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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Joe The Thug

"Joe The Thug"
ACEO 2.5x3.5"
Acrylic on canvas



My friend Christy wanted her cat, Joe to be fat cat! So, in the spirit of Al Capone, with the gangster car, the city background, and the patent leather shoes, I painted Joe, immortalized as the lazy thug that he is.

Christy Dekoning is a watercolor artist living in Ontario, whose portraits will become an heirloom in anyone's family. Visit Christy's blog: Travels in Watercolors

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10 comments:

  1. Joe is great! I know who Christy is and I do have a couple of her ACEOs. She is a wonderful artist.

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  2. Hi Rebecca, I want to let you know that I have given you the sunshine award - you can pick it up to pass on at my blog.

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  3. Well Thank you Marlene! That is so sweet!

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  4. "Notes From Smelly Rhino Studio" has been included in this weeks Sites To See. I hope you like the image I featured, and I hope this helps to attract many new visitors here.

    http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2010/04/sites-to-see.html

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  5. You know, I think I have a bad habit of leaving a comment and then closing the tab before I enter the captcha.
    Because I definitely commented on this last week!!!

    Thank you for doing an insanely awesome job on Joe. I love it!!!!

    AND.... guess what?

    You won a portrait in my March Giveaway!!!!

    Karma, my friend. Karma.

    ~ Christy DeKoning

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