Children grow and change so quickly. Just as you are getting to know and love your child as a baby with those dimples and buddha belly, suddenly, you have a toddler with saggy diapers and sticky hands and just as you are falling in love with all those funny words and expressions, you have a busy preschooler who is mastering bicycle riding, making friends and learning to read. In a blink of an eye you are sitting down to pick out colleges and prom dresses.
I will work from your photographs to create a completely personalized, highly detailed, hand painted watercolor on museum quality paper using only the finest juicy watercolors. Your portrait will be a cherished heirloom or a precious gift to your loved ones and it will appreciate in value over the years.
Unlike a photograph, all details in your portrait can be personalized for you. I can change the colors to match your décor or combine several photographs to get the best expression on each subject or change the background to one that has significance for you.
Let me help you to hold onto the joy of those moments you would most like to remember in a work of art that you and your children will treasure forever. Every detail will be personalized for you... the colors will match your house, your child will be shown in a favorite expression or activity. All the details are up to you. Each of the paintings you see below puts a smile in the heart of its owner every time they walk past.
In addition to your original portrait I can provide you with giclee prints,note cards and other imprinted items, so you can share your memories with grandparents, aunts and uncles and other important family members.
If your tastes are more contemporary you might want to consider a POP ART PORTRAIT. Click here and see some examples.
POP ART PORTRAITS
All I require from you are a few good quality photos and some stories about your child(ren). Each portrait will tell a story about your family. Tell me about each person in the portrait: are they studious or silly ? What do they enjoy doing more than anything ? Is it a sport, a toy, a pet, a game, a place ? How about a favorite shirt or dress ? Where are you living ? What do you like best about the place you live ? Does your child have a particular expression that just makes you laugh, or smile ? The more personal information I have the more personal your portrait will become.
The process of commissioning a portrait is very simple. Read through my Pricing Page and the Commissioning a Portrait page, then Contact Me with your photos. It takes about 6 to 8 weeks to complete a portrait, but I will try to accomodate special events such as birthdays and holidays. I will e-mail a scan of my work for your approval and input as the portrait develops and I will return your photos when I am finished.
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My paintings go through many stages before the final painting is even started. 
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