Tomcat Samurai Fundraising Auction

My friend and model PepiSmartDog and some of his friends have been doing fundraisers to help out Twitter anipal buddy @TomcatSamurai. He's been facing hard times, and they want to help. You can read Tomcat Samurai's story here.

They're auctioning a signed, numbered, framed print of one of my portraits (winner's choice) on the Kruse Kats blog here. Bidding will close at 8 pm ET Saturday January 14.

Bids are in $1 increments, and you can choose from any of the prints below:

Or one of these:

Good luck and thank you for helping!

Kristin & Cokie

Portrait and Print Pricing

I've had a lot of requests for prints of existing pet portraits, and have revised my pricing to include purchasing prints.

Here is my new pricing schedule:
All prices $US, plus shipping fees, plus tax where applicable. 
I do not charge handling or packaging fees.

• Unsigned unframed 8x10" prints = $20
• Mini print with pet-themed frame = $25
• Signed, unframed 8x10" prints = $30
• Signed, framed, matted 8x10" prints = $40
• Custom signed, unframed 8x10" digital portrait = $50 
• Custom signed, framed, matted 8x10" digital portrait = $60
• Gift Certificate for Custom signed, framed, matted 8x10" digital portrait = $75

Note: Prints for verified charity auctions will be signed and numbered for increased auction value.

See Orders and Pricing tab for more information.

Thanks!
Kristin

The Okey's Promise Art Auction is Live Now Til 6:59pm PDT Sept. 24!

This is it! The Auction is live! If you'd like to bid on my signed, framed inkjet print portrait of "Smokey" (AKA the wonderful and generous @smokey8 on Twitter), a gorgeous grey and white Tuxedo cat, go now to CHESHIRE KITTEN LOVES KARMA to place your bid.

Cheshire Loves Karma has recruited animal artists to contribute art works for two weekend auctions in support of animal artist BZTAT’s new public art project to bring awareness to the link between child abuse and animal abuse and the importance of the human/animal bond. This is the last two days of the auction.

"Smokey" 8x10" signed print in cool blue wood frame

I've signed the print with silver ink just above the blanket on the left side, along with my initial which is embedded in the print. I could customize the frame by adding a dedication, or whatever you like, also in silver ink...  ; ) 


Good luck!

Okey's Promise Art Auction

Cheshire Loves Karma has recruited animal artists to contribute art works for two weekend auctions in support of animal artist BZTAT’s new public art project to bring awareness to the link between child abuse and animal abuse and the importance of the human/animal bond.

The project is called Okey's Promise.

The auction will help BZTAT purchase art supplies, pay for studio space, and help her devote her time to working on the project. Auction purchase totals will also support her fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com.

I've donated a work of my own to the auction, a signed 8" x 10" inkjet print of an original digital painting of gorgeous grey and white tuxedo cat, "Smokey." Smokey is known on Twitter as @smokey8. The print is will be shipped at no cost to the winning bidder and includes a cool blue wood frame, as shown below.

"Smokey"

The auction for "Smokey" is this Friday, September 23rd, 2011.

Other items will be auctioned on Sept. 22nd and 24th, below.

Sept. 22 Christmas Quilt by @maggietkat

Sept. 24 Hand Painted Silk Scarf by @pasikas

 Auctions to be held by comments left at http://cheshireloveskarma.wordpress.com/
on the dates corresponding to the auction items.

Black Cat Appreciation Day ~ Thankful Thursday Blog Hop

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I'm thankful that I finally learned how to draw black cats, and that this portrait of @EddieBabyCat turned out so well. His Mom loves it and thinks it captures his mischievous personality perfectly. 

EddieBabyCat

EddieBabyCat

What's funny is that I donated a custom pet portrait to CATS for Cats, a celebrity benefit for Kitty Bungalow in Los Angeles earlier this month. I framed a print of this portrait and displayed it at the event as an example of my work, and one of the volunteers insisted I sell her the print! She says it looks exactly like her cat, Sugar Ray. 

Seriously, though, black cats have always gotten a bad rap, and are still viewed by some as 'bad luck,' therefore they're more difficult to adopt, and worse... In Great Britain and Japan, they're considered good luck! 
Let's give some extra love to these black beauties this week, and if you're looking to adopt, give the black cats a chance!

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