i went to miz kitty's blog (she's another "kitty" i think it's so cool! good designer, too! ) and saw the cutest thing...

there was a picture of a painting she wanted and a link to the artist's site. i checked it out and fell in love with his work.

BAM or Bruce Andrew McKay does these wonderful BigCatHead series of paintings. definately pop art fun.

i'm siding with you, kitty. i want one, too!
only i want "hello" 36 x 24.
it has a goldfish bowl on a table/dresser (?) with a cat looking at it. one of it's eye's is maginfied in the bowl.
too cute!

of course, the simplified art work, with heavy black lines around everything like cartoons doesn't hurt when it comes to me liking it. i am a cartoonist, after all.

BAM has a really good grasp of colors and humor, as the paintings "bored" 48 x 36 and "smile" 36 x 48, show.
i think the sense of humor in the works is what really make it. it gives it a life that i think it would not have had otherwise.
the patterns and shapes in the backgrounds, such as in "the poseur" 48 x 60 and "prrrrrrrrr" 36 x 36, are really a nice touch.

he also does other subjects. my favorite of these, "hockey fight in canada" 72 x 36, shows hockey players waiting to get on the ice, while one turns to look behind him to find the crowd in intense battle. i find this an amusing turn of events, but it is probably normal for hockey. i can't vouch for that since i have only seen a few games on tv, but still it made me laugh.

all of his works shown on his web site are acrylic on canvas.

did i mention that i want one of his paintings?
i hope i can afford one!