Our Little Maguai....

Happy Thanksgiving! So sorry for the short hiatus, Princess and I have been busy painting away with our latest series, which we shall unveil in our next post-stay tuned! It's going to be a doozy, so grab your hankies, folks.

Prior to our swansong, we decided our Exalted Pet Collection would not be complete without an honor to our newest addition, Gizmo:

"Don't Feed Him After Midnight", 12" x 16" Acrylic on Canvas, by Natalie Hirshman.

As you may already know, our little 15 year old Maguai came into our lives after we learned he had been shamefully abandoned by his owner at our vet. Following several months of trying to find him a new home and time running dangerously short, well, we knew what had to be done. Gizmo came home to us in June. Since then, he has proven to be quite a master of disguise. Tiny and sweet, Gizmo spends most of his time relaxing with his thoughts and meditates in the guestroom, perched in the sunshine on his favorite queen-sized throne. Little did we know his mastery of the "Kung-fu". Our little Buddah has been blessed with exceptionally large feet for his 6-pound frame and in an instant, can propel himself basically everywhere, defying the laws of grav-i-teh. And then, in an instant, back to slumber. He can also serve a roundhouse kick mid-air that gives Chuck Norris a run for his money...oh, no, do not underestimate our little karate master because of his age. We believe he and Champ may have been kindred spirits in another lifetime. Or, studied at the same school in Tibet...with Bruce Lee.

Gizmo does bless us with his presence downstairs once in a while, but the canine chaos down below tends to disturb his "Chi", so he tends to observe his minions from the sanctity of the stairs, unless it's dinnertime. If he must brave the great unknown (usually at feeding time), he throws several stunning mind-bullets at the unassuming hounds, rendering them immobile, while he traverses through the canine jungleswamp of stuffies. A sight to behold.

So, why depict our little Gizmo in such a way as shown above? Well, I wanted something punchy, something vibrant and strong, all traits which exemplify this silver fox underneath his perfectly zen demeanor. And, it's fun. We are so thankful for this little man to run into our lives and he has acclimated very nicely. Even blesses us with a cuddle and purr once in a while. Although, we understand if he upped that purr to 11, it could easily break the sound barrier.

And, we do NOT feed him after midnight. Who knows what we'd find out about him then.