My name is Tammy. I live in a very rural, very beautiful area in SE Missouri - right in the heart of the Ozarks! I have been drawing and painting as long as I can remember. I am a self-taught artist with no formal training. I work mostly in mixed media/collage formats but I also enjoy watercolors, pen & ink and acrylics.

I am a single mom with two really great sons, 4 cats, 2 dogs and 13 birds! (Can you tell we like animals?!)

My painting style is more illustrative or cartoonish than realistic but I'm always trying new things so you never know what you'll see! I truly enjoy creating art. I usually have an idea in mind when I start a piece. Sometimes it goes the way I thought it would and sometimes it seems as though the piece has it's own ideas! Either way, I have a lot of fun when I'm working on my art and I hope that when others view my work they find fun it it too!

A BIG hug and many sincere thanks to all the wonderful people that have purchased my art work over the years! I've been SO lucky to have such teriffic buyers and have become good friends with many of them.

I also sell many collectibles. I go to garage sales, auctions, estate sales, thrift shops, etc. I always find interesting and mostly vintage items to sell. If you are looking for something in particular, send me an email and I'll keep an eye out for it at the next sale.

I collect a lot of things, but mostly things that deal with cats. My house is filled with cat items! Paintings, sculptures, figurines, photos, cat dolls, ceramics, drawings, etc. Yes, I'm one of those "CRAZY CAT LADIES!".

--->>> I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING EBAY ART GROUPS:

KATS - Cat Art by Artists Owned by Cats!

Art Squared (ART2)

CaaT - Complimentary Art and Things

Please use any of these acronyms in your next search to find AMAZING art by truly talented artists (and a REALLY nice bunch of people too!)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my "me" page and getting to know me a little better. I look forward to hearing from you and possibly working with you! Please drop me a line if you have any questions, comments or just want to say hello. I'd love to hear from you!!!

HUGS ~ Tammy (acatnamedfrank)