Air Elemental Cat WIP 1&2

Here's a few wip pixs of my little Air Fairy Cat :) .....





She's about 1/2 way done now. Hopefully I'll have her finished early next week ;)

Updates! Free Shipping on my Website! Steampunk Cat LE #1 Canvas on ebay

Hi!
Just a little update tonight :) ... In honor of the postage rate once again going up, I have a Free Shipping Offer on my Website!, Next, I'm sorry I completely forget to post my "Steampunk Cat" LE Canvas Print #1 on eBay so she is up for auction now!

FREE Shipping on my Website!
I am offering FREE Shipping on all Website Orders Over $20.00! This applies to everything for sale on my website, Prints, Originals, LE Canvas Prints, Cameo Necklaces, Figurines, Notecards, Bookmarks, Buttons, Postcards, Keychains, Magnets, Coloring Pages, Coloring Note Cards, etc. This offer is running from Now - June 1, 2009 Only. The shipping will be removed automatically in the Shopping Cart for all orders OVER $20.00. *Note This offer does not apply to eBay or Etsy sales!*
More details are on the Monthly Special page on my website

Just a FYI.... "Steampunk Cat" Prints are still on sale on my Website! Combined with Free Shipping is a Great Deal! LE Canvas Prints *On Sale!" $75 each, Prints *On Sale!" 5x7 are $7.00, 8x10 are $10.00 & 12x16 are $24.00

eBay Auction.....
"Steampunk Cat" LE Canvas Print # 01/75, Bidding Starts at 50% off, $49.99
This is a 10 Day Auction Ending on, Sunday, May 24, at 6:57 PM Central Time.

Today I started painting the "Air Elemental Cat" :) I hope to have some WIP pixs to show soon!!
Now it's time to watch the Hell's Kitchen finale! ;D

Water Elemental Cat WIP 3 & 4 She's Done!!

Wow, that was fast! I should start painting more 8x10s!

Here's another wip with her body & face started.....



Here she is all done :) Each of the cats will have a necklace with their element symbol. This is still just a crappy digital camera pix. I'm going to wait till I'm done with all of them and scan it all at once.....

Water Elemental Cat WIP 1&2

Here's a few wip pixs of my little Water Mercat :) .....





I am really liking this :) The painting is going a lot faster than I expected too.

Etsy! Treasury!

Etsy! Treasury! Meowwwwwww! Wow!

Some Faves & some thanks to those who have featured me before.

Elemental Cats WIP Pixs 1&2

Here's what I've done so far :) I am now working on the white starburst that will be in the center. The first image is the purrrty background with paper cut outs of the cats taped over the middles. The second image I did some splatter painting (so much fun!) over all four backgrounds and used the cut outs to keep the splatters from getting in those areas ....





Right now all 4 paintings are on one big 16" x 20" canvas sheet together. This way it will be easy for me to scan & offer them as one big 12" x 16" print together as well as individual 8" x 10" prints too. As for the Original I may offer it for sale as the whole big painting and also individually at the same time BUT once one of the individual paintings sell I will just sell the others on their own too & take down the whole big painting offer. I hope that makes sense LOL!

WIPS! Elemental Cats, Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Rough Sketches...

Here are all 4 very, very rough sketches of my Elemental Cats. They will each be 8x10 paintings and will all fit together as one big print with a neat kind of star burst in the middle.....









They will be really pretty when they are all done and a little different from my normal paintings. I'll post more WIPs of them as I am painting them ;)

Sorry I haven't had much to say on here. I've just been really busy with family stuff and haven't felt like writing much online.

Fantasy Cat Figurine Auctions Ending Wed. Morning!

They are all still at very good prices! You can check them all out here......

1/2 Price Fantasy Cat Figurine Auctions on eBay




Dea Dragonfly Fairy Cat, Logan Ladybug Fairy Cat, Calico's Mystical Pumpkin, Bubble Fairy Cat, Monarch Butterfly Fairy Cat!

Thanks for looking! ;D

News! All Figurines back in stock! Fantasy Cat Necklaces, New Art ....

*Figurines
I now have All 5 Figurines back in stock & available for purchase! Dea Dragonfly Fairy Cat, Logan Ladybug Fairy Cat, Calico's Mystical Pumpkin, Bubble Fairy Cat, Monarch Butterfly Fairy Cat
Only a limited number of each will be available!

I have put one of each of them up for auction on eBay starting at 1/2 off the regular prices for 7 day auctions, Ending on next Wednesday, April 22! You can see them all in my eBay store here...
1/2 Price Fantasy Cat Figurine Auctions on eBay

Fantasy Cat Figurines! on my website



Fantasy Cat Jewelry!

Thank you so much to everyone that preordered my new necklaces! I hope that you are enjoying them. All preorders have been mailed out. I have listed the remaining quantity of necklaces that I have available on my website.

* Next paintings! I am working on sketches for my next paintings. They will be a series of 4 images that will all fit together as one large image. It's going to be really neat! I should have the first sketches ready to share soon!

