Color Cat Studios

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Well, I am fluent in English and music (considered a language), adore old English, am pretty dangerous in Spanish and Italian, fascinated with German and completely stymied by Dutch, and spent about five years intensely studying and teaching Latin. But did you know I can read paint palettes? Looking at this one, I can clearly see that someone was definitely painting an animal’s nose.

Well, okay, it’s my palette. But I can look back at any photos of my palette over the years and clearly remember exactly what I painted. Cool, huh?

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Matisse Paint Pour

For all its bold color I named this one ‘Matisse’ and took some shots of it so you could look at all its little nuances. Really love the way the blues and reds mixed in this one with little bold shouts of black and white. That gunmetal sparkle throughout is like the icing on the cake. Armchair shopping at its best - www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.

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This photo shows how big it is: 8” square with 3/4” depth. It’s on cradled birch - gorgeous, smooth and sturdy. My little giraffe friend likes it too.

I was a little frustrated because I forgot to take pics of this before I laid down the resin. Even in the video you can see a lot of reflections and probably see me with my camera if you look closely. But you know, it’s all right - you can really see what you’ll get, and THAT’S a good thing! Absolutely love this one with two of my favorite compliments working together

This shot shows how it wraps around the sides. I love that it continues the art all the way around. :) ❤️

Monday, September 30, 2019

Mermaid Painting For Sale

Mermaid! That’s what I named this one! This little painting makes me want to go swimming. See ya later. I’ve got a date with the pool. In the meantime, you can find this on my website, www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.

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A pretty little piece at a pretty little price, just right for that special gift.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Sold - Chinese Lantern Painting

‘Look at the little beauty I purchased from Cindy Hanenburg Johnson! Josie and I fell in love with it as did my grandson Andres! The colors sing to me and that Chinese lantern looks so bright, it’s lit. So happy we finally own one of your artworks. ❤️’. That’s what my friend, an AMAZING artist himself, said. As for me, I feel privileged that they wanted one of my pieces! This is one of my series of three Chinese lantern paintings. Love it! So glad it went to a good home.

Paint Pours for Sale

This little beauty is just so much fun in its waves of cool, watery colors. It reminds me of swimming and the water flowing around myself in rivulets. I feel cool just looking at it! In the center I put most of the iridescents which blend gloriously with the other colors as they reach outward. Oh, I LOVE this one of a kind piece!

I painted it on a 6”x6” cradled wood support, and let the paint flow over the edges so even the sides look like art. Note: this is an extremely thick layer of acrylics. What do you do if it gets dusty? Take a damp cloth to it. That’s all! The surface is impermeable. Wired and ready for hanging. Www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.

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An heirloom for $60.00!

Art Studio Work

People ask ‘How long did that painting take?’ Here’s an essential part of my process that never shows. I choose my paints very carefully for any piece and a lot of planning goes into it that no one knows about. Mixing colors, matching colors, working out compliments, mixing, finding opaques and transparents. It’s here where I wrestle with problems so that once brush meets canvas there are no mistakes. It may look sloppy and messy now, but that gets all worked out so that HOPEFULLY the final will be brilliant. Also, these notes are important because years later I can refer to them for repairs or for posterity.

For this commissioned work I am making sure the new piece will not necessarily mimic but at least match the two other pieces I’ve done for these people. You can find lots of my art at www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com

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Turkish tour

Another look at those natural color-sources. I asked about cochineal, because you couldn't just have that on a shelf, and yes, their deep reds are cochineal. It's a South American insect that is a parasite to the prickly pear. Owners deposit them into their fields, and blow them off and collect them once they're big. Then they crush their fat, bloody bodies for a nice, natural, red dye. I'm so happy to report that the rug we purchased has cochineal in it. I'm also happy to report that it's likely in your lipstick and blush, ladies, and if you drink cherry coke - it's in there, too! :)

'My' Chair

At our theatre the other night we had an orchestra meeting after I taught my sets class. After about a half hour, someone pulled me out of the meeting for a few minutes. When I came back, everyone in the room was laughing and pointing to the nice, uh, black leather chair. I had paint on the back of my shirt, and it permanently smeared all over the leather! The last time I went in the office, I noticed that someone had taped up the sign you see here. One way to lay claim to something! Well, it's not the first time, let's see, there's my driveway with many colors of paint, our carpet with Peter Pan green footprints, my car with yellow paint on the seat, my gloves, half of my clothes. It seems like everyone likes my painted clothes, kind of like already-broken-in-jeans. Maybe I should start a clothing line!