This piece is category 7 

Please see CATEGORIES OF WORK at the bottom of this listing

for more information.

DIMENSIONS: 8" high, 10" wide and .25" deep 

The PRIMARY ORIGINAL of this piece is about 10 times as big and sold to

a Miami based D.E.A agent / art Collector about twenty-five years ago.

1. PRIMARY ORIGINALS 

These are the most time-consuming, most expensive and generally the largest in scale of 

my works. They are owned by hundreds of Private Individuals and many Museums worldwide. 

One Primary Original work of art can take weeks, months or even years to create. 

For decades I created an average of five to twenty pieces of this large, time-consuming 

type work per year.  I am taking a break from creating them to build up a new category 

of work (see 5. below), work on writing and publishing some of my books and pursing 

spiritual goals. 

 2. VERSIONS OF WORK 

These are generally the second most time-consuming and expensive of my works

and are owned by hundreds of individuals across the world. 

They are entirely hand-painted VERSIONS of certain Primary Original Paintings 

(some which have sold and some have not). The demand for them arose when Patrons 

admired some of my previously sold PRIMARY ORIGINAL pieces and wanted something 

similar but not necessarily as expensive. They are similar to but in no way identical to the 

PRIMARY ORIGINALS after which they take their inspiration. They are also not merely a 

re-painting of my PRIMARY ORIGINALS because each one contains new artistic- discoveries. 

For instance, I am often inspired to rework or add characters, furnishings, colors etc. 

(in ways that never occurred in the PRIMARY ORIGINALS). I typically spent two to five weeks 

on each piece. I say spent because I am no longer creating works in this category. 

They sometimes (but not always) have unique frames which I embellished with one-of-a-kind 

mattes and vintage objects de' art and unusual titles. They are framed in many ways; (simply

ornately, or were painted on gallery wrap canvas or on furniture; which requires no frame).  

All these pieces are ethically technically legally (and in every way) Original Paintings. 

I generally created around five to ten pieces of this category of work per year. 

This category of work began in approximately 2005 and ended in approximately late 2023.

I have about five or ten unfinished pieces in this category (in storage) and may complete 

these works if I am so inspired in the future; if so, they will be dated the year 

they are completed. 

3. REPLICA ORIGINALS 

These were typically the third most time consuming type of work (and third most expensive)

and are owned by hundreds of people across the globe. They are are similar to my 

VERSIONS of WORK (see category 2. above) with some important exceptions. First of all, 

as mentioned above, I created more of them than of category 2. Secondly, they were as 

close to being identical to the PRIMARY ORIGINALS as possible. They had no new creative 

developments within them with the important exception of the frames which were often very 

unusual or elaborate and embellished with one-of-a-kind mattes and vintage objects de' art 

and unusual titles. They were painted on a variety of surfaces (wood, canvas, mirrors, small 

furniture and other materials). They were entirely hand-painted REPLICAS of some of my 

favorite PRIMARY ORIGINALS. These pieces generally required many days or even weeks 

to complete. They are legally and ethically also Original Paintings in their own right. I generally 

created between fifty to a couple or few hundred of these per year. I began this category of work in

approximately 2005 and in late 2023 I stopped creating this category. I do have about forty

unfinished pieces in this category (in storage) and may complete these works if I am so inspired 

in the future; if so, they will be dated the year they are completed. 

 4. SMALL GALLERY WRAP CANVAS REPLICA ORIGINALS 

This was a new category- (created in 2021). I created less than 60 of these

and will never create any more. For more on REPLICA ORIGINALS see category 3 above. Gallery 

wrap canvases are deeper than most canvases are so are designed to be painted on all four sides 

(the external edges of a canvas ordinarily covered by a frame) and are designed to be hung 

without frames in order for the viewer to appreciate the unique dimensional effect as the 

painting 'wraps around' on the sides.  Although not traditionally framed, I provide proper

hanging apparatus on back. The artwork may also be displayed 'standing up' on a piece of furniture. 

5. 2nd STYLE REPLICA ORIGINAL PAINTINGS (ENHANCED with PARTIAL HAND-PAINTING, 

ANTIQUE CUSTOM FRAMES, ETC.)

New to the market near the beginning of 2023, this type of work is similar to my REPLICA 

ORIGINAL works but less expensive. Like my VERSIONS OF WORK, I've added new elements.

In some, I was inspired to use parts of my own photographs and digitally 'collage' them into 

the scene to change the meaning from that of the PRIMARY ORIGINAL. 

For example, in my work entitled : Bob Dylan Studies the Big BIZ-NESS Show, The PRIMARY 

ORIGINAL leaves the specific big biz-ness inferred up to the viewer's imagination. 