Zazzle Sales! Friends & Family Event! 15% off Your Order! Through Monday! Cards Sale! 30% off cards, Through Wednesday

Zazzle Sales! *Friends & Family Event! 15% off Your Order! Through Monday! Use Code; FRIENDS15OFF

**Cards Sale! 30% off cards!Through Wednesday, Use Code; SPRINGCARD30



My Zazzle Gift Gallery, http://www.TigerpixieArt.com

*Details.... 15% off discount is applied to orders of one or more qualifying products and applies to the price of the product, not to shipping, taxes, and other charges. The coupon code FRIENDS15OFF must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Offer is valid from April 1, 2009 at 12:01am PDT, through April 06, 2009 at 11:59pm PDT. Your order must be placed during that time to receive this special promotional pricing offer. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only and is not valid on Smilestore.com orders.

**30% off discount applies to each qualifying Zazzle greeting card or note card product. The coupon code SPRINGCARD30 must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Offer is valid from March 26, 2009 through April 8, 2009 at 11:59pm PDT. Your order must be placed during that time to receive this special promotional pricing offer. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only and is not valid on Smilestore.com orders.

"Steampunk Cat" Original Painting is SOLD!

"Steampunk Cat"
12" x 16" Original Acrylic on Cotton Canvas Sheet, 2009

I sold the original off of my website yesterday! Yay! So I have ended the eBay store listing for this painting :) *I still have all the prints on sale on my website including the LE Canvas Prints that look just like the original painting are 25% off right now! * "Steampunk Cat" items on my website *

I'll be spending the rest of today getting orders ready to mail ;) Have a great day you guys!!

New Art! "Steampunk Cat"!, New Jewelry Pendants! ImagiCon Art Show & Print Shop

Happy Spring! :) I have an exciting update to share with you tonight! Lots of News!! I have my completed "Steampunk Cat" painting, NEW licensed Designer Jewelry Pendants featuring my fantasy cats & my artwork at the convention ImagiCon this weekend! First my new painting! I am so thrilled with the way this painting turned out! It took me such a long time to complete due to the tons of little details but it was well worth it!


"Steampunk Cat" 12" x 16" acrylic & ink on Canvas, 2009
An elegant Victorian steampunk cat gal poses for the perfect portrait with an interesting collection of flying ships, hot air balloons and other flying contraptions behind her.

* "Steampunk Cat" on my website *, Original Painting, Cameo Necklaces, Bookmarks, Keychains, Magnets, Notecards...
LE Canvas Prints *On Sale!" $75 each,
Prints *On Sale!" 5x7 are $7.00, 8x10 are $10.00 & 12x16 are $24.00

"Steampunk Cat" Original on eBay

Prints Sale on eBay!"Steampunk Cats" 12x16", 8x10" & 5x7".


** NEW Fantasy Cat Jewelry!! **
Designer jewelry pendants inspired by my fantasy cats created by Pacific Trading Giftware! The pendants measure about 1.5 - 2 inches in length and have an 18" black cord necklace with 2" extender chain. They are handcrafted of lead free enamel metal / alloy and each comes purrfectly packaged on a backingboard in a cello bag.
NOTE! *Pre-Orders* I am taking pre-orders for all 12 pendants. All orders places for pendants will be shipped around the last week of April.

(These new pendants have been made a part of my "Jewelry" category on my website. This Jewelry category now links to both my new pendants and to my cameo necklaces.)

ImagiCon!
March 27 - March 29, 2009, Birmingham, Alabama. I am unable to be there in person BUT I will have a my art available for sale in both the Art Show and Print Shop at reduced show prices!
"ImagiCon is a first year Full-scale Science Fiction and Fantasy convention premiering in Birmingham, Alabama on March 27 - 29, 2009. Building on the success of a similar one-time event in Birmingham, which attracted record numbers for a first-year event of this type, the Magic City proved itself a perfect site for a Fandom-focused convention for Sci-Fi and Fantasy enthusiasts."

LE ACEO Prints
This is just a heads up about my LE ACEO prints on eBay. Due to many reasons I am planning to remove ALL of my ACEO prints from eBay and place them either on Etsy or my own website for sale as I have time to do so. It could be a few weeks or it could be a few months before I get them relisted.. They will all be removed from eBay on April 10th. If you would like to purchase any before they are removed from eBay please click the link above.

Well I think that's it for now ;) Time to take a little break tonight!

Louis Wain "The Man Who Drew Cats"

I Love Louis Wain's cats. :) I've even had a few people compare my artwork to his. I think it's a nice compliment. Here's a neat video about Mr. Wain's cats & life...



It's so sad to see he was ill in his later years :( How fitting he was able to live out the rest of his life surrounded by cats.

Edited to add...There is some debate over if it really was his illness that caused him to create that way or if he was just experimenting with patterns.

From Wikipedia ..."It is not known if these works (The patterned paintings) were created in the order usually presented, as Wain did not date them......Wain experimented with patterns and cats, and even quite late in life was still producing conventional cat pictures, perhaps 10 years after his [supposedly] 'later' productions which are patterns rather than cats." I guess we will never know for sure.

