The customer in this case wanted the painting done but with a few changes.

Here were the customer’s requests.

The first photo is how my in-laws should look in terms of where they stand and how their clothes look.  My mother facial expression should match exactly like the first photo except her mouth should be close like the second photo.  Also photo 2 is how I would like to have my father in-laws facial expression to look like.

The third photo was created by our Photoshop expert.  We sent the Photoshop mock-up to our customer and they liked it.  We started the painting, finished it, and the customer was ecstatic.

Finished Painting (below)

I just wanted to thank the company and especially the artist for doing such an amazing job on the picture of the dog.  It was for a friend of mine whose dog had its leg amputated because of cancer and then the dog passed away because of the cancer weeks later.  I gave her the painting yesterday and it brought tears of happiness to her face. She absolutely loved it and couldn’t believe how life-like it looked.  You guys really brought happiness back to her and your artist is extremely gifted.  I will absolutely use you guys in the future and recommend you to everyone.  Thanks again for the painting as she will cherish it forever!

Sean

Below is the painting we did for Sean.

We received the two images below from a customer.  Here was the customers exact request.

I have a request to combine two pictures into one portrait. The primary picture is of my two friends sitting in a military sidecar unit. The second picture is of their daughter who was not even born at the time the original picture was taken. Since my friends are sitting on the motorcycle seat, as if they were driving it, I think they would enjoy it if I incorporated their daughter into the portrait as if she were their passenger.

To facilitate requests like this, we have a photoshop person on staff to create mock-ups.  The mock-up below was created and approved by the customer.  Unfortunately, the photo of the girl wasn’t the highest quality, but our team was able to work with it.

The mock-up was presented to our artist, and our artist produced the beautiful 30″ x 36″ oil painting below.

From start to finish, a custom oil painting normally takes 30 days to complete.  During the holiday season, we prefer to receive orders at least 45 days in advance.  If we receive your order on or before the week of November 9th, we can guarantee you’ll receive your painting before Christmas.  Almost all orders received on the week of November 15th will be received on time, but we can’t offer a 100% guarantee.

If you order your painting between November 22nd and November 30th, it’s still possible to have it delivered by Christmas. It is only possible if you do not want the painting stretched.

This painting has turned out so much better than we could have imagined. After searching warehouses of paintings for something different, we thought… “Why can’t we find one painting that has a special meaning to us?” We were so tired of finding paintings of cafes, flowers, oceans and cats dressed like people… none of which had OUR story attached. This story… our 3 year old grandson Gabe searching for birds inside a knot hole in the side of an old barn.

We were worried about spending money for a painting, but Portrait Painting is very professional and delivers ON TIME. Thanks for helping us to make this memory a bit more permanent and easier to share.

This comment was posted by Judy – the grandmother of the boy in the picture.

While watching the show on Monday, I spotted a framed portrait on the wall that looks like a portrait painting.  I’ve posted an image of the framed portrait below.  You be the judge.

Christina’s World, below, is one of his most famous paintings.  He will be missed in the art world.

An interesting paragraph from his obituary in the Washington Post is below.

In the 1980s, Mr. Wyeth was the subject of an intense media spotlight for his “Helga” series of 45 paintings and 200 sketches. These pictures, many of them nudes, were the product of hundreds of modeling sessions with a Chadds Ford neighbor, Helga Testorf, over a 15-year period. No one else, not even Mr. Wyeth’s wife, had previously known about them, and their disclosure to the public was arguably the art event of the decade.

This portrait will be soon be displayed in thousands of federal offices, hundreds of embassies, and military installations around the world.

Since we are Portrait Painting, we can turn Barack Obama’s official portrait into a painting.  One of our artists has alread started turning the photo into a painting so we should have an example in the next week or two.

UPDATE: We have just launched a website dedicated to our Barack Obama Oil Painting service.

Pricing:
A 16″ x 20″ Barack Obama oil painting will start at $179.  You can view pricing on our website.  The Obama painting qualifies as 1 Figure.

Ordering:
Visit our order page.  To order the Obama painting, select the size you want, framing, and select 1 figure.  At the bottom of the ordering page, it will ask you “How would you prefer to send your photo?”  Select “Send by Email”.  On the next screen in the comment section, just mention “Obama painting”.  After that, just complete the order by entering in your payment and address information.

Delivery:
Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery.

Questions:
If you have any questions, comments, special request, or if you would like to order several painting, please contact us.

Here is what it looks like when our artist is painting…

Artist Turning a Photo into a Painting from portrait-painting on Vimeo.

Unfortunately, a painted portrait can cost upwards of $50,000 – a cost that taxpayers have to pick up.  The Washington Post wrote an article about this practice.

Some artists doing these portraits still demand sittings that can total 30 hours.

Our portrait artists can paint a beautiful portrait from just one photo.  You don’t need to spend $50k to be immortalized in a portrait painting.