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A Custom Oil Painting Perfect for A Small Space

Tracker
August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 | Donna Frano

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.  

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Found a Hidden Gem Right Behind Me!

Custom Painting of My View
June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 | larrygekiereartist

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!

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Kibble & Cocktails – Bid on a Custom Oil Painting!

April 9, 2023April 9, 2023 | larrygekiereartist

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.

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Special Gift – A Custom Oil Painting of Brody

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 | larrygekiereartist

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.

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Tis the Season (for Special Paintings!)

December 6, 2022September 23, 2023 | larrygekiereartist

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.

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Branching Out!

A painting of baby ducks in the grass.
October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 | larrygekiereartist

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!

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Capturing a Great Egret in Oil

Great Egret
February 18, 2022March 20, 2022 | larrygekiereartist

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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A Unique and Special Painting

December 19, 2021September 23, 2023 | larrygekiereartist

For YOUR unique and special companion or companions! A lot of folks have more than one special companion, often a few! And others don’t have a lot of space to hang large paintings. If you are one of those folks, I have a idea for you! The perfect size for YOUR unique and special companion or companions or for YOUR particular space!

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I Got To Paint Frankenstein!

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 | larrygekiereartist

No, not THAT one. This is Frank, short for Frankenstein. And I got to paint THIS Frankenstein.

Why Frankenstein? Because Frank is a mixed breed. But, as you can see, unlike his namesake, Frank is a really HANDSOME fellow. Frank’s dad is a golf pro and had just made a hole in one (!) when he took this photo of his buddy Frank.

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Painting A Restoration Masterpiece!

October 14, 2021October 15, 2021 | larrygekiereartist

And no, I’m not bragging that my painting is a masterpiece, but it IS a painting OF a masterpiece. The restoration of this truck was an act of love, and it is obvious in the end result. So much so, that the grandparents of the young man who restored it wanted to celebrate his amazing job with the gift of a custom oil painting of the end result from Larry Gekiere – Artist.

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