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Squint

"Squint," 4" x 5", black cat painting, acrylic on canvasboard, $184. Proceeds from the sale of this painting will go to my local shelter, the Oakland Pet Adoption Center, who has met their goal of being a no-kill and no-more-homeless-pets shelter far in advance of 2010! Inquiries may come to me.

SOLD

Had to paint a black cat today. A client sent me references that were so reminescent of Miah, my kitty angel, that I had to wallow in it a little bit. This little one isn't Miah, but I did pull on my memory of the way her fur pinked out in the sunshine and glints of blue peeked from her yellow eyes when the light was strong.

I spent most of today doing the unthinkable (at least to me) - I scrubbed the studio, floor to ceiling. Being one who shuns housework whenever possible, this was a monumental undertaking. (Wish you could have seen my husband's face when he came home....) But it was necessary - I ordered new furniture/cabinetry and needed to set the stage for it's arrival later this week. The next phase of the studio remodel involves Anaglypta wallpaper (gorgeous stuff!) over these old horsehair plaster walls. Then some carpentry around existing bookcases and fresh paint all around. After working out of a space that has been a dumping ground for furniture and household items that don't work anywhere else in the house, I'm pumped to have a room that is both functional and pretty (I am a visual person, after all).

Thanks for sharing my paintings!
Kim
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