"PIXIE" A CAT WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR © SAUNDRA LANE FINE ART

"Pixie"

6"x6" oil on panel

Available through my website

"Pixie" is a cat that I follow on facebook.  She lives and is loved at a shelter in Charlotte NC where a facebook friend's son works.  I've seen many pics and a couple of videos, but when this fun pic was posted I wanted to paint it.  She makes me laugh...this queen of the shelter as I've come to think of her.  I believe she was greeting guests that day, but the look on her face and her body language was a kick!  

I chose pink for the background because it enhanced those beautiful green eyes of hers, but I wonder if she would approve as she seems a queen of a cat that might bristle at the lady like color! lol...I am left to wonder...

I like to show my paintings if appropriate, in a frame example...my favorite for these paintings is a floater frame.  This gold frame I purchased from pictureframes.com in their floater frame section.  I think she looks royal in the gold...

As I said in my last post, I MISS painting pet kids...so I picked her to get me going again!

BE INSPIRED AS YOU GO THROUGH YOUR DAYS!!

"KIKI" 99/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"KiKi"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

SOLD to her pet mom; Bonnie.  Thank you Bonnie!!

KiKi is a sweetie pie who actually has more purply blues than just the blue she looks like she has.  AGAIN, I cannot seem to get my purple hues to show up...but, her darks look great in blue or purple!  A fauvist interpretation with these fun colors instead of black.  Kiki has wonderful turquoise/cerulean blues for the highlights I saw in her coat! I enjoyed the strong contrast between her dark coat and those beautiful green eyes!  I also have become enamored with stamping into some of these backgrounds...FUN! Kiki's Pet mom is Bonnie Wells.  Kiki comes ready to frame or sit on an easel as shown.

 This easel I found at Hobby Lobby.

 All these floater frames were purchased through pictureframes.com.  I think they can do better on shipping costs, but these frames were reasonable at $26.40.  Every time I purchased a frame I would comment that they need to improve on their shipping costs...who knows maybe one day they will! lol

MAPLE Floater Frame

CFS10

 BLACK Floater Frame

CF1

 GOLD LEAF Floater Frame

CFS3

HAPPY CREATING!

"RILEY" 95/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Riley"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel
On Hold for her Pet Mom

Riley is a "mitten paw" or polydactyl cat.  I love having a little insight into all these beautiful animals!  Rebecca Ferring Gschwend is Riley's pet mom...and says that he was her best friend for over 20 years!  I used some of my current favorite colors to paint Riley and slipped in a bit of pattern to add a little interest.  I probably didn't need to do this for this particular portrait, but Rebecca is a fellow artist and I thought she'd enjoy seeing it!  Riley comes ready to frame or he can sit on an easel as shown!

I love the way Riley is just LOOKING INTO YOUR SOUL! HA.  He looks good in all his display suggestions!  The frames can be purchased through pictureframes.com, and the easel I found at Hobby Lobby.  

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

 Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

Black Floater Frame

CF1

HAPPY CREATING!

"SAUCY JACK" 92/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Saucy Jack"

6'x6" oil on slightly textured panel

$75

Available through my WEBSITE

This is my friend Celeste's cat called "Saucy Jack".  I LOVE his name!  It is so hard to photograph purple things for some reason...they come out blue...so, Saucy Jack has more deep purple than blue, but I promise it looks great.  Such a fauvist flair!  I gave him a great apple green background to pull out his eyes; which were also a fun green!  Saucy comes ready to frame, or can sit on an easel like one shown; I purchased mine at Hobby Lobby.

 

 Black Floater Frame

CF1

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

 Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

frames can be purchased through pictureframes.com

HAPPY CREATING!

"MARKER" 91/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Marker"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

$75

Available through my website

Marker is a fun fauvist example...there is a lot of color woven into his portrait!  Purples, oranges, yellows and those green eyes!  I have been in love with turquoise of late and for this cat it just worked for the background.  Jan Smith; Marker's pet mom; inherited Marker when her father passed away.  Marker reminds me of a cougar...I don't know many of them, but for some reason he reminds me of them.  It could be the coloring in the photo, never the less I VERY respectfully painted him! lol  Marker comes ready to frame or he also looks great sitting on an easel!

