Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Custom-made wedding bouquet paintings-- celebrating love, unity and promise

Custom-made wedding bouquet watercolor paintings that reflect the beauty & celebration of their marriage-- an original wedding present suitable for any couple.




The bouquet is the special symbol of promise in marriage. Let this promise become a one-of-a-kind beloved keepsake, a forever-fresh original painting for the newlywed’s home with the couple's name & date included.

(Also a thoughtful anniversary gift.)



I create watercolor paintings based on photos of the wedding bouquet. 

Working from photos, I lightly sketch a detailed drawing of the bouquet onto watercolor paper in graphite pencil. To further personalize this artwork, I include the couple’s names and wedding date in the design. The font style can be replicated from a wedding invitation or other requested style. Then I create the watercolor painting, reflecting the hue and color intensities of the bouquet.





Sizes available:

-- 8x10in. (fits into 11x14in. frame)

-- 9x12in. (fits into 12x16in. frame)

-- 11x14in. (fits into 16x20in. frame)

Shipping information:
--Artwork is safely shipped flat with backing boards, but without mat and without frame. 



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Monday, March 9, 2015

Middle East / middle-west

It has been nearly a year since our departure from the Middle East.




And our return to the Middle-west.




It was April 2014.


Bare trees. Eager robins. 

(Winter-weary neighbors spurned the April snow-flurries our tongues were quick to catch.)


Trees drew bold, expansive lines against the sky. 





There was no dust. No cracked, beaten surface.




Instead--- 
open puddles / a verdant birth / umbrellas aloft




and the racing rhythm of rain to prompt our blush.






It has been nearly a year since our departure from the Middle East


and our return home.