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About six months ago, this charming watercolor painting of Burger showed up as a surprise Christmas present in our mailbox. Ain’t he cute?
Fast forward to the present day. The thoughtful artist, Gadora Wilder (the snappy alter ego of Stephanie Lewis) is back to offer up a fun YHL giveaway. Which means one of you will score an artistic still life of your very own canine, cat, canary, chameleon or even chair (yes, Gadora does pets and still lifes a plenty)! That way you can capture your favorite furry friend or proudest decorating decision as one-of-a-kind artwork.
Based on a photo you submit, she’ll digitally enhance it, print it on watercolor paper, over-paint it with watercolor, mat it, and send it back to you all ready to frame.
So here’s how to get your shot at this week’s prize:
- PRIZE: One 8×10 custom watercolor of your pet (or any other still life) by Gadora Wilder
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “WATERCOLOR THIS!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us what pet photo or still life you’d love to have rendered as a painting. An especially cute pic of your feline snuggled in bed? A goofy photo of your pup in the snow? Or that favorite cozy corner of your living room? Feel free to include a link or post the pic over on our Facebook page too.
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, May 5th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: ONE
- PRIZE SHIPS: This prize ships anywhere in the world!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Find more freebie info on our Giveaway FAQs page. Pics courtesy of Gadora Wilder.
EHayes says
Watercolor this!
Definitely a picture of Baxter and Penny, our puppers… no doubt
Andrea says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
Definitely a picture of both or one of our cats. If only we could get them to play nice for long enough to get a cute picture…
MelissaZ says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
We have a great photo of our beagle (we call her a regal beagle, ’cause haha, get it?) lounging on a chair and looking very proper. It’d make a great watercolor!
K says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I have the perfect picture of our sweet dog, Piper, just after being groomed.
Hannah Hawley says
Watercolor this!
Leah says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I’d love a watercolor of our sweet pup Jack!
Lindsey says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would love a watercolor of our Jack Russell Terrier, Jackie from one of her ‘hunting’ or tired photos!
Patti says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I took a picture of a beautiful black horse at the California State Fair a few years back that I would love to turn into watercolor art. I love my beagle like a child, but horses just speak to me. Thanks for this giveaway!
Junior says
Watercolor this!
I’d love a watercolor of a pic of our new puppy. Her face and eyes are so sweet.
Eloise says
I blogged about your giveaway here! http://allthingseloise.blogspot.com/2010/05/26-free-wilder-watercolor.html
Erin T says
Watercolor this! I would love a portrait of my (very) old dog, especially one from a photo of him in his youth, before his muzzle turned all white!
Jessica says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I’d like one of my childhood yellow lab who I still love and keep a picture of her tucked into my purse (crazy dog lady, yes!). There’s one picture I took of her where she’s looking up at me with a WTH are you doing type face. Eee!
Gadora is very talented :).
Molly says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would love to have a picture of Grover being Grover…CRAZY!!!
Hannah Hawley says
I would love a watercolor of teapot and cup for my kitchen… or my kitty!
marymary says
WATERCOLOR THIS! What a great giveaway. We don’t have pets, so I’d have to think about what I’d request instead. I guess she doesn’t do portraits of children?
Megan says
Watercolor this!
If I had a picture of all our cats together, I would definitely pick that one. But it doesn’t exist, so I would probably pick the photo of two of our cats using each other as pillows.
Andrea says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would love to have a painting of my two boys! Pequin is a chihuahua and Nudo is a maltese/shitzu mix.
Amy Lee says
WATERCOLOR this!
I would love a watercolor of our “Kitta.” We’re not cat people, but this little kitty found her way into our hearts in January of this year. And as a good friend of mine said, “Every newlywed needs a newlypet.” So she’s ours and we love her wacky little personality to bits!
Elise says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
This is a no-brainer! I would have her paint a picture of my prescious horse, Piper.
Marianne says
Watercolour this! Canadian spelling :-) I would definitely select my sweet deaf cat Ludwig (named for the drums) doing something ridiculous. What a fantastic idea :-)
Nina says
WATERCOLOR THIS….
The answer to the Bonus question is easy. A wonderful watercolor of our chocolate lab/doberman mix Arnold!
What an amazing giveaway! Woot!