"Steampunk Cat" WIP #3 & 4

Here's a few more WIP pixs since I paint sooooo slow. Well not that slow ;) I have been busy with some family stuff & business stuff as well. Also this painting has a ton of tiny details......





I have finished more than you can see here. I just didn't taker another photo yet. I should have her all done early this week *fingers crossed*

Steampunk Cat Rough Sketch
Steampunk Cat WIP #1
Steampunk Cat WIP #2

I'm in a newspaper article about Artists on Etsy....

The article was in our local paper ( Pensacola News Journal ) on Saturday 3/7 on the front of the Life section :) I was a little disappointed that they didn't show my artwork I sent BUT I am very glad that they put my website link in the article. Weird isn't it... An article about selling on Etsy and they put my website link not Etsy Shop link. They also goofed and said that the other girl they interviewed is "Tigerpixie" on Etsy. It's all good! I am just happy I got to be a part of it at all :) Here is the link to the article online ( my little paragraph is on the 2nd page ) ... It's so Etsy

Updates! Zazzle Sale, Facebook, EMG, Ezine Feature!

Wow, It's March already! Where did February go?? I have a few little updates and announcements today :) Zazzle Sale ... Ellen Million Graphics ... Facebook ... Ye Olde Witches Brew Ezine ...

*Zazzle Sale! $4.00 off Shirts Through Tuesday! Use Code; PATTYSHIRT09



My Zazzle Gift Gallery, http://www.TigerpixieArt.com
I have added about 30 new items since my last update!
*Details.... $4.00 off T-shirts discount applies to each qualifying Zazzle apparel product. The coupon code PATTYSHIRT09 must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Offer is valid through March 3, 2009 at 11:59pm PST. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special promotional pricing offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers.

New Coloring Book & Products from Ellen Million Graphics!
I am very happy to announce that I have a few select images available on products through Ellen Million Graphics! You can see them all here, Carrie Hawks, EMG Page

The coloring book is titled, "Dragons, Fairies and Fantasy Horses, Vol 2 (now with more fairy cats!)". It features 5 of my coloring images ( Dea Dragonfly, Logan Ladybug, Autumn Winds, Buzz Bumble Bee & Summer Sunshine), along with images by Alice den Hollander, Erika Harm, Laura Melis, Ellen Million, Jennifer L. Nilsson. The coloring book has 22 full-page illustrations for hours of coloring enjoyment. Difficulty level: Pretty darn challenging. Single-sided printing for painless tear-out and to allow bleed-through coloring media. Coloring books are 8.5 x 11 inches, staple-bound, with sturdy cardstock covers.

Ezine Feature!
Ye Olde Witches Brew Magazine, Embracing the Vintage Witch
I am proud to announce have a little feature with my artwork in Ye Olde Witches Brew Ezine!
"Beautiful fantasy feline art is what Artist, Carrie Hawks brings to life with beauty, grace and a uniqueness you will not find anywhere else". My good friend Carol Ochs is also a featured artist in this issue. You can register to see the Ezine for Free here, Ye Olde Witches Brew Magazine Subscribe

"Steampunk Cat" WIP Pixs
Hehe! & yes, that is my own weird version of that 1800's bat plane & yes, that is a flying clawfoot bathtub next to it :P I had fun making these up!



Steampunk Cat Rough Sketch
Steampunk Cat WIP #1

Facebook, I have a Personal Profile & an Artist Page on Facebook! I update my personal page regularly and my artist page will have all the latest news, artworks, updates on new product and any events or special happening in my little art world. I would be happy to add you to both of my Facebook pages! Just add me as a friend and I will add you back!
Carrie Hawks, Tigerpixie Art Studio Page on Facebook
Carrie Hawks, Personal Profile on Facebook
Or you can search for me by my name or email address, tigerpixie@cox.net

My next big update will be my completed "Steampunk Cat" painting! Oh and also some new products available featuring my artwork! I should be receiving the samples later this week! Yay!! :D
Thanks for looking you guys!!

"Steampunk Cat" WIP #1

Here's what I've done so far :) Just the basic background. It's not at all what I planned for the background BUT I think it works and is going to be really cool once it is all done. I'm going to add some neat "flying machines" in the valley behind her and in the distant sky :D .....



Here is the rough sketch of her if you missed it earlier. I know it's kind of hard to see her in the wip pix since i painted all over parts of it while painting the background ...
SteamPunk Cat Rough Sketch

Off to paint! I will post another WIP once I get the background all done.

P.s. Facebook, Earlier I only posted the link to my Art Page there. Here is my Personal Profile page too, add me & I'll add ya back ;)

Facebook! Carrie Hawks, Tigerpixie Art Studio Page....

I've created my own facebook page for my art! I will be posting all of my updates, new art, work in progress photos and lots more on there! I hope you'll check it out, say hello and hopefully "Become a Fan"! ....

Carrie Hawks, Tigerpixie Art Studio Page on Facebook

Thanks so much,
Carrie

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! :) I hope you all have a lovely day!

Busy, busy! Packaing up more orders to mail today & getting organized so I can paint later :)