I am always looking for new ways for my customers to display the custom oil paintings I create for them. This is a unique format using oil on gesso board mounted on a natural wood frame designed to stand anywhere you like! Gesso board allows for the same texture as canvas, but you have a lovely wooden frame behind the painting in a perfect size, 8 x 10, to display.
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Tis The Season for Hand-Painted Gifts!
Once again, it’s that time of year when you scratch your head over the ideal gifts for loved ones and friends. You already know the kind of hand-painted custom oils I do of pets, or, if you don’t, you can check out my portfolios here and consider presenting your loved one or friend with a special, custom oil painting of their favorite companion. In addition, I also paint landscapes, buildings, landmarks, and interesting people I see on my travels. Stay tuned for some additional ideas for gifts this season!
Continue readingThe Bespoke Gift: A Handpainted Pet Portrait
Today’s world seems to thrive on mass-produced, digitalized products, but discriminating gift-givers appreciate the personal touch and unique nature of handmade offerings. We here at Larry Gekiere – Artist want to give you the opportunity to help someone in your life celebrate their beloved pet with a bespoke, hand-painted gift – a custom oil painting of their best friend!
Continue readingA Custom Oil Painting Perfect for A Small Space
As I shared with you back in April, I offered up a gift certificate as a donation to the Kibble and Cocktails event to benefit DFW Rescue Me’s Justice Fund. A lovely lady was the lucky bidder and commissioned me to paint a portrait of her beloved Tracker. And she wanted a custom oil painting just the right size for her favorite bookshelf.
Continue readingFound a Hidden Gem Right Behind Me!
I’m always looking for something, or someone, lovely or interesting to paint. It is somewhat reflective of life in general, that I discovered a great subject right under my nose. When you really pay attention to the things around you, you might just find a hidden gem!
Continue readingKibble & Cocktails – Bid on a Custom Oil Painting!
As you know if you have checked out my portfolios and blog posts, I like to support local charities with special donations. Once again Larry Gekiere – Artist has donated a gift certificate good for $500 toward a custom oil painting to a great cause, the Kibble and Cocktails event.
Continue readingSpecial Gift – A Custom Oil Painting of Brody
This handsome young fellow is Brody, a two-year-old Water Spaniel. I was commissioned by some lovely grandparents to create a custom oil painting of this beloved friend and companion as a gift for their daughter and their grandson.
Continue readingTis the Season (for Special Paintings!)
Tis the season for very special gifts for friends and loved ones! And I have some examples of the kinds of very special, very personalized gifts you might could be presenting to your friends and loved ones – special, custom oil paintings just for them.
Continue readingBranching Out!
As my newsletter subscribers found out last month, I’m branching out a bit. Although I’m still painting our favorite fur, feathered, and fin companions and family members. I also enjoy producing custom paintings of wildlife, landscapes, beloved buildings or places, and even HUMANS! Let me show you!
Continue readingCapturing a Great Egret in Oil
Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds, so when I set out to capture one, it was only to do so with the greatest respect — in oil on canvas. And I have to say, capturing a Great Egret in oil was a fun challenge!
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