Walt

Gouache 5"x7".

Happy New Year!

All the best for 2014!

Crunchie

Gouache 5"x7". Won in the Travelin' Rat's fundraiser auction.

Season's Greetings!

Best wishes to all!

Cup O' Rattie

Gouache 5"x7". Portrait but never got the name of the rattie.

Custom Portrait Pendant

Gouache 1.5" square.

Finally...

It's been a long hiatus while I moved into the apartment beneath me...a lot of work but oh so worth it. And I am finally at the point where I can hit the drawing table again.

Van, Custom Portrait Pendant

Gouache, 1.5" square.

Ginger

Ginger is missed by Luke B.
Gouache 8"x10".

Another Commission

This one is going to Australia. Gouache 8"x10".

Halloween Art

Embroidery from my Drawing

This was created from a pencil drawing I did by a friend on Facebook. She writes:

Coral Ann SmithThe Rat Fan Club

Hello everyone... This is the completed picture of Drusilla Kehl's gorgeous butterfly rat.. This little creature I have dedicated to the memory of all our beloved ratties who have crossed over the bridge...he is there to guide their safe passage over into the other world... He's been stitched by me using pure silk threads and real whiskers... The whiskers have come from my Gambian pouch rat Peter... I collect them when he's shed them himself... And this little guy has his very own halo... I hope you like my interpretation of your gorgeous design Dru ...

Melissa's Garden

Gouache & ink, 11"x14".

See How My Garden Grows...

Slowly but surely...

New Store on Zibbet!

I've had a store on Etsy for a long time. Now Etsy is changing its policies and a lot of artists and craftsmen are unhappy with it. I found out about an on line venue called Zibbet, which is all about actual hand crafted items (like Etsy used to be), and figured it would not hurt to open a store there. Apparently Zibbet is being flooded by former Etsy sellers, and may be where folks will now look for unique crafted items. It operated just like Etsy does, and I have the same items in both stores. You can find The Illustrated Rat on Zibbet here.

Bram: Custom Portrait Pendant

Gouache, one and a quarter inches square.

More of the garden...

Coming along...

About a third of the way finished.

Big project

Someone's memorial to her passed ratties. Will be 11"x14" and keep me out of trouble for a while. Thank goodness for Photoshop which made the compositing much easier.

Tattypoo Portrait Pendant

Gouache 1" high. Prize in Mainely Rat Rescue's recent raffle.

Custom Portrait Pendants

Gouache 1" high.

Roofus

Gouache 3.5"x5.5"

Snuggles

Gouache 3.5"x5.5".

Empty Nest Silkies

Graphite 8"x10". Prize in the Mainely Rat Rescue Raffle.

Pollux and Piccolo

Gouache 5"x 7". A prize in the Mainely Rat Rescue Raffle.

More pendants

I had to do a custom pendant which was offered as a raffle prize (the third one down) so did a few more while I was at it.  They are available on Etsy.

Please support The Travelin' Rat!

The Travelin' Rat "Helping rescues wherever we can!" is a small nonprofit organization that donates money to small animal rescues through a variety of fund raising efforts. We are currently accepting donations not only of money but also items to resell to raise much needed funds for animal rescues across the US. For more information about how you can help, visit us at:www.thetravelinrat.weebly.com

 

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Sheephead

Gouache with gold. Inch & a half square.

Rata Arcana Nova: The Emperor

Gouache 3.5"x5". I used a lot of gold paint which does not show up on the scan.
In honor of Francis and Rexee.

Russell

Gouache 5"x7".

DeviantArt

I was reminded by a Facebook post that I have a DeviantArt page which I had quite forgotten about. So I updated it and will pay a little more attention to it from now on.
theillustratedrat on DeviantArt.

Drawing for LD

Graphite about 8"x8".

Patriotic Pooch

Gouache 3.5"x5.5". Done for a canine cancer fundraiser.

Sweet Puppy Dreams

Gouache 3.5"x5,5". Done for a canine cancer fundraiser.

Dachshund

Gouache 3.5"x5.5". Done for a canine cancer fund raiser.

Rata Arcana Nova: The Empress

Gouache 3.5"x5".

Rata Arcana Nova: The High Priestess

Gouache 3.5"x5".

Rata Arcana Nova: The Magician

Gouache 3.5"x5".

Rata Arcana Nova

I knew I was not going to continue the Rata Arcana Tarot series I had started in acrylics since I was not that fond of the medium. That meant starting over in gouache, which I enjoy. I am doing these bigger, and hopefully will see the project through eventually.
Gouache 3.5"x5".

Amanda's Ratties at the Bridge

Gouache 11"x14". Commissioned for Amanda L by her friends in the Rats Are Awesome Facebook Group.

Squirrel Pendants

Pendants about 1" high. Gouache and metallic paints. Available in my Etsy shop.

Spartacus Portrait Pendant

Custom portrait pendant, 1" high/wide, gouache. Happy with this one.

Autograph!

My friend in England took two high res copies of my portrait of Darryl Dixon to the London Comicon, where she got to meet Norman Reedus. She gave him a copy and had him autograph the second for me. Big smile!

Saffi

Saffi was described as "the queen of rat lace." She is missed by Laurey B. Gouache 5"x7".

Lillybelle

Gouache 8"x10".

Emma

Gouache 5"x7". Done for the winner of a portrait gift certificate in one of the recent raffles.

Circle Pendants/Key Rings

The last batch of pendants for Rat Camp. Gouache with gold, silver & pearl paint. The circles are about 1 1/2" wide.

Heart Shaped Pendants

Gouache with silver, gold, copper & pearl paint. The hearts are about an inch high in the center. I'm pretty happy with these. Gouache is working much better than transparent watercolor.