Fri Apr 2 08:36:12 2004 This is the Official Website of www.VantagePointFineArt.com client Sallie Lynn Davis Sallie Lynn Davis, Artist
www.sallielynndavis.com ------ www.vantagepointfineart.com ------ Sallie Lynn Davis, Carlsbad, California Nature, Wildlife artist, Animal artist, Portrait and Mural Artist Wildlife artist Sallie Lynn Davis' online gallery of wildlife art in the form of animal paintings, murals and portraits. Native and exotic animals available as giclee prints, limited edition and original works.
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Newsletters Index of Recent Newsletters  January, 2001 - Newsletter 2-1
 November, 2002 - Newsletter 2-2
Welcome to the Wildlife Art Web Site of Sallie Lynn Davis
Where you can feel free to
"Indulge your
WILD side"
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 - "Backward Glance"
Here you will find a complete collection of fine art from wildlife artist Sallie Lynn Davis and in addition you will find Sallie's Biography, Contact Information and a Schedule of Shows and Events.
Images of Sallie's work on this site are categorized by subject and composition and fall into these groups:
Nature: Here you will find paintings of exotic birds and wild endangered animals including Scarlet Macaws, Yellow Amazons, Malachite Kingfisher, West African Crowned Cranes, Saddle-billed Storks, Zebra, Lions, Langur Monkeys, Giraffe, Wolves and Red Fox.
Portraits: Sallie's Portriature encompasses both people and animals including Horses, Labrador Retrievers, Blood Hounds, Boxers, Collies and even a Moluccan Cockatoo.
Murals: "Okavango Morning" is a commissioned mural of life size zebra in their natural environment.
New Releases: Here you will find Sallie Lynn Davis's latest pieces. Her new African Wild Dog painting is here as well as her soon to be released Zebra and Lion pieces.
Thanks For Dropping In! Sallie extends a very special greeting to you and hopes you enjoy your visit.
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Wall Paper
WALLPAPER GALLERY
Download images for your desktop from Sallie's wallpaper gallery
How to set the pictures below as wallpaper
- Step 1 - Determine your screen resolution (800x600/1024x768 etc) You can ascertain this by looking at the Display settings in your Control Panel (PC)
- Step 2 - Select the image below which you would like displayed on your desktop, and click on the link next to it according to your screen resolution.
- Step 3 - The image willin the browser. Right hand mouse click anywhere on the image and select "Set as Wallpaper/Background". Check back at your Desktop to see your new Sallie Lynn Davis wallpaper!
It's that easy!
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 - "Patriarch in Repose"
 - "Malachite Kingfisher"
 - "African Wild Dog"
Vantage Point Newsletter from the studio of Sallie Lynn Davis: Nature, Life-size Mural, and Portrait Artist. Fall 2002 | The last few months have been very exciting! I`d like to sincerely thank everyone who attended the recent grandng of Vantage Point Fine Art & Custom Framing Gallery. The new location in Carlsbad is the perfect size to display all my latest paintings, as well as provide specialized framing services for my customers. The unique Indonesian sculptures and works of art from Tom Shadle have also caught the interest of visitors. |
| There will be many more wildlife, nature and portrait paintings on display during the next few weeks. If you haven't stopped by the gallery yet, we hope to see you soon! |
 - "Patriarch in Repose" | You can now enjoy my artwork for free! Visit my new Wallpaper Gallery to download some of my wildlife images to your desktop, including some of my new releases, such as "Patriarch In Repose". |
 - Demara Zebra Portrait Take a moment to view my New Releases page. Many of my new images are now available as giclée on canvas - the outcome is spectacular pieces which look almost like originals - I think you'll be impressed when you see them.
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best for the holiday season and for 2003. I hope to see you at one of the upcoming events listed below.
Schedule of Events
Fall 2002
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San Bernardino Wildlife Art Festival, San Bernardino Museum of Art, CA November 23-24th • • •
Spring 2003
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CaliforniaWildlife Festival, San Diego, CA February 15-16th
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Reflections in Nature, Fallbrook, CA May 1st-4th • • • |
Vantage Point Newsletter from the studio of Sallie Lynn Davis: Nature, Life-size Mural, and Portrait Artist. Spring 2001 I would like to begin my newsletter with a wish to all of you for a very happy New Year 2003! I hope to have an opportunity to see or hear from many of you who share my love for nature and the animals that grace our world. And, of course, those of you who are just beginning the experience. Please come and see my new paintings as well as your favorites at Vantage Point Fine Art Gallery & Custom Framing.
Many of my originals are also available in canvas limited edition giclée, paper limited edition giclée and in the miniature edition giclée series. For prices and to see more of my work, visit my web site at www.sallielynndavis.com and if you have any questions or comments, I'd like to hear from you.
As I mentioned in my last newsletter, when I was in South Africa I discovered the breathtakingly beautiful birds that live there. Below is the latest painting in my series Birds of the World.
