With a background in graphic design, painting, ceramics, sculpture, and textiles, paired with an obvious passion for mid-century modern design and cats, this artist is a new Moderncat fave. She goes by CZM and her art is oh, so mod. She has a huge portfolio that includes an entire line of cat paintings — Cubist Cats, Abstract Cats, Black Cats, Minimalist Cats, Gorey Mod Cats, and Funky Space Cats. Plus, there’s her signature El Gato Gomez, the embodiment of all that is hip and cool.
CZM’s cool cats also show up in some of her character paintings as well as with Le Diable. There are so many awesome cat paintings to choose from, I had a hard time picking my favorites to share with you here, so please take a look at CZM’s website to see them all for yourself.
Enter to Win a Custom Cat Portrait from CZM!
This is a terrific giveaway that I’m sure you will be excited about! One lucky winner will get a free customized CZM painting of their very own moderncat! The custom portrait will be 8″ x 10″ gouache on mat board and will be designed based on photographs of the winner’s cat. The winner will even get to choose any of CZM’s styles for the painting, or she can create something totally original. How cool is that?
To enter, please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing on October 29 and contacted via email. One entry per person.
October 26th, 2009 at 3:38 am
This is the best giveaway you’ve had so far!
October 26th, 2009 at 3:45 am
I’d been admiring this artist’s work on eBay for a while now! Perfect for my midcentury home and my love of cats!
October 26th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Love these!
October 26th, 2009 at 5:25 am
The colors in this are purrfect for any decor!
October 26th, 2009 at 6:19 am
these look like fun!
October 26th, 2009 at 6:46 am
My black kitty Chornie is a perfect artist’s model (as are most black cats) — she’d love to be honored with a CZM piece!
October 26th, 2009 at 6:51 am
love the sassy smoking pink puss
October 26th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Her work is so fresh, modern and stunning – I’m in awe. Such great cat silhouettes! Love love love.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:48 am
One of these would be great for my cat themed “art gallery”.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:11 am
these are really unique.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Love these! Would look great on my wall!
October 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am
I would love to get my hands on one of these!
October 26th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I would be thrilled to have a portrait of my kitty and I’m sure he would be even more thrilled. It will certainly reinforce his position as King of the house.
October 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am
I’d love to win this contest because her art is amazing — and because I’d like to see how she streamlines the look of Oscar, my long-haired Himalayan!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Absolutely beautiful!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:46 am
These are amazing pieces. I would love to have one in my home!
October 26th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Very beautiful and creative art!!!
October 26th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
great work that would look fantastic on the walls of any cat lover!
October 26th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
What is a cat if not modern design on four legs? Please enter me into this drawing.
October 26th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
This would be perfect! I’m trying to find some things to decorate my home that is being built
October 26th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
I already decorate with cats, real and figural. They would fit right in.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
These are awesome – Love the retro vibe!
October 26th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
love, love, love your style!
more often than not, i don’t like the painting style of cats in art.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
love the mid-cen mod look. makes me wonder what my 17 and 20 yr-olds would look like.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
What wonderful paintings!
October 26th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
My cats have been waiting for a chance to get their portraits done…
October 27th, 2009 at 6:18 am
Some of the best cat paintings I’ve seen… something for everyone. What a wonderful way to spruce up the home.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Tres chic!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:25 am
This is such a wonderful prize! The artist’s style is a lot of fun.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:37 am
THis is the coolest cat art ever!! Not silly or cheesy or tacky at all, I would be honored to put this art up in my house!! And my cats would feel more like kings than they already do!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:16 am
These are swank! They’d fit in wonderfully with all the other cat art in my home!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:42 am
It’s like Pacaso did cats.
October 27th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Very, very cute!
October 27th, 2009 at 10:15 am
So cool. I LOVE that they’re cats, but you don’t even have to be a cat owner to appreciate and decorate with them.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Love, love, love them!!!
October 27th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
my kind of art
October 27th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
super modern!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Very kewl – I really want to win this!
October 28th, 2009 at 4:39 am
i love them!!!!pick me my new appartment’s walls are empty…!
October 28th, 2009 at 8:00 am
very fashionable – I would love to display them on the walls in my new (empty) house!
October 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I would love to have a tres chic picture of one of my kitties on my wall.
October 28th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I would love to have one to hang in my house.
October 28th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Jazzy with a beatnik flair! Too cool… cat!
Would love the chance to hang a retro/modern piece of art in
my house.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Oh I just love these!!!! They are so chic and would look awesome with my decor. How cute!
October 28th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
I lurrrrrrrve cats! Can’t get enough of them! I don’t think having a picture of a cat(s) is any harm compared to the 3 felines that I already have.
October 28th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Tres cool!
October 29th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Cool, Contemporary and Chic (Cats)!
October 29th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
This is just wonderful. Count me in!
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– Chelsea
October 29th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Very, very cool. Such talent.
October 29th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
LOVE CATS!