The following examples for possible display choices are an easel and FLOATER FRAMES.  For those who may not have been following for long, a floater frame is a frame that shows the all the painting edges.  A regular frame takes up about 1/2" on each side of a painting.  These portraits have mostly been cropped so the face fills most of the frame, so some may want to show all the way to the edge.  These frames allow this.  You can purchase any of the following frames from pictureframes.com in their floater frame section.  

 I purchased my easel at Hobby Lobby.  It is a great simple way to display your portraits.

 Black Floater Frame

CF1

 Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

HAPPY CREATING!

"RORY GALLAGHER" 84/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Rory Gallagher"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

ON HOLD FOR PET MOM

Rory Gallagher is pet kid to Mary Logsdon.  Rory was skinny and howled for two weeks, like an Irish singer from the 70/s of the same name, thus he sort of named himself!  I love the strong colors in Rory and the great contrast!  White against just about anything, except maybe more white is a great one for contrast.  Rory's eyes are pumpkin colored, so a fauvist cat from the get go! I also added a turquoise blue to the background; which is opposite on the color wheel so the contrast there is also great! 

Rory is sister to Takoda, and is on hold for his pet mom who is traveling abroad. Check him out with his frame suggestions!

 The easel is from Hobby Lobby

I think the turquoise color is pretty accurate here on my monitor...

 Black Floater Frame

Can be purchased through pictureframes.com

I think the turquoise shows up a little brighter than it really is in this photo on my computer monitor anyway...so hard to get a great one!

CF1

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

 Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

I'm really liking Rory in this frame option!

HAPPY CREATING!

"CHARLIE" 80/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Charlie"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

Charlie has been sold to his pet mom Jan.  Thanks Jan!!

"Charlie" is otherwise known as Charles Albert Dorian Grey.  He came to his pet mom; Jan Justice with those beautiful turquoise eyes and quite hostile, but after some time and love he became and affectionate...which his pet mom says was entirely worth it!  I loved painting my interpretation of those beautiful eyes!  He was fauvist from the get go!  The light in this photo that Jan sent me made for a dramatic and fun painting!  Charlie comes ready to frame or can sit on an easel.

Again, the color in Charlie's background is a fun apple green...I hope that is what you see on your monitors, but they can be so stubborn sometimes!

Charlie has his fun frame ideas below; including an easel that can be found at Hobby Lobby.

 

 These floater frames can be purchased through pictureframes.com in their floater frame section.  They are wood frames.  This one is the black  CF1

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

 Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

HAPPY CREATING!

"ROOK CASTLE" 72/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Rook Castle"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

$75

Available through my WEBSITE

Little "Rook" is so sweetly looking up at those who adore him! I loved playing with all the color that is in this little guy...purples, blues, greens...such a great contrast to his beautiful eyes!  Rook's pet mom is Carrie Anderson; also pet mom to yesterday's Humbuj. 

I think I'm liking the easel or maple frame suggestion for this little guy...but that's all relative!  Remember frames like these can be found at pictureframes.com.  The easel can be found at Hobby Lobby.

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

 Black Floater Frame idea

CF1

Gold Leaf Floater Frame suggestion

CFS3

I think I'm loving the gold leaf...brings out his eyes!!  FUN!

HAPPY CREATING!

"HUMBUJ" 71/101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Humbuj"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

$75

Available through my WEBSITE; click on ptg or words!!

"Humbuj" was a fascinating challenge kitty to paint...I BELIEVE she is a persian kitty, but I'm not sure.  It was interesting to figure out the lost and found areas of her fur...It was kind of like painting a semi invisible puff of fur!  FUN!  I used dark blues and purples to bring the darkest darks...and went all out pink for the background.  A great challenge to work with the bright colors and strong strokes of the fauve's!

Which of Humbuj's display options do you feel serves her best?

 Love the simplicity of the easel.  This one can be found at Hobby Lobby

 Black Floater Frame (the ptg. looks like it floats in the frame; good for those paintings where you want to see all the edges)  This and the ones following can be found at pictureframes.com in their floater frame section.  Right now they have free shipping for orders over $75.

CF1

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

I think this is my favorite for Humbuj!

HAPPY CREATING!