Changes

Changes in the wind blow the leaves about,
leaving trees nude and without.

Changes can mean new life has been born,
or they can give you a nasty thorn.

The ride was fun while it lasted...
Anyone have any tweezers?

I've Changed My Animal-Artwork eBay Name!

I've changed my eBay name Animal-Artwork-by-Federico to Poodelicious-Artwork-by-Federico. All CAT art will be offered under Federico-Fantasy-Art and I'll be offering only POODLE art under the new name.

Click on my new logo in this post and it will bring you to my Poodelicious eBay Store. More whimsical Poodle artwork will be listed in the near future, including Poodle Parody Paintings.

Cat Parody Paintings in Oils

Here's sampling of some of my original Cat Parody Paintings, with whimsical parodies such as The Scream, Mona Lisa, Queen Elizabeth the First, American Gothic, and more!

Vintage Postcard Collecting

Read what Lady Lyndy has to say about collecting vintage postcards, and view her beautiful antique Santa postcard collection! http://todaysgold.blogspot.com/

eBay Links For One-of-a-kind Art!

All righty, here we go with the eBay links! Click on the top two pictures and they will bring you to the auctions. For the postcard paintings, I've provided links below the picture.

Original, hand painted Black Cat Christmas Cigar Box Purse with Swarovski Crystal Rhinestones

Original hand painted Poodle Music Box playing "How Much Is That Doggy In The Window"

White Poodle Hand Painted Postcard

Black Poodle Postcard

Silver Poodle Postcard

ahem! me-me-me-me! I've been tagged - me-me!

This is the MeMe Tag game. It's a great way to hook up with friends and link with other blogs. Lyndy http://www.todaysgold.blogspot.com/, a dear friend, has tagged me and I'm to write 8 things about myself, so here goes..

8 Things I'm Passionate About:
My Husband
My Art
ECKANKAR
Antiques
Reading
Living in the Northwest
My Poodles & Cats
Colors

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
Become a 5th
Become a famous artist
Win the lotto
Be generous with others with the lotto winnings
Help build a temple
Travel cross country in an RV
Ride a horse at a full gallop
Become published

8 Things That Attract Me To My Friends
Honesty
Willingness to listen to my woes
Compassion
Humor
Sharing the same love of animals
Sharing....period
Creative
Kindness

8 (minus 4 since I'm so late in joining this game) People Who Should Join In The Me-Me Tag
Chris http://designsbyck.blogspot.com/
Tina http://doggyblogie.blogspot.com/
Johanna http://www.johannaparkerdesign.blogspot.com/
Lori http://retrorudolphs.blogspot.com/

Holiday Poodle Postcard Painting Preview (say it, don't spray it!)

Fun & Whimsical! These original and one-of-a-kind Postcard Paintings will be listed on eBay this Wednesday evening. As usual, I'll include the links once they hit.

These make the perfect gift to insert into Holiday cards!

Featured Artist

Full Moon Spotlight Artist http://www.ehaag.com/EHAG_NEWSLETTER_DEC.pdf

eBay Link To The OOAK Christmas Poodle Cigar Box Purse

All right, Folks! Here's the link; click on the picture and it will take you there! Both cigar box purses I listed this week have Swarovski Crystal Rhinestones, and of course, are one-of-a-kind (OOAK) and hand painted. Fully lined, too!

eBay Link for Original Tuxedo Cat Cigar Box Purse

Here's the link! Click on the picture and it will bring you to the auction.

The Christmas poodle purse won't list until this evening. I'll provide a link for that later on.

2 Hand Painted OOAK Cigar Box Purses!

Here's a preview of two Original Cigar Box Purses that will list this evening on eBay. As usual, I'll add the links after they list.

eBay Auction Links to Postcards, Parodies, & Purse

Here we go!

Poodle Purse

Black Angel Cat King

Black Angel Cat & Ornament

Poodle Parody #1

Poodle Parody #2

Christmas Dark Angel Feline Postcard Preview

These two original and one-of-a-kind Postcard Paintings will be listed this evening on eBay. They feature Fantasy Christmas Dark Angel Felines, created using acrylics, pen & ink, watercolor pens, gel pens, and colored pencil.

I'll post the link for them after they list.

Tag....I'm It!

I've been tagged by Lyndy Ward of TodaysGold http://todaysgold.blogspot.com/ to write 5 random things about myself. So here goes...

1. Growing up I used to be so shy, I'd walk with my head down. Everyone thought I was a snob!

2. I like to read those silly, romantic comedy books. Yet I can't stand to watch sappy chick flicks. Comedies and animations are what I like to watch.

3. I live and breath art. I wake up in the mornings and design art in my head. After my spiritual exercises in the evening before I fall asleep, I design art in my head. Now all I need is the time to create all of these designs!

