Demon Cats
by Beverley Harper Tinsley
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Price
$285
Dimensions
21.000 x 17.000 inches
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Title
Demon Cats
Artist
Beverley Harper Tinsley
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Graphite
Description
A fantastical, mysterious and magical painting of demon cats, performing music, flying, relaxing and basically having a party at night in someone's bedroom.
The original is based on a poem written by a talented 11 year old, and was donated to Inspired Art Denver, for an auction benefiting America Scores.denver/http://inspiredartdenver.wordpress.com/art/
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Demon Cats
Murkiness fogs the room as I�m surrounded by cats.
They grow hidden, immoral wings, and they start to scat.
Their ruffling wings bloom out bulky and bold.
They scratch, they hiss, they start to dance.
They spin and swirl out colors, a line of black, a smudge of blue, and a splash of red fills the room.
The demon cats hug a breath and inhale the cold.
Soon the sun begins to rise.
Do you believe I saw that?
Believing what you feel, letting your imagination blow.
I promise you, if you did, your personality will start to grow.
Aaron T. Age 11
Eagleton Elementary
The demon cat appears to exist in many cultures, in the traditional art and legends.
Demon Cat (or D.C.) is the name given to the ghost of a cat which is purported to haunt the government buildings of Washington, D.C..
The story of the Demon Cat dates back to the days when cats were brought into the basement tunnels of the Capitol buildings to kill rats. Legend states that the Demon Cat is one who never left.[2] Its home is supposedly the basement crypt of the Capitol which was originally intended as a burial chamber for President George Washington.
According to legend, the cat is seen before presidential elections and tragedies in Washington DC, allegedly being spotted by White House security guards the nights before the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. The cat is described as fully black and the size of an average house cat; but witnesses report that the cat swells to "the size of a giant tiger", 10 feet by 10 feet, when alerted. The cat would then either explode or pounce at the witness, disappearing before it managed to catch its 'victim'.
In the 1890s the cat is said to have inexplicably vanished when some Capitol Hill guards fired at it, and another supposedly died of a heart attack after seeing it.
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Pamela Smale Williams
CONGRATULATIONS on your feature in Imaginarium! Love your concept! L/ArtographyPamela
Nikki Dalton
This makes me smile so much Beverley! What a great portrayal of lively Cats talented too)
Barbara St Jean
Congratulations your amazing work of art has been FEATURED in MOUSE!! Thanks you for submissions and your participation it is my pleasure to review your work!! Cheers and have a great day!! F/V