Portraits & Illustration Art
Unique Gift Ideas ~ Commissioned Artwork
If you have a photo subject or image that you want illustrated email me for commission details. Charcoal or pencil drawings start around $50 so it's an inexpensive way to create a unique one of a kind gift. Past subjects have been office buildings for a corporate retirement, lots of informal portraits of kids, illustrations of movie posters with friends or family drawn in, vacation spots, city skylines, pets, scenes to commemorate an event and all kinds of other images of sentimental value. Fortunately, I sometimes get to see them years later.
| I've completed dozens of commissioned pieces starting way back in Victor NY Jr. High School, drawing cartoon charecters for a teacher's nursery. Years of practice and support from some loyal patrons launched a full time professional fine arts freelance career before the kids were born. Here are a couple of examples of other artwork gift ideas I have created for people: |
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Alicia's Father - 8 1/2"x11" Composite pencil & paper with a watercolor wash.
This was created from the only two photos that Alicia had of her father.
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A piece like this would start at $150 and up...depending on size, number of subjects etc.
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Little Bill - 9"x12" Acrylic on gesso chip board.
Typical style of an acrylic or oil painting created from a photographic reference.
This was actually a birthday present to the parents...the home in the background was the grandparents and a favorite pair of shorts.
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piece like this would start at $300 and up...depending on size, number of subjects etc.
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Wall Sculpture - 3ft x 4ft Foam sculpture with cement hardcoat.
Wall sculptures homes or buildings have mirrored windows so a well designed subject could be a functional peice at the an entrance or foyer. The materials make it very light weight but durable and the size gives it a lot of presence for the average size room.
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| A commissioned custom wall sculpture would start at $200 to $1500 (above sample would be about $1100) depending on size & level of detail. |
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