In this new type of work I was inspired to add Fauci (and other contemporary symbols of 

Big Pharma). I spent a considerable amount of time revising the background to capture my 

current sentiment. There's a woman on stage who is in a magicians' box (being cut apart)- and 

I printed the words 'non-essential workers' on the side of her box. This new type of work is extremely 

enjoyable for me as it allows me endless opportunities to re-express myself (beyond the original 

inspiration for pieces which may have been created decades ago) Each piece is initially printed 

(using incredibly expensive state of the art equipment for maximum resolution, color, etc.) 

I've sourced a unique material to print the work which achieves maximum light-fastness and 

durability. The hand painting; (although partial), makes the pieces more affordable. 

Also due to my hand painting on each work in this category, the collector is purchasing an 

ORIGINAL work of art technically, legally, ethically and in every way. 

This has been established in courts of law. It is also why early on in my rock and roll icon art 

business I stopped creating pieces that were simply framed prints (even though some of my 

early collectors like Julia Roberts owns a few pieces of my framed prints. I wanted my collectors 

(after about the year 2000) to not be able to purchase framed prints, but more unique and valuable 

pieces. So, you may ask about the LAST category of work: why am I selling signed PRINTS again? 

I've been doing so for a little over a year to give people a lower priced option 

(since my work has appreciated) I will selling signed prints once my new category 5. 

of work is up and running. 

6. SPECIALIZED PRINTS. THESE PRINTS WERE USUALLY FRAMED, SOMETIMES MOUNTED ON 

FOAM CORE BACKGROUNDS  AND GENERALLY HAD MANY OBJECTS DE' ART ATTACHED 

TO THE PIECE USING GLUE AND OR WIRE. THE PRINTS WERE ALSO MOUNTED ON 

FURNITURE, TOYS, CIGAR BOXES, MIRRORS ETC.

I began with very small framed prints at my first show in Nashville TN. in the early 1990's. From 

there I created many new sizes and shapes. I created and sold hundreds (possibly over one thousand 

of these framed works). The prints mounted on toys, furniture and other objects were more rare. 

I created about one hundred of them. Two were created on a working miniature organ, a few were 

created on top of large antique mirrors, a large batch (over one hundred) were created on cigar boxes,

etc. These pieces were created only between the years 1993 and 2004.

7. PARTIALLY HAND PAINTED PIECES WHCIH ARE TECHNICALLY AND LEGALLY ORIGINAL PAINTINGS. I BEGIN CREATING THESE WORKS BY USING MY OWN PROFESSIONAL PRINTS THAT ARE PRINTED ON HEAVY CARD STOCK PAPER.  THEN I SPEND AT LEAST TWO HOURS HAND PAINTING PARTS EACH ONE AFTRE I'VE MOUNT IT FIRMLY ON PROFESSIONAL PHOTO-MOUNT BOARD. EACH PIECE IS UNIQUE (NO TWO EVER THE SAME). THEY WILL ARRIVE READY TO HANG DIRECTLY ON THE WALL (HAVING A SIMPLE HANGING APARATUS ON BACK). IF YOU PREFER A MORE STATELY APPROACH- I SUGGEST EITHER USING A PROFESSIANL FRAMER OR USING AN EASY AND RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE D.I.Y. APPROACH WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE NEXT. BEGIN BY GETTING A SOLID FRAME AT A DISCOUNT STORE. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE INSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE FRAME ARE 8X10 AND MAKE SURE YOUR FRAME COMES EQUIPPED WITH GLASS (TO PROTECT THE IMAGE FROM DUST AND MOISTURE). MOST D.I.Y. FRAMES ALSO HAVE A BACKING OF SOME TYPE WHICH HELPS THE PIECE REMAIN FREE FROM MOSITURE. MOST D.I.Y. FRAMES HAVE HANGING APPARTUS ON BACK WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR EITHER VERTICAL OR HORIZONAL ORIENTATION ON THE WALL (BUT CHECK YOURS). NEXT,  SIMPLY UNDO THE FRAME FROM THE BACK (MOST NEWER FRAMES HAVE EASY TO BEND FRAMER 'POINTS' HOLDING THE GLASS IN PLACE. LASTLY, PLACE THIS MOUNTED PIECE BETWEEN THE GLASS AND BACKING MATERIAL AND RE-SECURE THE piece using the bendable framing 'points' on your frame.. 

8. SIGNED PRINTS 

KATA's prints are produced on extra heavy card stock paper with a gloss finish using the most 

expensive state of the art equipment. Each one is signed and dated.