"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!

"LILLY" 79/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Lilly"

6"x6" oil on panel

$75

Available in my WEBSITE

This is "Lilly" .  Lilly has a wonderful story...On January of 2011, Ryan (Lilly's pet dad) and friends were paddling!!! They spotted Lilly on a bridge called LILLY Bridge (thus the name). They went to the homes around and no one claimed her...so he brought her home. She was pitiful, had a staff infection and mange!  Took several months to clear things up....and of course she's had 2 ACL surgeries! She (I'm told) has the sweetest little heart in the world and tries so hard to be a good girl!!!! But she get's so excited she can't stop jumping when she meets someone..."

I LOVE stories like this one...Lilly ended up having a wonderful family who loved her so much and took her in...I just had to give Lilly feminine colors...but, still a great fauvist painting!  ALL THAT COLOR!  FUN!  Lilly comes ready to frame or she can sit on an easel.

Below is Lilly in all her Lilly glory!  The frames are floater frames and can be found at pictureframes.com and the easel can be found at Hobby Lobby.

 Black Floater Frame

CF1

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

HAPPY CREATING!

"LOTTIE" 78/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Lottie"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

$75

Available in my WEBSITE

Lottie lives in England and is home waiting for her parents, Tony Thompson and Sherry Shoaf to return to her after their stay in the U.S. She was rescued from her Mom, Fran, who had a terrible stroke and could not keep her anymore.  Lottie was a special pup to paint in the fauvist tradition with bright colors...a challenge to get her to show certain detail without too many strokes.  I found her fun to paint!  I hope she gets to her pet parents really soon!  Lottie is ready to frame or can sit on a small easel just as she is!  Shipping for Lottie is set for the US...it may be more for out of the country.

As I've been doing...giving each pet their due...showing them in different display options that I have...there can be many more...but I think it helps to see some examples!  The floater frames can be purchased through pictureframes.com.  The easel is from Hobby Lobby. 

 again...the green is a fun light apple green up top and a great tree green at bottom.  those crazy color changes on our monitors! 

 Black Floater Frame

CF1

 Maple Floater Frame

CFS10

Gold Leaf Floater Frame

CFS3

HAPPY CREATING!

"ROXY" 77/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Roxy"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

$75

Available through my website

FIRST OF ALL...I think this photo came out darker than the ptg.  We just had a big snowstorm, so that may have had something to do with it...so, in your imagination brighten it up a bit...and looking at Roxy in the different photos below may give you a better idea...I'm sometimes really frustrated at the way monitors show color!  But...on we go!

"Roxy" is an energetic and fun loving boxer pup whose pet dad is Jason Moore.  I loved the unexpected strong oranges, yellows, dark cranberry colors that gave Roxy her contrast and fell into the neighborhood of the fauvist style.  Playing with the blues and greens in the background completed this special dog portrait.  Roxy comes ready to frame OR can beautifully sit on an easel like this one!

Let's look at the frame ideas for Roxy to see which looks best...and if we can get a better idea of the colors...

 This easel shot looks pretty good...it was taken in indoor light, but with big windows.  The easel can be found at Hobby Lobby.

This Maple Floater from can be found at pictureframes.com in their floater frame section.  The softness and bright color seems to show pretty well here.

MAPLE  CFS10

I'm liking the black frame...it gives a great contrast!

CF1

Roxy looks great in the GOLD LEAF frame as well...

CFS3

HAPPY CREATING!

"TAKODA" 76/101 OF 101 PET PORTRAITS IN 101 DAYS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Takoda"

6"x6" oil on slightly textured panel

ON HOLD FOR HIS PET MOM

Takoda; an English Shepherd with beautiful brown eyes who had his own blog; yes, a celebrity in our midst!  Takoda's  pet mom is Mary Logson.  Mary lost her Takoda recently, so it was a privilege to paint him in memory!  Takoda comes ready to frame or sit on an easel!

I really enjoyed painting Takoda; keeping the pallet soft but strong!  Check out this beautiful dog in possible displays.  

 This easel can be found at Hobby Lobby.  The blues in Takoda's background are a bit more blue than green...another example of how light and computer monitors mess with color!  

 All the following floater frames can be purchased through pictureframes.com in their floater frame section.  I'm really liking Takoda in this GOLD LEAF frame CFS3.  Here the blue is still a bit too green, but in the maple frame below it is a little better.

 The MAPLE frame is a nice contemporary possibility.  CFS10

 I don't know many paintings that don't look good in black...kind of like us! HA  

BLACK floater frame

CF1

HAPPY CREATING!