My Award, Your Win, “Allegro Moderato”

Awards were announced in the Cat Writers’ Association 2018 Communications Contest on Saturday, May 18, during the three-day conference in St. Louis. I didn’t get to go to the conference and missed not only the awards banquet but also the speakers and seminars, networking, meeting with editors and seeing all the other cat writers and […]

October Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar: “Allegro Moderato”

Some paintings wait decades to be painted, and when they have their chance they press on until they are fully realized. This was one of those paintings, one that monopolized the last four days of my life. I am not complaining in the least. My orange boy Allegro came to me in 1986 and left […]

Allegro Moderato, Pastel

This is an original pastel painting, 14 x 20, matted and framed. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Some paintings wait decades to be painted, and when they have their chance they press on until they are fully realized. This was one of those paintings, one that monopolized four days of my life. I am not complaining in […]

Bath, Interrupted Vintage Cigar Box Keepsake

This box has a print of my painting “Bath, Interrupted” on the top, and I preserved some decorative features on the original box, adding pink paint to cover proprietary text areas, and gold washi tapes to outline painted areas.Price includes shipping, handling and taxes. About the keepsakes Use for storage for small items, photos or […]

New Kitty Keepsake Boxes

Mimi is sure the lighting for this photo is horrible. So am I! As soon as we had some sun she and Mewsette and I ran out to set up the photo. Then the sun went in. But we are sure you can see the boxes well enough for now. This new batch of keepsake […]

Give the Gift of Artwork, 25% Discount on All Original Art

"Safe", pastel, 15" x 20", 2015 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Each season when I publish my quarterly Nature & Wildlife newsletter I extend a 25% discount on all original art that features the season, but for autumn I discount all original art so you can start shopping for the holidays. For the first two months of the discount it’s only available to list members, but […]

Certificates of Excellence for Artwork in the 2018 CWA Communications Contest

Three paintings that earned Certificates of Excellence.

Results from judging the Cat Writers’ Association 2018 Communications Contest are in. Three paintings from 2018 have won Certificates of Excellence this year, two elective paintings and one commissioned portrait, in the category “Fine Art”. The Fine Art category is new for the 2018 contest. In the past there were image awards that I’d submitted […]

Give the Gift of Artwork, 25% Discount on All Original Art

Peaches and Peonies, pastel, 23" x 16" © 2008 Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Give the Gift of Artwork, 25% Discount on All Original Art

"Colorful", 11" x 15", soft pastel , 2015 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

Keepsake Boxes

Use for storage for small items, photos or special keepsakes, or use as gift boxes. I choose a variety of papier-mâché boxes from the craft store, vintage cardboard cigar boxes I find at yard sales and even new wooden cigar boxes, and any other container that will bear decorating and further use, envisioning the art […]