The Ocean

I don't have the opportunity to be by the ocean very much, so when I stumbled upon these beautiful oil paintings of the ocean it took my breath away. I can't even properly put into words how I felt as I browsed through Artist Ran Ortner's site, so I wont. I hope you enjoy and love them too and have a look at his gallery website.

 Open Water No. 24 Oil Canvas 70 x 228

Open Water No. 17 Oil on Canvas 84 x 108"

 Storm No. 1 Oil on Canvas 96 x 384 "

Storm No. 2 Oil on Canvas 75 x 182"

Ode to the Kitty Cat!

 1.Painting from Olive Dear on Etsy: called Cat on mid century chair. I've seen this look many times from my own black cat. Her dark fur and  then those watching eyes.
 

 2. I'm crazy about Tatiana's very cool cat shirts from Cat's Secret on Etsy. Even a man can rock one of these shirts.

3.  I'm sure if you have a cat then you have seen this perched position before. This painting is by fellow Canadian Heather Horton and called Nefertiti Tindolini .

 4. Ratcha from DooDesign makes these really adorable coin purses and even cell phone cases with a variety of cat designs.

 5.  If you love whimsical fun accessories, then these cute cats can be found on Ali's Etsy shop called The Lovely Teaspoon.

6. This surreal print is by Ana Magruder and I love everything about this image. My first cat looked like this cutie. Find this print at her Etsy shop.

7.  Cathy Peng Art & Design is also an Etsy shop owner from Toronto,like myself, and she has a really great shop including everything from apparel to paper goods.

This is my sweet cat Misha. I do love cats, and I will always have a cat in my life. Misha is sweet and at times she gives my husband and I a really good chuckle. I love her small face and her pretty green eye. Not all cats are sweet, I know because I once had a biter. I hope you like this cat inspired entry!