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 - "Wetland Waders, Saddle-billed Storks" ©2001 Original Oil on Canvas and Prints Available Original size 48"x 36" These are Saddle-billed Storks. The female has yellow eyes and the male has dark brown eyes. The Ostrich is the only bird larger than these storks. You'll find them walking slowly and deliberately in wetlands searching for fish, frogs, lizards and the like.
Coming up over a rise these storks were wading in a pond very early one morning. My excitement was almost uncontainable! Their wonderful color and just the way they moved was so graceful. They are truly magnificent; amazing both on the ground and in flight.
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 - "Malachite Kingfisher" ©2001 Original Oil on Board 11"x 14" The opportunity to photograph the tiny Malachite Kingfisher was positively irresistable, even though these little guys fish in the same ponds and lakes that the hippos and crocodiles call home. The kingfishers are so small and seem to always perch on the most obscured reeds that, even with very powerful lenses, you need to get quite close to get a reasonable reference shot.
In any event, I would become so focused on getting the absolute best reference photo possible that the guides felt it necessary to remind me to stay back from the edge of the pond elst I might become dinner myself. |
 - "Afternoon Chat, Scarlet Macaws" ©2001 Original Oil on Canvas and Prints Available Original 30"x 24" | South America is also known for its spectacular birds. My love of parrots inspired me to create another painting, this time of the beautiful and mischievious Scarlet Macaw. |
 - "Backward Glance, Red Fox" ©2000 Original Oil on Linen Board Original and Prints available IN-HOUSE CUSTOM FRAMING
Many of you have requested information about the framing you see on work and I am very happy to announce that Steven Millar, C.F.P., is now working with me and will be delighted to answer any of your framing questions. He is an expert in design and a perfectionist in his work. It doesn't need to be a piece of my art, for instance, if you have a precious memory you want framed, anything at all from a special birthday card to a collection of meaningful miniatures you wish to display in a shadow box, Steven will be pleased to help you design just the right look for your home. He also is available to come to your home and design for a particular room or the entire house. Please call for an appointment at .
Schedule of Events
Spring & Summer, 2003
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• • • Reflections of Nature May 2nd,3rd & 4th Fallbrook Cultural Arts Center 103 South Main Street Fallbrook, CA 92028 (760)728-1414
• Art on the Lake IV August 17th & 18th Marina Riviera Resort 40770 Lakeview Drive Big Bear Lake, California • • • |
 - "Champion Ridgerunner Unforgettable" @2000
(All contents of this newsletter are copyrighted and reproduction is prohibited by law without written permission by Sallie Lynn Davis.) |
Murals "Okavango Morning" 8' x 12'  - Creating "Okavango Morning" Sallie Lynn Davis painting "Okavango Morning"©1999 | This photo is here to give some perspective to just how large "life-size" really is.
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 "Okavango Morning" ©1999 - 8ft. x 12ft. Mural "Okavango Morning" ©1999 (Work in Progress)
Painting "Okavango Morning" has been a wonderful experience. The commission was for "life-size" zebra in their natural environment. Developing the sketches was fun and the trip to South Africa was amazing. I knew how to paint zebra but I had never seen them in their natural surroundings, so off to Africa.
In creating this piece, I discovered that I really love painting in life-size. There are, of course, certain inherent problems in working this size, however, it was interesting to work through each one.
Imagine walking into your favorite room and immediately feeling as though you are standing in the presence of life-size zebras, elephants, antelope, or . . . If you are an animal lover and would like to explore the possibilities of creating a room with a completely unique atmosphere where you can recharge your batteries or a one-of-a-kind environment in which to spend time, perhaps a life-size mural would create that special room of your dreams. Please feel free to contact me with questions or to talk about an exciting mural for your home or office. As you can see, they make quite an impression and can create a wonderful feeling in a room.
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 - Davis putting finishing touches on "Okavango Morning" ©1999  - "Okavango Morning" ©1999 All Rights Reserved Worldwide All of the images on this website are copyrighted.  - Close up and personal of one of the colts of "Okavango Morning" ©1999  - Another close up view of one of the colts and a mare in "Okavango Morning" ©1999
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Biography Artist`s Biography | Sallie Lynn Davis began her career in 1987 with pen and ink detailed
renderings of wildlife. She was first published in Tide Pools, a
California literary journal, that same year. Having studied with world
renowned wildlife artists Robert Bateman, Simon Combes, Gamini Ratnavira, John
Seerey-Lester, Carl Brenders and Stephen Quiller, Davis is best known for
her realistic depictions of endangered animals that excite and becken viewers to share
her concern and passion for preserving them in the wild.
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 - Sallie Lynn Davis "I intend my paintings to be more than just good art," says Davis. "I hope that people go away from spending time with my paintings feeling inspired and aware, wanting to learn more about the subject, interested in preserving nature and the environment. To me, that means realism without compromise
and calls for total honesty in the art and complete commitment to each concept."
