Amazing Stories (Cat and Skull in Library) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
The painting is called "Amazing Stories" and it features a tabby over white cat and a skull deep in conversation while sitting on a stack of books in a candle-lit library.
Ancestor (Sugar Skull Cat) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
Displaying fierce pride while donning a Day of the Dead style mask, this momma cat teaches her kitten about their ancestors. They sit in front of a Stonehenge structure while spirits from the past gather around the giant rocks in the distance.
Cheetah Twins Wrapped Canvas Art Print Diptych
$249.00
These are two separate pieces that go together. Amani Duma (cheetah facing right) and Amani Duma Pacha (cheetah facing left). Although I can't claim that the grammar is correct, the names are Swahili, from Southeast Africa. Amani Duma means peace cheetah, and Amani Duma Pacha means peace cheetah twin. When you put the two works together the tree in the background forms a peace sign.
Cheshire Cat Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This grinning Cheshire Cat has visited all kinds of far off places by reading books from his local library. If you want to know how that monocle stays over his eye, it must be the zero gravity of outer space.
To pose for you he sits atop a pile of some of his favorite reads:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
- The Far Side, Gary Larson
- The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
- The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants, Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz and Aristid Lindenmayer
- The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe
- The Stand, Stephen King
Churchill Sunset Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
Best friends, a cat and a skeleton, watch the sunset at Churchill, Manitoba Canada on Hudson Bay.
Cosmos Cat's Eye Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
I've been wanting to paint the topic of cats in space for quite awhile, so here is "Cosmos", my first painting along that theme. Have you ever wondered how a cat sees the universe? Maybe they, like us, think the cosmos revolves around them. In this case the cosmos is watching back in the form of a giant cats eye surrounded by crackling lightning in the midst of a beautiful and colorful nebula. A single cat observes the view from the platform of his own little ship of the imagination.
Dancing Dead Skeleton Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
Although I'd painted skeletons before, this was my first real foray in to painting Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos art, which is something that I'd been wanting to do for quite awhile. Dancing in her bright orange dress in a field of yellow flowers, this skeleton is celebrating the memory of her former life. The red scarves give her an almost Caribbean feel.
Dancing Dead Valentine Skeleton Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This pretty skeleton woman started out in the month of October as a Day of the Dead painting, and she originally wore an orange dress. But I had to put the painting aside for a few months and wasn't able to finish it until February. At that point a pink dress made more sense to me, so I changed the color and added the valentine hearts as a flourish. Dancing by herself in a green field with yellow flowers, she seems to know just how pretty she looks.
Many of the little girls who have commented on this painting call her a princess. They don't seem to even notice the bones.
Dulce Gato the Sugar Skull Cat Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
Dulce Gato means sweet cat, which sounds better than the Spanish translation for sugar cat. I had been wanting to paint a sugar skull for the Day of the Dead and I prefer to paint cats rather than people, so this was the natural outcome for me. The red and orange colors are exciting, like a celebration, and the little ghosts in the eyes add a touch of mystery. The style of face paint also lends itself to a tribal cat interpretation. I was looking at a Sphynx cat when I painted this but the color reminds me more of an Abyssinian cat.
I've had people who buy this print tell me that they're going to use it as part of a remembrance for their own beloved cat. I couldn't ask for better.
Earl Grey Cat in a Tea Cup Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
A cat by the name of Earl Grey sitting in a tea cup. With his gold collar and filigree he thinks he's aristocracy, but really he's named after the aromatic black tea.
Eclipse at Sunset (Skeleton and Cats Watching Solar Eclipse) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
A skeleton and three cats watch a total solar eclipse at sunset. They know that their eclipse glasses are safe because they bought them from EarthSky.org.
February Fog (Victorian Woman and Cat) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
A woman in a long dress and a cat walk down a road together, surrounded by brilliant red leaves that lay in contrast to a foggy sky. While some people long for the sun, others will find this overcast walk in the woods to be the epitome of a perfect day.
Happy Cat Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This painting started out as a very rough sketch of a Pallas's Cat (Otocolobus manul). That's where the bright eyes, wide open mouth, short ears, and the orange and green colors came from. Beyond the superficial, this tabby cat bears no resemblance to the original photo. Pallas's Cats are awesome though, I invite you to google them.
The original title for this painting was Happy Happy Joy Cat, a reference to the Ren and Stimpy happy helmet. The tented fingers remind me of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons whenever he says "excellent".
