Wally Bird Sticker AND Western Airlines Wings!

Well, well, well... what do you know now? Here's Wally - an embossed-type sticker with no more stick to it from the "good ol' days" of Western Airlines ilk. (Ilk, that's a word, isn't it? Something I haven't heard in a long time - like the name of the old airline company Western Airlines -- that's been gone a while too...)

In any event, check it out! And the bidding begins at a mere PENNY! One cent US. "Why bother," you may ask. My answer: "Someone might want to reminisce with these two items, wouldn't you think, perhaps?" Just a thought...

Auction starts today, Tuesday, July 26th, and ends on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011.

Something to think about at least, or mull over "the only way to fly" from days long gone...

Luka (Prior to framing)

Okay, here's Luka, pretty much completed prior to framing. I hope to show you another one in his frame... I did add some more white to his coat, and some more shadowing as well, but don't have a photo of all that yet (sorry!).

If you happen to head towards the Clark County Fair this year, check him out! The Fair goes through August 16th I believe.

He should be in the Art section along with another cat "Whiskers" Whiskers Sees the Light is the title I gave to that portrait.

A little more work on Luka!

Okay, here's a little more work on my latest portrait - Luka!!!

He's coming along, but still has a way to go, as you can see from the actual photograph. What a pretty kitty! The next portrait I post will be what the FINISHED PRODUCT looks like - I promise!!!

Oh, by the way, I found a penny in the Post Office parking lot yesterday - is it a lucky one? You betcha - every penny I find is lucky that I found it!

And were you wondering what kind of camera I have? It's a Nikon CoolPix P2 (5.1 Megapixels with 3.5x Zoom), neither fancy no new, but does its job.

Ted E. Bear, Luka and more!

Okay, anyway, here's an updated portrait of Ted E. Bear (Teddy Bear) the furry black cat.

Also, here's the start of a portrait of Luka (his owners let me take my own photos of him when I dropped of his portrait, which, by the way, they were very happy with, I'm pleased to say!)

Will be listing more things on eBay soon -- mostly more Western Airlines
posters and the like, but a few eclectic things here and there.

Check out eBay listings under seller name Lani Sakai.

Ted E. Bear - Another cat portrait

And here's another portrait, done of a cat that is no longer with us. I only had one photograph to work from, and that photograph was pretty small, so it was hard to see details, especially his nose! Anyway, it's still a work in progress, but it is coming along.

Teddy aka Theodore aka Ted E. had beautiful yellow gold eyes according to his owner. They were the color of the flowers he was sitting next to in this pose, which is what she wanted to make sure was captured.

What do you think? Your opinions and comments are invited and welcome.

Lani Sakai Pastel Pet Portraits

New Postings on eBay!

Six days left for these listings - very nice wooden nutcracker ornaments, including a Matador and a purple Soldier, a porcelain snow man and more. There's a REALLY cute set of two Hallmark ornaments from 1997 and 1999 - Mark Newman Raccoon & Rabbit Ornaments! Please be sure to check out my lanisakai eBay page for more of my listings on eBay including more pet portraits and Western Airlines memorabilia.


Plus, coming up, I'll be doing a pet portrait for last year's 4H winning cat owner in the upcoming weeks - he's a very pretty kitty named Luka! Congratulations to the winner and her pet.

Back from Los Angeles

Back in town after going to LA for a couple of days to offer support for my friend and friend's father who just got out of the hospital. Warm/hot days and cool nights still in that part of the country. And lots and lots of traffic (heavy traffic is no fun, not at all!)
So now I gots to get ready for a Holiday Bazaar coming up in a few days!!! Jewelry, pet portraits, baskets and more will be on the venue. Come check it out -- Mountain View High School Holiday Bazaar, Saturday, November 1st from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Only a few hours left!

Here's a lot of five (5) Western Airlines posters I'm selling on eBay. Only a few hours left, so if you're interested, hope you bid today! Skiers, Utah, Washington DC, Wisconsin and Acapulco Bikini poster. Two are by artist E.C. Leick, and one is by artist Don Weller I believe. lanisakai eBay seller name Item Number: 230300621802