Original Art by Amanda Taylor Spiers

I am an artist and stay-at-home mom living in Virginia Beach. I love color, and I love PAINT! I am inspired by places that are full of energy and color. Just some of the things I enjoy painting include the Virginia Beach boardwalk, architecture, nature and my cats. I also love, love, love painting things for children. I am only an artist because my Creator ordained it so, and I owe all of my talent and all of my successes to Him. I consider myself very fortunate to have unique ideas and the ability to do something with them.

The purpose of this blog is give updates on my latest projects! All work shown here is more recent.


If you want to see more of my art go to: www.catinthelapstudio.com

Friday, March 5, 2010

It's Raining Cats and Dogs!

Tonight is the opening of the gallery's SPCA benefit show featuring cat and dog art.  It is always a fun night, with people dressing up, voting on "Top Dog" and "Top Cat" artwork, and carrying around adorable kittens that the SPCA brings over for adoption.  I will beg for a kitten, as always, and then claim Callie wants one, which NEVER works.  The "boys" will sit at home hoping that we don't bring back another cat and wishing that they could have gone with us to see their portraits on the walls of the galleries.  I hung last year's entries on my wall for display and entered five new paintings.  When I finish this blog, I am off to work on cat ears and tails for Callie and I to wear tonight.  We will also be donning our "Afro-chic" leopard print boots (me) and shirt (Callie).  Good thing we just "happen" to have animal print clothing items around the house -- not because I am obsessed with buying or anything ;)

Fresh Air Nap
Acrylic 24x36, framed
$275
 
 Are You Lauging at my Muffin Top?
Acrylic and Collage 16x20ish? gallery wrapped
$80

 

 Sad Clown/ Happy Clown
Acrylic and Collage 5x7 each, gallery wrapped
(two separate paintings)
$25 each 



 All Girls Love Shoes!
Acrylic and Collage  6x12 gallery wrapped  
$45 

Entries from last year:

  
 The Stand Off
Mixed Media, 9x12
(this painting will be part of the silent auction to benefit the gallery)

 
 Window Basking
  Mixed Media 9x12
$60 



 The Watch Cat
Mixed Media 9x12  
$60 


 

                                                      "Scrappers": Sitting, Sleeping and Pouncing.
wood scraps, wire, paint
5x7 each
$25