While I think of this cat as happy, and probably scheming, I've had customers call it crazy cat. That works too.
Happy Homebrewer Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
I painted this skeleton drinking a beer because we have quite a few home-brewers in the family. They can get pretty creative with their beer recipes, and being a cat person I thought the idea of Kitty Litter Lager was really funny. So this happy home-brewer made up his own batch of Kitty Litter Lager using his own original recipe which you can see hanging on the fridge. It's a Munich Dunkel with an extra special secret ingredient. One might wonder if that's what killed him.
Harbinger (Snowy Owl Wraith) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This snowy owl displays aspects of a wraith along with a Dia de los Muertos design, combining the fear of death and the acceptance of loss in to one entity.
Hocus Pocus Magic Winged Cat Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This magical starlit scene depicts a winged brown tabby cat and a pair of miniature imps hovering over a glowing cauldron of bubbly pink brew. The dark imps are devilishly cute with blue fur, big yellow eyes, pointy tails, and tiny wings of their own. All three creatures smile in anticipation of the results of their conjuring.
Irish Leprecat Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
While leprechauns are part of old Irish lore, this leprecat is more reflective of an Americanized St Patrick's Day. He has a rainbow leading to his pot of gold, but instead of coins he has a nice glass of golden colored beer. His expression suggests that's not his first glass of the night. He's also decked out in a green coat and hat with a gold buckle. The one truly traditional aspect of this leprechaun is that he has nice boots, which a real leprechaun would have made himself. The man in the moon is keeping watch over this happy little leprecat and will make sure he gets home safely.
La Llorona as a Skeleton Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This is my take on the legend of La Llorona. The story says that La Llorona, also known as The Weeping Woman, drowned her own children and was then doomed to spend eternity searching for them.
The mythology goes even further with parents using the story to scare their children, saying that La Llorona will come and get them if they don't behave. If you hear wailing in the night, especially near water, that too is La Llorona hunting down some unfortunate soul.
So here she is, in vibrant full color, wearing the remnants of her tattered white dress while lifting the skeletons of her children up from the bottom of a deep blue lake. Light shines down from above while a swarm of will-o'-the-wisp spirits follows them up from the bottom with pretty little fish swimming all around. Her maniacal expression betrays that she has completely lost her mind.
Lady Sif the Warrior Cat Goddess Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
In Norse Mythology, the Asgardian Goddess Sif is married to Thor. In the comic books, Sif is a warrior in her own right. My version of Sif is a black and white tuxedo cat dressed as a warrior. Here she is ready for battle wearing an armored winged headdress, while the green cloak hints at her royalty. Her sword has the number thirteen written on the hilt in binary.
Learn to Love the Dark with Thirteen Black Cats Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
Thirteen black cats with multi-colored eyes, and each one of them staring right at you.
Let It Snow Cat with Skull Snowflakes Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
On a peaceful snowy winter night, this brown tabby kitten pauses to imagine happy little skulls in the shapes of falling snowflakes.
Genre : Cat Humor, Horror Humor, Skull Art, Cat Art
Live Long and Prosper Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
I painted this as a humorous takeoff on Spock and his home planet of Vulcan from Star Trek. Vulcan historically had red oranges skies and lots of pointy rock formations. A true trekkie will hopefully appreciate the sehlat making the Vulcan hand gesture, along with the similarly posed saguaro cactus. The gesture is of course traditionally accompanied by the greeting "Live Long and Prosper". Oddly enough, saguaros are not known to be native to the planet Vulcan, but they are native to my home state of Arizona.
Lucipurr Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
A gray and white cat with big green eyes and devilish horns wears an elegant pink cape while perched on top of a skull. She has a heart-shaped clasp with a cursive 'L' for her name. The skull helplessly looks up at her in dismay. Her favorite toys lay scattered around the red tile floor - a pink ball of yarn, a catnip mouse, and a scratching post - as well as her litter box and water bowl. In the background a roaring fire in an arched stone fireplace gives the whole room a warm glow.
Major Tom and the Outer Space Angler Fish Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
I based this painting on a photo from Discover Magazine, just because I thought it looked interesting. The purple and tan color choices came from the original reference photo. The painting started out as just the angler fish, I hadn't decided yet what the angler would be luring in. When I added in the sea floor, the black water above it reminded me of outer space so the astronaut was a natural addition. By that point of course the painting needed some stars and a ringed planet. It might be Saturn, but it does't have to be. I didn't actually think of the astronaut as Major Tom until the painting was done.
