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Some Van Gogh Cats for the weekend! #Cat #Art #Paintings

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GleΓ°ilega pΓ‘ska! Happy Easter!

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New Watercolor Paintings!

Wow, I have been seriously slacking in my blogging. I need to catch up, so I’m going to use one post to share my latest watercolor paintings. Also probably one acrylic painting will sneak in here too. =)

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The Art of Deceit

A couple days ago I received an email from a fan who wanted to let me know a seller on Ebay was selling pillows with my artwork on it. It’s not the first time, and probably not the last, as many artists have had to deal with this for years. I contacted the seller, filled out Ebay’s VERO form, and then set out to contact all the other artists I could find, by Google image searching artwork on the pillows. I found about 12, mostly on Etsy, contacted them and passed on the info. I thought that was going to be it for the day!

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Unfortunately, it wasn’t. A friend had recommended a website called ImageRights. They offer up to 1000 free uploads of images, which they will search the internet for. The results are bundled into folders like, “blogs, possibly resellers, outside our protection,” etc. That’s when I found my Frida and Friends painting. It was clearly my painting, but someone had vomited flowers all over it. So I turned to Google image search and went looking for the creator of the image. A girl in Peru, with tons of stolen artwork, she was passing off as her own. My piece, was apparently her signature piece.

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The thief’s website, first image featuring my altered painting.

I was literally stunned. I found her Facebook pages, her personal Facebook page, and I shared them on my personal Facebook page. My friends and Mom went at her, commenting on all the pictures with my painting, pointing out it wasn’t her work. I went to work contacting other artist who she had stolen work from.

A costumer showing appreciation for a pillow she purchased from Flavia.
A costumer showing appreciation for a pillow she purchased from Flavia.

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I even found it on Society 6, which pissed me off a bit more since I actually sell there.
I even found it on Society 6, which pissed me off a bit more since I actually sell there.
Judging from the printing lines on the foreground flowers, it looks like she prints out the edited image, then paints over the flowers.
Judging from the printing lines on the foreground flowers, it looks like she prints out the edited image, then paints over the flowers.
She even participated in some art+KIA thing, and had it put on a car.
She even participated in some art+KIA thing, and had it put on a car.
Being interviewed.
Being interviewed.

After quite a few hours of reporting every image I could through Facebook to have them removed, she finally emailed me. She said it wasn’t her art (clearly) and that nothing had been sold (clearly…) and that I should keep quiet about it and she will remove all the images. That *I* should keep *quiet* about it. She has made her living off of directly stealing other people’s artwork, I wouldn’t care if she was inspired, we’re all inspired, but her “thing” is taking artwork, puking flowers all over it, slapping her name on it and saying it’s hers. That’s unacceptable. This is my livelihood, so I can’t stand idly by.

As of today, she has removed her 4art design Facebook page, as well as her Flavia Macedo(insertotherwords) page. She’s tried to remove all traces of her theft from the internet (I got screenshots =).) Surprisingly, she hasn’t removed all of the stolen artwork she’s taken from other artists. If you recognize any of the artwork, please contact the artists so they can get their art removed as well.

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Art Sale!

Moving to the third floor for more quiet and I don’t want to take ALL the paintings up there too. Everything else is up and ready. So I’m having a sale. I need to clear out some inventory and make room for more paintings!

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Applies to all original paintings. Not applicable on prints, totes, pillows, ornaments, or pendants.

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Throw a Pillow Party!

There’s a pillow party going on at REDBUBBLE! Ok, well there’s a sale! 25% off Throw Pillows (and duvets but I haven’t made those yet…) Enter code: DECKOUT at checkout! The sale ends on March 24 (11:59pm PST).redbubblepillowsale

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Is it Halloween Yet?

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Oh I’m so looking forward to Halloween! I can’t help but start on some paintings for the season. =)
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Where is Spring?

No, seriously, where is it? It’s snowing still here in Pennsylvania and (don’t tell anyone I admitted to this) I’m getting a little tired of it. We have our seeds started, little seedlings coming up, some getting rather large, and no place to plant them! We have two ducklings in our basement, getting larger by the minute, waiting to go outside. Spring needs to hurry up already! =)

Here are some mini paintings I painted with spring on my mind:

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Sunshine
Yay Spring!

Are you experiencing a beautiful spring where you are, or are you buried under snow like me?

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Vespa Cats

Grey tabby on a red Vespa

tabby on a Vespa

Puddy and Vespa painting

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Autumn Modes of Transportation

I didn’t realize it until this morning when the coffee kicked in, but yesterday I took a break from making VW Christmas ornaments so I could paint a couple paintings. Yesterday’s theme was apparently modes of transportation. With 24 clay ornaments to finish, I grabbed a couple canvases and drew out a cat on a bicycle and a couple cats in a bug.

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I love fat cats on bicycles and with autumn upon us, this kitty definitely needed a scarf to cut the chill of the wind!

VW Spooky Drive
These two kitties took the spooky route…