Ryder the Golden

I think bright red works really well for this youngster - It screams Happy...Happy...Happy Dog!!!

"Ryder" 16x20x1.5 Oil on Canvas

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WIP - Golden

This is Ryder - a cute golden retriever. This painting is slightly larger than some of the ones I have been working on lately and I must say it felt great working this size...As you can see I used the grid method to transfer the image... I used a yellow pastel pencil for the grid and drawing.

"Ryder" - 16x20 Oil on Gallery Canvas

Poppy

Another close-up floral. Here is one happy looking poppy done on a gallery style canvas.

"Poppy" - 12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Tulip on Green

Here is a cute little tulip - painted using a palette knife. This was painted on a gallery style canvas with the sides painted to match the painting.

"Lonesome" - 8x8x1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Continuing with Florals

In between several dog painting commissions, I squeezed in couple of florals. This is some kind of a Daisy - My husband, the 'flower master' must have zillions of these on his garden - well maybe not zillions, but definitely many...many...many...

"Lone Daisy" - 6x6 oil on masonite

Available

Another Lily

Sorry for the glare on this painting - Maybe it's the color combination, but I could not get a good shot. Will take another photo once the paint dries a bit...This is painted on a gallery style canvas with all sides painted.

"Her Brightness" - 12 x 12x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Elegant Lily

If you have not yet come across Cristall Harper's blog, you should definitely head right over there - She does the most beautiful Tulips...They GLOW...

"Lily" - 12 x 24 Oil on Canvas Panel
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Announcing a Fundraiser for Safe Haven for Cats

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Cat Claws Studio would like to announce a Halloween Fundraiser that we are calling Spooktacular Nap-A-Thon.

This Fundraiser will benefit all the cute little fuzzies at the Safe Haven for Cats No-Kill Cat Shelter in Raleigh NC.

Today’s tough economy is having an impact on the cats. The reality finds fewer cats adopted and more abandoned at the door or returned when household finances worsen. Currently Safe Haven for Cats is caring for over 100 cats daily (the most in the 15 year history of the organization) and more than 75 cats and kittens are on the waiting list to come into the shelter.

Trick or Treat....Would you please consider making a small donation to my Nap-A-Thon.... www.firstgiving.com/ogs_wagner



SHFC is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible. SHFC does not get any municipal, city, state or federal funds. All the money to support the shelter comes from individual donations like yours.



In return for your donation - your name will be entered into a raffle for the original oil painting that you see on the right (or any other painting of your choice that available from http://www.catclawsstudio.com/ )

"Rescued"
11 x 14 Oil on Canvas

A bit wild and colorful

No reference image and thus no pressure to have it look like one... Here you have a Wedge style Siamese...A but crazy on the color combo - but I do so love to play with color...

"Purrfection" - 12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on canvas

Available

SHFC Kitten

This is one of the many kittens that came through the Safe Haven for Cats doors this year alone. I absolutely loved the photo, but I did make the kitten a bit more orange than he really was. I am not sure what I will do with the painting. I am currently working on a "Halloween" fundraiser for SHFC and might offer this painting as part of the raffle...We'll see...More details to come in the next couple of days.

"Rescued" - 11 x14 x 1.5 Oil on Stretched Canvas

Here comes Nacho!!!

Didn't I say this little man was the CUTEST!!!. This is Nacho (a.k.a. Chero). He is a 5 year old Devon Rex with the softest curls ever. I submitted his photo to James Parker's Windows to the Words blog and it was one of the 4 photos that was picked for this month painting assignment. To visit his Blog click HERE

"Smug Man" - 8 x 16 Oil on Canvas

Cat amongst the Dogs

It has been a while since I worked on a cat. Here is an Applehead Siamese with incredible blue eyes. Siamese are great cats - full of style and personality.

"Blue on Blue" - 10 x10 Oil on Canvas

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DSFDF - Cupcake

Here is my entry to the latest Different Strokes From Different Folks challenge. To see all the other entries click HERE

"Centerpiece" - 6 x 6 x1.5 Oil on Canvas

Available

Windows to the Words -September

Cats are the subject for the September 's challenge on the Windows to the Words Art Blog. WooHooooo - A photo of my boy Nacho has been selected as one of the reference pictures for the challenge. Nacho is a 5 year old Devon Rex boy and if I must say so myself - He is the CUTEST!!! Click HERE for the Windows to the Words Blog.

Chihuahua on green

How's this for a little "psychedelic" chihuahua. I came home from the barn today and had the desire to paint something bright and wow...the photo doesn't really do justice to the bright green background - it really screams "BRIGHT".

"Chi on Green" - 12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

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Again, I use a gessoed stretched canvas to work on this little dude...I made a very quick sketch using some Holbein Indigo and proceeded from there...

So Blue

Another sweet little pup...Done on gallery style canvas with the sides painted and ready to hang.

"So Blue" - 6 x 6 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

Available

10% will be donated to Old Dog Haven Rescue

as part of the Art for Critters project

Egg on Blue

"Egg on Blue" - 6x6 Oil on Canvas

Available

This was supposed to be a cupcake for the DSFDF challenge. It started as a cupcake - but somewhere in the middle it turned into an egg. Animals are so much easier (LOL)...