Many of my paintings are dark enough that some people find them disturbing. This painting is a rare example where one of my own paintings actually creeps me out. Just a little.
Masquerade Skeleton with Thirteen Black Cats Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
A skeleton in a cat costume and thirteen black cats, all wearing matching masquerade masks. This must be how cat people spend the afterlife.
Mycroft the Victorian Cat Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
Mycroft is a proper Victorian cat wearing a monocle and top hat, with the city of London in the background. There is something else afoot here though, as you can tell from the thirteen book soaring through the sky like birds.
Noche del Pinguino Night of the Penguin Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This painting features a colorful Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Penguin amid swirls of snow flurries and a backdrop of the southern lights, the aurora australis.
Outnumbered Revenge of the Sunflowers Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
I got the idea for this painting from some really tall sunflowers in the neighbors yard. They were leaning down over the block wall and seemed almost menacing in the way they towered above us. The greens, blues, and rays of white sunlight in the painting seem almost peaceful, so in order to get the threatening mood across I needed to add a potential victim (the red bird). I prefer to think that the bird will yet escape from the six deadly sunflowers and their collection of bones.
Large Format 40x32 - Limited Edition of 3 - Special Order
Pan de Muerto Bread of the Dead Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
Pan de Muerto means bread of the dead. My goal was to depict more of the classic festival traditions in this Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos painting, which includes the skeleton, flowers, bread, and pears, all at a graveside alter. It seems to me that the deceased is enjoying the gifts. I also liked having this great opportunity to include bread in a painting.
Phantom of the Opera Cat Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This painting is an ode to The Phantom of The Opera in the form of a dilute calico cat. Her fur pattern mimics the man in the mask, and her eyes reflect a hint of the infamous chandelier. The red rose over the cat's paws is of course a symbol of love. The musical includes a haunting scene with candles in fog, and I chose that as the backdrop for my rendition the story. It was my intention though that the romantic and gothic imagery might speak to a larger audience that might not be familiar with the story of the opera ghost.
Pumpkin Peeper Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This painting started out as a simple autumn arrangement, with yellow flowers and red berries in a white pumpkin jack-o-lantern. The carving makes the pumpkin look a bit like a happy skull, and there are thirteen of the daisy-like flowers in the arrangement. To make the painting a little more fun and interesting I added the cute furry little black creature with blue eyes peeking out from the pumpkin's eye. The gold background really adds to the display of fall-color and extends the range of this painting well beyond Halloween.
Purrberus the Three-Headed Sphynx Cat Wrapped Canvas Print
$129.00
You've probably heard the story of Cerberus, the three-headed hell-hound that guards the entrance to the Greek underworld. But not many people know that Cerberus has a feline counterpart, the three-headed sphynx cat named Purrberus. You can see her here being pampered and petted by Hades himself, sitting together on a red velvet throne. Hades is so enamored with Purrberus that he commissioned special wallpaper for her room, adorned with an elegant cat-face triad. You too can show your love for Purrberus by wearing a t-shirt of her wallpaper design.
You might notice that Purrberus is wearing a stylish Outlaw Kitty (TM) pendant, available from Outlaw Kritters.
Large Format Canvas 48x24 - Available by Special Order
Reincarnation Day of the Dead Otter Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This painting combines spiritual traditions by featuring a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Otter paying tribute at the final resting place of his former life.
Rendezvous (Cat with Skeletons in Cemetery) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
A white cat sits on a headstone, surrounded by roses, while watching over a gathering of skeletons in the cemetery. All of the graves are decorated with Dia de los Muertos candles.
Requiem No. Ten (Cat and Skeleton in Window) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
A gray and white cat and a skeleton peer through an open window to see their escape from the overbearing brightness of daylight - a beautifully dark stone walled flower garden.
Six Feet Under Wrapped Canvas Print
$129.00
In this painting a wide eyed skeleton and thirteen black cats peer over the edge of a grave in to the depths of the earth while a giant moon looms overhead in a beautiful starlit night sky. Only the skeleton looks directly down, the cats are all looking elsewhere.
Skeleton Key with Raven Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This entire candle lit painting revolves around a fancy brass skeleton key. The story begins with a curious black raven dangling the key through an opening in an ornate coffin. The bird intends to aid a skeleton in escaping from the coffin, which is wrapped in chains and secured with an elaborately decorated brass padlock. The smiling skeleton fingers the lock in anticipation while reaching for the key...
