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"Charismatic Cat"

Cats have their own little personalities and can often be very charismatic, using this quality to charm you into petting and feeding them. In this painting, the cat featured is a charismatic black cat who is hoping to capture your heart with a look of endearment.

"Charismatic Cat" (2025)

Acrylic painting on stretched canvas, size 9x12 inches.

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This is the Bumper Cars painting from my recent Carnival Ride series. I'll be including some close-ups of this painting to share some of the details with you.

Bumper Cars

Carnival Ride series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 18x24 inch

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Here's a studio pic with the two small paintings from my recent Carnival Ride series. These are the Tea Cups and Flying Elephants, along with some details.

"Tea Cups"

Carnival Ride series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 8x10 inch

"Flying Elephants"

Carnival Rides series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 8x10 inch

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This is the Tilt A Whirl painting from my recent Carnival Ride series. I've included close-ups of some of the details from this painting.

'Tilt A Whirl"

Carnival Ride series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 18x24 inch

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This is the Carousel painting from my recent Carnival Ride series. I'll be including some close-ups of this painting to share some of the details with you.

"Carousel" Carnival Ride series (2025) Acrylic on canvas panel, 18x24 inch

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I can imagine the sound of music coming from the carousel.

"Carousel"

Carnival Ride series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 18x24 inch.

Progress images from my painting "Carousel"

I'll be closing up my 2025 carnival ride series with this piece.

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I remember this ride being a favorite of mine. When I was a kid, I would get off of this ride and then run back around to wait in line to ride it again.

"Tilt A Whirl"

Carnival Ride Series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 18x24 inch

I've now completed this painting. I still have one more piece from this series left to share.

Nina Elaine Thompson / SteelArt By N.E.Thompson

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I think humans have always tried to find ways to replicate the feeling of soaring through the sky like a bird. This ride might be where it all begins for us as children.

"Flying Elephants"

Carnival Ride series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 8x10 inch.

I have just a couple more of this series left to reveal now. These carnival ride paintings have been a personal challenge to myself to help me let go of perfectionism.

I look forward to sharing the rest of the series soon.

Artist: Nina Elaine Thompson / SteelArt By N.E.Thompson

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This ride looks so enticing, but was it a ton of fun, or did it make you toss your elephant ear?

"Tea Cups" Carnival Ride series (2025)

Acrylic on canvas panel, 8x10 inch.

Artist: Nina Elaine Thompson / SteelArt By N.E.Thompson

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Normally, the objective in driving is to not hit anything. But, in bumper cars, feel free to take out your neighbor. It's all in good fun, right?

"Bumper Cars" Carnival Ride series (2025) Acrylic on canvas panel, 18x24 inch

Summer is now in full swing where I live. Each summer when I was growing up, I looked forward to riding these rides. This painting is part of a five piece series I've been working on.

I hope you all are enjoying your summer!

Artist: Nina Elaine Thompson / SteelArt By N.E.Thompson

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This is my original artwork, "Morning Cat." This drawing was inspired by a black cat who is always up at dawn ready to play. I used my colored pencils and pastels to create this 8x10 inch portrait, which shows the light of the morning sun shining on the cat's face.

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Here are some images from my drawing "Morning Cat." I may not be a morning person but I still try to get up early to spend time with my feline friend, who is a morning cat.

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We all know that some people are morning people, but did you know there are morning cats?

This original artwork was inspired by a black cat who is always up at dawn ready to play. This kitty loves having a good run, back and forth through the house, chasing hair ties, and waits each morning for her human to come out and play.

This realism drawing, "Morning Cat," was created with oil pastels and colored pencils on a durable 140lb watercolor paper, size 8X10 inches.

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This is "Shy Kitten." I used my colored pencils and pastels to create this portrait of a shy little tuxedo kitten sitting in the grass looking bashful and sweet. It reminds me of the time I went to go pick out my kitty, Sundae. She was so shy and timid when we first met, she hid under a trampoline.

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I'm trying out some new art supplies, water-soluble pencils and pans from the Derwent Inktense line. I decided to use one of my sand dollar photos, from a trip to Birch Bay (2022), as a reference.

"Low Tide"

8x10 inch artwork, created with watercolor paint / pencils.

This is the other piece I had considered making when I made my first sand dollars drawing, in 2022. I finally got around to it. Here are some details for "Low Tide."

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This is my painting "Bird Watcher." I find the nature of cats to be interesting and even hilarious at times. I believe that the cats also think we humans behave strangely. Although they can't laugh at us, I bet they think, "Silly humans."

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A few paintings from my Forest series. These three pieces are 11"x14," "Hollowed Tree Stump, "Hidden Waterfall," and "Sasquatch Country," created with acrylic paint on stretched canvas.