Commission fine art: An opportunity to commission a custom watercolor painting that will be cherished
Is there a scene that you want to remember always--perhaps a house or a familiar landscape? Or, maybe you want to give a painting that will be cherished forever to someone who is getting married, moving, or retiring.
Click on each image below to see a larger view TIMELESS Tara emailed me from Portland, Oregon. She had visited New Hampshire the past summer to be maid-of-honor in the wedding of a friend, and had later happened on my booth at the White Mountain Art Festival in Jackson. It was her friends first anniversary, and she wanted to give her a keepsake of her wedding, which had been held at the Castle in the Clouds in Meredith, New Hampshire. She sent me many photographs of the courtyard with the wonderful view of Lake Winnepesaukee, but I was not satisfied that I had a good feeling for the environment from the pictures. So, my husband and I made the trip and took a tour of the Castle to hear the wonderful story of how it was built. We could feel the relationship of the building with the surrounding environment. When I saw the terrace, I thought that the fountain with its sculpture of two youngsters overlooking the wide landscape below them might be the perfect choice of subject for the painting. It seemed to be symbolic of two people starting their lives together, wondering what the far horizons had in store for them. Tara loved this concept, and so that is how this watercolor was painted. THE "TRILOGY OF DREAMS"
Margaret writes: "I asked JoAnn to create a watercolor painting for above my bed. I wanted a scene of a house with surrounding landscapes that were representative of my former homes. She created"The Picked Fence." The fence and flowers were reminiscent of my New Jersey home, the mountains were that of New Hampshire, and the house was my farm in Vermont. She beautifully created the scene, adding a gazebo-something that I have always wanted. My bed is encompassed by three walls. So we then decided to continue the theme. On my wall, the painting is of the gazebo and a small pond with two boats I can easily imagine myself resting in that tranquil place... My husband loves covered bridges, so on his wall Joann created a beautiful bridge with water and flowers. 
As a result of JoAnn's talent and understanding of what I wanted, we can take the journey over the bridge to our home! Our bedroom now is a beautiful and peaceful place where we can rest our heads and dream. EASTMAN COVERED BRIDGE 
There are many second home owners in the community where I live. They come up from Massachusetts or Rhode Island whenever they get a break, to enjoy kayaking on the lake, hiking, skiing, or many other seasonal activities that are closer to nature than their city-living allows. A young family was looking for a large photograph of our covered bridge, and the owner of the Grantham Stonewall Gallery steered them my way. They loved the view I suggested because it looks like your are observing the bridge from a kayak. And they had kayaked in that area many times. Now they have this painting over their mantle in their city home. A BIRTHDAY PRESENT 
A retired couple needed a special gift for his sister on her 90th birthday. She lived in Florida, in a place where she had a wonderful view of a pond that was visited by many animals and birds. They knew that one of her favorite pastimes was watching the wildlife. Sometimes (not often) roseate spoonbills would visit the pond, and she was especially happy because they are rarely seen. She knew she would need to move from her house to quarters where she could get more immediate care, and they wanted her to have something that would remind her of the pond view that she had enjoyed for many years. They had only one picture of her view, and it did not include the roseate spoonbills or an alligator that frequently hung out there, so I painted them in! Return from "Commission Fine Art" to Home Page
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