Lady Sky in my "studio." She's such a beauty.

New painting, "Green Buddha Meditation":

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Clouds drifting...full moon shining on twisted pine trees. Shards of moonlight are reflected in the water, made rough by the waterfall flowing down the large boulders. Buddha sits on a rock, meditating. This Zen Buddhist Japanese landscape, from the Zen Mandala series (visionary landscapes in a contemporary Asian style), is an original acrylic painting on a gallery-wrapped stretched canvas.

Original painting, "Crow with Red Roses," 5" x 5" square on stretched canvas:

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Up for auction on eBay, starting at only $29!

Original black cat painting, 5" x 5" square on stretched canvas:

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Up for auction on eBay, starting at only $29!

Well...here we are. The furbabies first Christmas.

Nibblefest time again...Yes, it's the 20th so I'm starting an auction for only .99, no reserve. This month, the theme is "The View from my Window" so I sat down at the dining room table and painted this original ACEO of the tree branches I could see from the window, "Yellow Leaves, Gray Sky":

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Starts at only $0.99, no reserve!

New pendants, all available on my website:

Oak Tree Meditation Necklace $26.50

Oak Tree Necklace $26.50

Last week, we went "snow chasing". Snow is becoming more common here--every year, the winter seems colder. But, I've only ever seen snow close up a few times in my life, and only on the hills in the last 10 years or so.

We had a big snowfall (18 inches) late one day. The next day, we went up to the area in the morning, the snow melting even as we drove up. We stopped at the Diablo Foothills to walk around (that's Mount Diablo State Park in the distance with the snow). Unfortunately, we couldn't walk much because of the mud. This stuff was like concrete! You couldn't shake it off.

Decided to reopen my eBay store. And, to kick it off, I put this original peace tree oil painting on auction:

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Starts at only $39, no reserve!

Starting some original 5" square paintings at only $24.99 on eBay:

Dragonfly Guest

Teapot with Iris Wallpaper

Angel in Gray Clouds

Since the other angel painting got a bid, here's another, Southwest Sunset Angel, starts at only $39, no reserve, with free US shipping.

New painting, "Dandelion Wishes and Pine Trees":

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The full moon illuminates a distant hill with three pine trees, and is reflected in the lake below. On a closer hill, a twisted pine tree stands over dandelion globes. Dandelion fairies dance in the night sky, which is in shades of blue. This visionary landscape is an original acrylic painting on a gallery-wrapped stretched canvas (the 3/4" staple-free sides are finished off in black acrylic).

Size: 14" x 11". Offered at $500 and prints are available.

I painted this one on my birthday last week.

Orange tabby cat pendant (handmade from my painting):

Benefits the Silicon Valley Humane Society

New painting, "Peace Tree with Monarch Butterflies ":

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The rising sun illuminates Monarch butterflies and blossoming tree branches, covered in cherry blossoms. The tree branches have arc'd to form a peace sign in the lime green sky. Some of the petals are dancing in the sunrise. This hope-filled piece, part of the Zen Mandala modern art series (botanical visionary landscapes in a contemporary Asian style), is an original acrylic painting on a gallery-wrapped stretched canvas (the 3/4" staple-free sides are finished off in purple acrylic).

Size: 14" x 11". Offered at $500 and prints are available.

The past week, Loki made a break for the front door a couple times (both my kitties are indoor). The second time, I realized he was trying to see the autumn leaves that had fallen on the porch, so I brought a few in for he and Lady Sky to play with.

We went to Santa Cruz on Sunday and caught sight of this orange tabby cat in the rocks on the bluff, watching the dogs play on the beach.

New pic of Lady Sky (the pretty Siamese cat) and Loki (the handsome creamsicle kitty).

As you see, they've been bonding :-).

New one of Lady Sky that shows a little of what a beautiful kitten she is.

She's finding all sorts of little spots to call her own, including this secluded end table.

Here are Lady Sky and Loki in my "studio" (the dining room table).

Lady Sky is doing very well for being here less than a week. She and Loki are still figuring out games that they both enjoy.

She's also enjoying the new varieties of food (she'd been on dry food before). She wasn't sure about canned food her first day but now she can see its plus side ;-). And she loves chicken.

Welcome our new addition, Sky.

We decided to adopt right away this time. Loki, our dear little kitten, is the sort who likes a playmate. We went back to the same shelter where we found him, safehavenanimalsanctuary.org.

I'd seen Sky on one of my trips to the pet store last week (the local petsmart always has some there for adoption). She was sleeping so peacefully then woke up, looked at me with those enchanting blue eyes, reached out a little paw, and fell back asleep. She looked about the same size as Loki. When we found out Salem had terminal cancer after all, and had to be put down, I thought of her. When we adopted Loki, the lady at the shelter had said that many healthy young animals were being put down for not having homes. safehaven is no kill but I figure that, if I take one of theirs, that frees up a spot for another one.

Sky didn't have a name. She'd been a stray and the people who found her decided not to keep her and contacted safehaven. I spent some time trying to come up with a name. I looked up various goddess names from different cultures but I kept coming back to "Sky" (on account of those beautiful blue eyes). When Diane, the safehaven person, asked me about her name and I told her "Sky", she said how that was her brother's name. That cinched it for me--a good omen.

Like many kitties getting used to their new surroundings, Sky spends some amount of time behind or under things. I wanted to get a pic or two to post ASAP, though. She looks like a fairly traditional Siamese, except a bit furrier and her tail has a little white tip.

And I thought I'd post a new one of Loki too. Sky growls a little but that could just be a "siamese thing." They were bred to be guard cats after all. But they play together. Sky is quickly overcoming her initial reticence. I woke up to find her on my chest meowing to be petted. I petted her for quite awhile and then she curled up and went to sleep. Sweet girl.