For Kara's apartment- "Too cool, or lookin like a fool" (alice)

Okay, so I'm trying to find art to put up in my apartment. I've got a modern twist on shabby chic going on.
When I saw the pictures of the Custom Hotel in the blog that Alice posted, I fell in love with the bedding with the anthropomorphic pictures
I think these paintings by Thierry Poncelet are not only cute and whimsical, but really funny and great conversation pieces!

Are these paintings way cool and should I get some prints to put up in ornate frames in my place, or are these just creepy and wrong?

So- can I get these on my wall?

Artist: Thierry Poncelet
Profile: Born in Brussels, in 1946, Thierry Poncelet spent his childhood in Manche en Famenne, a small town in Belgium. At a young age, his grandmother, who was a well-known portrait painter, encouraged him to paint and draw. Thierry Poncelet is an entirely self-taught oil painter, although he studied drawing at St. Luc School. After his education, he spent a few years working for a picture restorer at the studio of a well-known painter, Max Massot. During this time, he learnt the technique of painting restoration. However, his love for painting soon outgrew his interest in restoration, and he decided to become a full-time oil painter, specialising particularly in whimsical dog portraits.

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Comment by Kara on December 1, 2008 at 8:57pm: THANK YOU GRACE!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by alice on December 1, 2008 at 8:23pm: it'll be cool for the first five minutes and then you'll wonder why you have serious looking dogs dressed up in costumes on your wall. :P

Comment by Kara on December 1, 2008 at 8:20pm: See?!

Comment by Sarah on December 1, 2008 at 7:49pm: Aw... I really like the last one. :P

Comment by Kara on December 1, 2008 at 3:59pm

Comment by rp {|} // .MrPresident___++ on December 1, 2008 at 3:57pm: Where is the one of the dogs playing pool... classic..

Comment by Kara on December 1, 2008 at 3:28pm: hahaha okay. It was one of those things that I couldn't tell, did I like or not?
common though, they do make you giggle.

Comment by alice on December 1, 2008 at 3:23pm: I'm with the group on this. I wasn't too excited about the doggies on the bed at Custom. Eugene and I will look for some artwork for ya...

Comment by sAm on December 1, 2008 at 3:18pm: Uhhh...yeah, I agree with Jules, that's a big thumbs down.
The only dog art work I'd allow is
. I love how the dog is passing an Ace under the table.