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 - "Moluccan Cockatoo" ©2000 A naturalist, Davis draws upon her lifelong personal experience with animals and keen observational skills to achieve in-depth and accurate representations of her subjects. "I eat, sleep, dream, and live to observe nature every day," says the artist. During a mobile tenting safari in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe, she was able to immerse herself in the environment with the animals she paints. She strives to put down in paint
exactly what people would see if they witnessed the scene themselves. Davis' portraits invite viewers to linger by capturing the expression, movement, playfulness and curiosity of her subjects.
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 - "Afternoon Chat, Scarlet Macaws"©2001 "Accuracy and detail are extremely important to me," says Davis. "I pour all my creative energy into making the painting speak to the viewer in a unique way. If I¹ve done my job right, the viewer will not be able to put the image out of his or her mind. It will return again and again and engage
a spark of passion about protecting and preserving nature."
Davis' talent as a wildlife artist is also showcased through her life-size murals. The time she spent in Africa provided invaluable reference for the recent completion of an 8' by 12' mural of five zebra commissioned by a private art collector. She is currently in the process of painting a
mural that will transform a veterinary waiting room into a tropical rainforest filled with birds from all over the world.
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 - "Morning Wetland Waders"©2001
Davis' paintings and life-size murals are in private and public collections in Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States. Her "Endangered Vantage Point, Northern Douc Langurs" original pastel was recently acquired for the permanent collection of the World Museum of Natural History in Palm Springs.
Among the galleries and events where Davis¹ artwork has been featured, some of her favorites include Reflections of Nature, La Quinta Arts Festival, San Bernardino Museum of Art Wildlife Show, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, and the Oceanside Museum of Art.
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 - Davis painting the 8' x 12' commissioned "Okavango Morning"
- "Damara Zebra Portrait" Davis is affiliated with the San Diego Museum of Art, Artists Guild,
Wildlife Artists Association, Fathom Wildlife Preservation, Oceanside Museum
of Art and the Artists Alliance. She also serves on the board of directors
of the African Conservancy. Davis currently resides in Oceanside,
California with her parrots companions Tillie, Kai, Rascal and Kermet.
"It is my sincere wish that you enjoy your visit through my internet gallery and that you find the very painting, print or commission idea that you have been searching for."
"Remember, I am always available to discuss your ideas and, if you don't see exactly what you are looking for, we can create it! I look forward to talking with you and to creating your dream."
Sallie Lynn Davis, Artist
3529 Cannon Road #2B•212
Oceanside, California 92056
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Art Critique Art Critique Benefit from Sallie's experience. Sallie Lynn Davis is now available to critique your work. Gain insight from her sense of perspective, atmosphere, use of medium, anatomy, shape and form, handling of movement, and much more.
Whether it is a finished piece or a work in progress, receive helpful, constructive suggestions about new ways to create depth and excitement in your art work by sending an image of the piece by email to Sallie as a .jpeg, or you can mail it to her at:
Sallie Lynn Davis, Artist Vantage Pointe Fine Art Gallery 210•A North Coast Highway Oceanside, CA 92054
Fee: $25 for each critique. |
Nature Realism Without Compromise | This is the latest in my series "At Mother's Side". What a honor to be commissioned to create yet another painting of zebra! I truly love painting them and I never seem to tire of the tension created by playing ones stripes against anothers. ENJOY!
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Portraiture Portraits Capture A Moment That Lasts A Lifetime | This portrait of "Champion Ridgerunner Unforgettable" or "Fanny" as her owner calls her is, as her name implies, a true Champion. For those of you who love bloodhounds, she is a wonderful example of just how beautiful and regal her breed is. |
Wildlife, Portrait & Mural Paintings of Sallie Lynn Davis | The Original Oil on Canvas of "Moremi Wetland Wadders, Saddle-billed Storks" has been SOLD. Still available in limited edition paper prints and soon will be availble on canvas. It is also availble in miniatureedition. |
New Releases Latest Releases | "The Yearling"©2002 is the latest in my Zebra Series. I have created the series in order that those of us who are captivated by their color, patterns, expressions, etc., can put several of them together and truly feel as if you are amongst a family unit. Collect several of them and see what I mean! |
| These exquisitely beautiful birds are one of my favorite parrots. Although it has been my experience that they are difficult to keep as a companion bird, I love their soft feathers and color. |
| Zebras have captured my heart with the wonderful patterns in their stripes which excites my creative side. I enjoy working tension into the painting by placing the zebra where their stripes and movement creates interest for the viewer. |
| African Wild Dogs are also referred to as Cape Hunting Dogs. I was priviledged to spend approximately two hours with a pack of about seventeen of them. I can honestly say that it was one of the most remarkable experiences I have had so far in my life as a wildlife artist and naturalist. They are incredibly skillful at hunting and appear tireless with high energy and always work together for the good of the pack.
They are lean and lanky with short sparse fur that is a patchwork of black, white and varying shades of ocher. Each one has its own pattern in that no two are ever marked the same and their coat pattern is actually like their fingerprint. They all, however, have a white tip on their tail and, of course, they have those hugh, round ears. ("The better to hear you with, my dear"). |
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