4. I belong to a New Age religion called Eckankar.

5. I sing and dance with my poodles. They love it!

Here are the rules:

1. Post these rules on your Blog.
2. Link to your Tagger. This is a wonderful PR tool for the GOOGLE search engines. HENCE THE NAME TAGGED!
3. Share 5 facts about yourself on your Blog. Some facts can be random & some unusual. Sharing on Tagger's Blog is optional.
4. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their Blogs.
5. Let them know they are Tagged by leaving a comment on their Blog.

I now tag.....

Jodi Creager http://creagerstudios.blogspot.com/
Carolee Clark http://kingofmicestudios.blogspot.com/
Lori Rudolph http://retrorudolphs.blogspot.com/
Johanna Parker http://johannaparkerdesign.blogspot.com/
Chris Klingler http://designsbyck.blogspot.com/

Poodle Cigar Box Purse Preview

I finally finished it! Here's a preview of the hand painted Poodle Cigar Box Purse. Both sides are detailed and I've added Swarovski Crystal Rhinestones and vintage rhinestone jewelry parts.

As always, I line my purses and add extra details.

It will list on eBay Wednesday evening at 5:30 PM Pacific time under my Animal-Artwork-by-Federico name. I'll include a link for this after it's listed.

Poodle Parody Painting Preview (say that without spitting)

Here's a preview of a couple of Poodle Parody Paintings, created using pen & ink, watercolor pens, colored pencil, and metalic pens. These will be listed on eBay this Wednesday.

eBay Auction Links

Hi Everyone,

As promised, here are the eBay auction links for the Black Cat Parody Paintings shown below.

"Vanessa Kitty"

"Madame Feline"

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's Another Preview

Here's another Black Cat Parody Painting, also in pen & ink and watercolor pens. These original pieces of art will be listed on eBay this Wednesday, November 21.

Latest Black Cat Parody Painting

Here's a preview of my latest Black Cat Parody Painting, created using pen & ink, watercolor pens, colored pencil, and gold metalic pens.

I will be listing it on eBay next week.

A Creative Day

Today I painted stars on the poodle purse and finished the final coating on the painted pieces that will be glued to the box itself. I will hopefully line the interior by the end of this week and add some more detail to the Madame Pompadour cat oil painting.

Then I sculpted half of a cat's head with Paperclay which will be part of another project. This evening I'll work on a pen & ink watercolor painting of a black cat parody.

I'm so behind, I don't have one item ready to list this week! Wish me luck on finishing that pen & ink....

Becky

Auction Link

As promised, here's the eBay auction link for the purse I listed on November 7:

OOAK Black Cat Halloween Folk Art Purse

Purse in eBay

Here's a Halloween purse I had listed on eBay a few weeks ago, but the buyer reneged. She also reneged on 4 other sellers, so now she's no longer registered on eBay!

Anyway, this one is called, "Pumpkin Worship or Heat Seekers". I'll post the auction link tomorrow since it hasn't quite hit eBay just yet....

A Couple of Victorian Gothic Purses

Inside view

Happy November 1!

And a beautiful Fall day it is! The air is crisp, half of the colorful leaves have fallen, and the sun is out with clouds skittering across the sky. This morning we had several flocks of Canadian geese flying low above our house. Yesterday a couple of bald eagles were soaring and screeching in the tall trees behind us. I had to keep Bijou's lead short and tight as she peed; I'd hate to have my toy poodle become eagle prey!

All in all, it's a great day for painting but today I'm running errands which includes going to Jo-Ann Fabrics for lace and black paint for my cigar box purses.

More Art

Hand Sculpted Pumpkin Man

Halloween Purse

I Got The Brush-Off!

Well! I just got the brush-off! Kinda..... Yesterday I sat down to work on the Madame Pompadour cat parody painting when I realized that I had used all of my good brushes on my acrylic Halloween Folk Art, so now they're shot! I placed an order with Dick Blick Art Supplies.

So now what? Today I prep 3 boxes for 3 purses: one poodle purse, one poodle Christmas purse, and one black cat Christmas purse.

Becky

Time To Paint in Oils

Happy Sunday, everyone! Today I plan on organizing my cat parody art prints to sell in my eBay Store. But since I've been working diligently on my Halloween Folk Art these past couple of months, I've kind of let my oil painting slide. Before the Halloween rush I had started two oil paintings, one of King Henry and the other of Madame Pompadour. Which do you think I should paint for completion first?

By the way, in regards to those original cat parody paintings, I will no longer offer them on eBay. Instead, they will be available directly on my web site.

Thanks, Becky

A Few Examples of Becky's Cat Parody Paintings

"The Yowl"

"King Henry VIII - A Mouse Is Better Than A Sword"
"Madame C - Fond Memories of Her Deceased Husband"
© 2007 B. Federico

Some Of My Latest Art

Why Witchy Poodle Artist?

Greetings! My name is Becky Federico, an eBay Artist who creates whimsical art featuring Halloween Black Cats and Poodles. Cigar Box Purses, Cat Parody Oil Paintings, Postcard Paintings, Sculptures, Folk Art Boxes, and more. All of my art is Original and One of a Kind.