Sakura

This cat is inspired by the cherry blossoms, which are in bloom now. In Japan it's the symbol of the transitory of life, short and beautiful.

Acryl on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, "Cherry Up, Lucky Cat", 2011

I have used this cat in an article of a pink G-Shock. The cat loks a bit like a marshmallow, ha ha.

Wakey Wakey! I wanna play!

This is the cat waking over me when I sleep. This is the first thing I see when I open my eyes. He has been sitting there for months already. Every day he waits for me to play...

"Happy Tiger plays Ball", acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2010

Meowy Fail!

 

From Spelling Fails dot com.

Happy Miaux Year!

"Animecat 1", acryl on canvas, 2011

I hope you continue to enjoy reading my weblog in 2011. I haven't painted for a while now, but last week I got this very nice mini painting from Ghislaine as a "Thank You!" for the painting I gave to her. The painting is signed Chantelle. It seems I am not the only one working with an alias.I hope my (male) cats are not getting too excited when seeing this cute little kitty.

Holy Sweet Rock Star

Strolls thought the purple nights. A holy cat from A to Z.
He's hungry. He shouts: "I want Candy!"

"Starsky Holy Cat (from A2Z)", 20 x 20 cm, acryl on canvas, 2010

Tortoise

Is it called a turtle cat in English? In Dutch a turtle cat is a cat with small spots. I translated it in small squared. One had to be different this time. Maybe one fell off. Will it grow on again? Or is it a hidden door? What would be hidden behind it?

Tortoise cats are a bit shy, but also they are curious. Will curiosity win over shyness?

Tortoise (I),Acryl on canvas, 30 x 30 cm, 2009

Steam Cat!

Ce tableau a été inspiré par une visite à un festival de train à vapeur.

Qu'est-ce que nous avons ici? C'est un chat de la vapeur! Nuages se posent dessus de sa tête. À toute vitesse, le chat de la vapeur!

 J'aurais pu appelé Steam Cat ou Stoomkat, mais en français le nom semble la meilleure.

Le fond a été inspiré par le prestigieus Express Trans Europe.

 "Chat à Vapeur", Peinture acrylique sur toile. 10 x 10 cm, 2010

Good night, Royal Blue Cat!

 Grab all the stars from the sky,

Let's walk through the moonlight, you and I,

Together we sing along the road:

"Pussy is the Sky with Diamonds!"

Acryl on Canvas, 10x10 cm, 2010.

Edit: Later today I saw on the news it was 30 years ago that John Lennon died... I didn't know this when I posted this.

Ghost Cat

You know how kids are. They see ghosts everywhere. Watch a scary program on TV and you have to stay up a few nights. This is how we missed the first Doctor Who series.

I was painting another cat, while Eva (my girlfriend) was watching Ghost Whisperer, with Bram. I had warned, but they both did want to see the show. It inspired me to make this "Ghost Cat". Luckily Bram now understands that TV shows are fantasy. Or is it not...

"Untitled", Acryl on canvas, 10x10 cm, 2010

Be Curious

I have a dream. Just a small dream. I would like to see some of my cats hanging inside the school where I work on unexpected places. Just to cheer people a little. I noticed a lot of students already have seen it. Only a few know it's mine. It would be fun if the cats would surprise people, without that people know who made it.

This is the first lucky cat. It is hanging above a hallway at the stair case on the 2nd floor. I got help from a concierge. He was armed with a hammer drill. Took me 2 minutes to hang it there. Thanks Jan! When taking this picture a student (Rosaly) was laughing at me. Not sure what to think of that...

Why does the sun turn red? Why am I ? Why do I hang up here? Why am I a blue striped tiger? Why is a reticulum endoplasmatic and not exoplasmatic? Stay curious!

"Curious Lucky Cat" Acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2010.