Again.
Many people say…”There will be a wall and we will
get the dogs to pay for it.”
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
Three Dudes and a Babe
Three Dudes and a Babe was completed on April 3, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 36”x 36” with an 1 1/2” cradle. One of a kind, no prints. This is their story…
Top Left-George McTooker:
Not all cannabis is created equal but on George’s three hundred rural acres it sure is plentiful and profitable.
In season he employs vast caravans of migrant felines. Where exactly does this take place?
Certain information should remain secret.
Top Right-Professor Jones:
The good professor, a life-long progressive is among the foremost paleontologists in academia .
Certain students found him vain and aloof while others thought him handsome and brave...sometimes calling him Indiana.
No one truly knows why.
Bottom Left-Tiny Dancer:
Belladonna is a dancer of near mystic abilities, as a pole dancer at Orlando's in West Baltimore she entertained many a rowdy Tom.
Twirling and stretching, her edges blurring to the music playing in her head. This is "Tiny Dancer"
Bottom Right - The Curator:
Henry Peerpot Softfur is the curator for "Contemporary Concepts" at the National Museum.
His latest exhibit is entitled "Recent Steampunk Directions in a Conservative Environment."
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
The Egyptian
The Egyptian was completed on January 1, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints. This is his story…
(in private collection - Maryland Heights, Missouri, sold at Schiafly Art Outside-2019)
The Egyptian for some odd reason called Charlton, sat for this portrait at Anubis Studios,
later in the day he would return to his duties as chief solar deity Atum. As the god of late
afternoon and early evening, he was the first god. He has written in his blog, "Atum
coughed and spat out Shu, the god of the air, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture."
So there's that.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
A Dream Called Betty
A Dream Called Betty was completed in January of 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 24”x 24” with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints. Here is her story…
Once pretty soon, in the never-never time of an early morning dream, you meet Betty.
You know her. You’ve loved her deeply, now she exists in the soft places at the corner of your vision.
You wake sweat-drenched and clammy, her edges soften and start to fade, then she is gone.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting. The top three show in detail the transfer process that I use. Of interest is the top small image right - that’s my iPad showing my back yard AND a 13” snowfall in January! As background to this painting you’re looking at my previous cat, Betty Boop.
She died from an internal cancer at 4 years old. She passed much too soon, and is greatly missed.
Most Wanted
“Most Wanted” was completed on February 21, 2019, 36”x 36”acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle. One of a kind, no prints.
Story for top left: Baby Face Floyd used to run a crew of short hair psycho-cats from Lower Harlem.
Initially a wheel-man, enforcer, sub-boss...finally Big Murray swallows the
hair-ball...Baby Face ascends.
Story for top right: Here we have Fast Freddy, a second story feline who’s been busted twice for B&E.
Sweet tooth aside, he is considered fanged and dangerous. Rumored to now be running with the Donnelly Dog-Killers.
Story for bottom left: Johnny “no-thumbs” is a hard hitting pugilist gone bad with a rap-sheet as long as your paw.
Last spotted in Hell’s Kitchen working at the Siamese Lotto Lounge...where he runs book and breaks tail.
Story for bottom right: Micky Longshanks’ life of crime began when he, as a kitten,
went over the wall at the Last Chance Sanctuary. Seven years later he’s still on the run,
mainly known as a puppy mauler and fence to the diamond collar crowd.
Below are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting.
Of some particular interest is the central image, where you see my iPad, this shows one of my production techniques.
What I almost always do is create a digital image of what I’m going to paint and save it to my iPad.
This allows me to blow the image up as large as I want to achieve the detail required.
Steampunk Emporium
This painting was was completed on January 12, 2019. 24”x 24” acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.
(in private collection - Maryland Heights, Missouri, sold at Schiafly Art Outside-2019)
This is his story…In lower Manhattan, within the neighborhood of Feline Soho stands the
popular storefront Steampunk Emporium. Monocled Mike (the manager) likes to say his store
is a homage to vintage fashion with a modern sassy twist.
Here are some images that show the progress from graphic drawing to finished painting. Of interest are a couple of things:
First in the background image, we show my feline Lucy Lu, my constant creative muse.
Secondly, in the second photo down from the right we see ME at the “Steampunk IV” show
at the Soulard Gallery with my painting that was given the “Award of Excellence.”
