Kathy Keene's Art

I live on the coast of Maine near Portland. I attended Portland School of Art, which is now Maine College of Art, and received my BFA in 1975.

I have been selling on eBay for over two years now with the eBay ID of onekeenekat, and in the last year I have been selling my art work. I also have a shop on Etsy.com named OneKeeneKat,in which I sell my art. I enjoy drawing and painting, and I especially like to use my cats as a subject. I sometimes feature flowers in my art, and recently did some pieces which featured baseballs as still-life.

Much of my artwork is in the ACEO format. ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals, and have an exact measurement of 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches, the same size as baseball trading cards. Artists Trading Cards, ATCs, have been around for many years, but ACEOs have relatively recently evolved and have become very popular on eBay as a fun way to collect fine art. ACEOs can be made from any media, like painting, drawing, collage, and photography.

Another format I like to work in is square art; usually 4 by 4 inch, but sometimes 6 by 6 or 8 by 8. Square art is fun because it involves designing for the square shape, instead of the traditional rectangle.

I am a proud member of the following eBay Art discussion groups: VIM, Art of KATS, CatArtShow AKA PURR, Respect, ATC & ACEO Enthusiasts, Art Squared Art2, ACEO Art Cards & Editions, The Artists' Gallery, and All About Colored Pencils. Also I belong to a Maine discussion group called: ! EBAY ME~~~~~~IS~~~~~~~EBAY IN MAINE IS HERE which is a whole lot of fun, plus a general cats discussion group called: Kittens and Cats! For all cat lovers! If you love cats, this is a great group to discuss cats with other animal lovers. I am the leader of an eBay art discussion group The Fine Print, which specializes inthe Graphic Arts.