Cat's Blog — painting

Monster Plate!

altered art altered painting cat macinnes cat macinnes illustration catmacinnes monster opshop art painting redirected art redirected painting surreal thrift painting upcycled art

Monster Plate!

I saw these guys The Gnarled Branch and Thyrza (check them out – now!) doing it and wanted to have a go! I present my monster (and other bits) I added to this tranquil-lake-scene-porcelain-plate-wall-hanging.

Read more →


Plate painting!

birds painting plate therapy

Plate painting!

In bed yesterday with the flu, and my darling (genius ceramicist) mother came over to help out and to cheer me up. She brought some ceramic paint with her. So, sofa-bound I painted a plate! It made me feel just that little bit better.

Read more →


Pretty Peony in Pink

birthday present botanical illustration flower hand painting painting peony watercolour

Pretty Peony in Pink

It was my mother in law’s birthday so I painted her a peony – it’s her favourite flower. I hope she likes it! I might have to start painting more flowers – I enjoyed this immensely! Who else has a birthday coming up?

Read more →


The Seasons

4 seasons 4 trees autumn four seasons four trees hand painted paint painting paintings spring summer tree trees waterclours winter

The Seasons

Still enjoying my paints! Here are some trees – one for every season! Gosh this is fun x

Read more →


Fruit and vegies!

avocado beetroot capsicum carrot cherry tomatoes chillies eggplant fruit hand painted hand painting paint painted painting vegetables vegies watercolours

Fruit and vegies!

I have been having a wonderful time with paints! I felt like a bit of a break from the computer screen and thought I’d paint some bright and colourful fruit and vegies. It was such fun! I’ll be doing a lot more of this, I can tell…

Read more →