Brandy says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I wonder if she could fuze pics of all 4 of my animals together… hmmm…
Sarah @ Dream in Domestic says
I’d pick the super cute photo of my Scottish Terrier, Stewart Wallace, in a chair next to the Christmas tree I took last Christmas! I used Photoshop to make it look kind of like it was taken in the seventies with the colors all played with. It’s so cute – I posted it here: http://www.dreamindomestic.com/2009/12/25/woof-woof-merry-christmas/ if you’d like to see it (I don’t have it on my facebook).
Great giveaway!
Michelle says
WATERCOLOR THIS!!!
I would LOVE a picture of my fur baby, Ramsie.
Kelsey D says
WATERCOLOR THIS! I would love a watercolor of my two babies Rookie- a boston terrior and Sarge-a boxer all curled up together on our bed..where they aren’t supposed to be, but giving me the cutest puppy dog eyes..I had to take a picture to explain to “Dad” why I just could make them move! :)
Giordana says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would love to have my favourite corner of my room painted. :) I’m moving soon, and always want to remember what it looked like.
mandiesmithsegura says
Watercolor this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandiesegura/4278589029/
I’d have this photo of mine printed/painted!
Meagan says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I absolutely need a work of art of my scottish terrier, Oliver. He’s the bees knees!
Kate says
WATERCOLOR THIS!!!
I would love to have a photo of our cat done. She’s so adorable, but regular photos make her so hard to capture (she’s dark gray).
Jael says
WATERCOLOR THIS!!!!
I would loooooooove a painting of Rambo, my 1 yr old chihuahua. He’s the cutest little thing ever…i’m totally in love with this dog, he rules the house!!!!!!!!!!
Brandy G says
Watercolor This…
My Cav and Chihuahua (Hi Burger) would look cute in watercolor!
Valerie says
WATERCOLOR this!
Well, hopefully I could get all three feline’s into a group shot otherwise I don’t think I could choose between the three :).
Leigh says
WATERCOLOR this!
I have a favorite picture of mine where my two cats are sitting up back to back… I call them my bookends!
Gina says
WATERCOLOR THIS! My wonderful doggie soulmate died on August 27th,2006 – I would love a watercolor of his puppy picture – he was a handsome little devil :-)
Jennifer Gessner says
WATERCOLOR THIS! I would love a watercolor of our lab Lilly. We have tons of funny and sweet photos of her, so it’ll be hard to choose one!
Jamie says
Watercolor this! I would loove a watercolor of my chihuahua LaLa!
Hillary says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would get a watercolor of Bruiser, our toy rat terrier. Favorite pose? Laying with one paw “crossed” over the other.
Kris says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would love a watercolor of the outside of our apartment building. My future in-laws have a wall in their home office with a depiction of every house they’ve ever lived in. They’ve got black-and-white photos the homes they each grew up in, followed by a line drawing of their first apartment together, a cross-stitch of the first house they bought together, and an oil painting of their current home. I think it’s such a beautiful tradition – I want to start it, too! :)
Lizzie says
Watercolor this! Oh my goodness, a portrait of my kitty Megan would be so great to have–I even have a photo in mind, of her prowling down the couch toward the camera.
Katie says
Watercolour this!
The watercolours are so pretty!! It’s kind of random — but we live on a dairy farm and have cattle that we show…I think it would be neat to have a watercolour of one of our show cows…that are kind of like pets! :)
alissa says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I’d get a watercolor of our french bulldog.
Jen says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would love a watercolor of my dog, Falcor, our adopted pug-chihuahua mix.
Megan says
WATERCOLOR this! I would love LOVE to have a watercolor of my two cats, Murphy and Tiki. They love each other and do everything together so it would be nice to have a painting of just the backside of them sitting on the window sill together as they gaze outside :)
Rebecca says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
How cool!
Emily says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
A watercolor of our baby Wheaten Terrier, Libby would be so awesome!! Reallllly hope I win this one :)
lauren says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I have the cutest picture of my cat, Calen, sitting on the back of the sofa looking up at me with her head cocked to the side as I’m taking her picture. I’d love a watercolor version!
Molly S. says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I have one fawn pug and one black pug and we did a bride and groom photoshoot for our save the date! I would love to have this captured in a unique watercolor!
Joanna says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
S. Shaw says
WATERCOLOR THIS!
I would definitely get a portrait of my furbaby on squirrel duty sitting at her post (an ottoman under the picture window.)
Aviva says
Watercolor this! I’d love a painting of my fantastic kitty Sebastian – I’m not sure which photo I’d choose but definitely one where he’s looking fierce ;)