Spring Fling Skeleton with Bunny Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This painting started as a post-it note that I scribbled at the kitchen table while looking out the back window. My yard doesn't have all these pretty spring flowers but there is a lot of greenery so somehow that turned in to this. The little bunny rabbit wasn't part of the original sketch but I think he adds some extra humor to the skeleton gleefully running and tossing flowers around. For a bit of trivia, there are thirteen pale pink flowers, thirteen bunches of purple flowers, thirteen bunches of yellow flowers, and thirteen poofy clouds, although the most pale clouds are somewhat difficult to see. I based the sunset background and rays of light on a reference photo.
Teddy Bear and the Reaper Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
The original name of this painting was The Fear of Death but Teddy Reaper just seems to fit better. While the grim reaper is the main figure, the teddy bear kind of steals the show. Many people have wanted to know where Death got the teddy bear, why he has it, or who he took it from. I don't know the answer. The trees and morning light suggest that the reaper is on his way somewhere or perhaps just returning from a job, but maybe he brought the bear with him or maybe he very recently acquired it. I prefer to leave that open to interpretation.
Valentine (White Kitten) Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This white kitten will capture your heart with big golden eyes and a sweet expression.
Voodoo Lion Wrapped Canvas Print
$79.00
This painting combines my skeleton fetish with my love of big cats. It depicts the Voodoo Loa called Baron Samedi as a lion. He has a black top hat with purple feathers, and a stylized skull painted on his face. The floating rib cage gives the lion a ghostly appearance, while the glowing flames around the mane suggest a dark or demonic presence. The oval iron frame contributes to an old-time Victorian vibe. If you look closely, there are thirteen whisker dots on each whisker pad.
Vorspiel the Creeping Skeleton Mini Canvas Board
$50.00
Creeping through the spooky woods, this skeletons and his two sneaky friends are clearly up to no good.
Vorspiel the Creeping Skeleton Wrapped Canvas Print
$129.00
I originally painted this piece for a concert at Gammage Auditorium called The Art of War. The invited artists were to select a composition from the concert and create a piece of artwork named after the music. So this painting is my interpretation of "Vorspiel" from the opera "Die Walküre" (The Valkyrie) by Richard Wagner.
Large Format 48x24 - Limited Edition of 3 - Special Order
Zodiac Cat Aquarius with February Birthstone Wrapped Canvas
$79.00
This canvas shows a Zodiac Cat celebrating the Sign of Aquarius. In the artwork you will find:
- The Aquarius Constellation of stars.
- The Water-bearer symbol embedded in a gold necklace.
- February birthstone gems throughout the necklace design.
- A beautiful nebula combining the colors for January and February.
If you pay close attention you will also see several mischievous little outer space kittens.
Zodiac Cat Aries with April Birthstone Wrapped Canvas
$79.00
This canvas shows a Zodiac Cat celebrating the Sign of Aries. In the artwork you will find:
- The Aries Constellation of stars.
- The Ram symbol embedded in a gold necklace.
- April birthstone gems throughout the necklace design.
- A beautiful nebula combining the colors for March and April.
If you pay close attention you will also see several mischievous little outer space kittens.
Zodiac Cat Cancer with July Birthstone Wrapped Canvas
$79.00
This canvas shows a Zodiac Cat celebrating the Sign of Cancer. In the artwork you will find:
- The Cancer Constellation of stars.
- The Crab symbol embedded in a gold necklace.
- July birthstone gems throughout the necklace design.
- A beautiful nebula combining the colors for June and July.
If you pay close attention you will also see several mischievous little outer space kittens.
Zodiac Cat Capricorn with January Birthstone Wrapped Canvas
$79.00
This canvas shows a Zodiac Cat celebrating the Sign of Capricorn. In the artwork you will find:
- The Capricornus Constellation of stars.
- The Mountain Sea-goat symbol embedded in a gold necklace.
- January birthstone gems throughout the necklace design.
- A beautiful nebula combining the colors for December and January.
If you pay close attention you will also see several mischievous little outer space kittens.
Zodiac Cat Gemini with June Birthstone Wrapped Canvas
$79.00
This canvas shows a Zodiac Cat celebrating the Sign of Gemini. In the artwork you will find:
- The Gemini Constellation of stars.
- The Twins symbol embedded in a gold necklace.
- June birthstone gems throughout the necklace design.
- A beautiful nebula combining the colors for May and June.
If you pay close attention you will also see several mischievous little outer space kittens.
