A Portrait of Your Home.
A home portrait is usually a special gift for someone--to parents from their children, for instance, or for an older couple knowing they will need to move at some point in the future. It's also a gift from parents to their children in celebration of the home they've built on their own. These three homes are examples of each of these, but for the privacy of my customers I will not give any details.
If you are interested in a portrait of a home, they can be done in any medium and any size that works best for the subject, just like any other piece of artwork.
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Classic Pen and Ink Sketch
MEDIUM: Pen and ink; SIZE: 10" x 8"; Commissioned, 2009
I haven't had the opportunity to create a sketch of a house for several years, and I thought people had lost interest now that everyone has digital cameras. But I was contacted by an out-of-town person who wanted to have this done for her mother-in-law for Christmas because her in-laws were moving from the big home to a smaller one. I had a realtor photo, a photo sent by another daughter, and I ran out to that neighborhood to make sure I knew what the swings looked like in the trees out front because they were very important to the children. The house is surrounded by trees which were bare, and while I love bare trees I much preferred the summer look from the other photos I had, so I combined them all for an 8" x 10" sketch.
When a commissioned work is a gift for another I'm always pleased and honored to be a part of the gift-giving, but it also means I have to wait until after the gift is given to hear the reaction. The woman was very pleased with her sketch, and I hope she treasures it always wherever she goes.
And if you are family members who've come to see the sketch, welcome! Click on the image to see a larger version.
The Son's Homes
MEDIUM: Watercolor; SIZE: 12" x 10"; Commissioned, 2005 and 2008
Our Home
MEDIUM: Watercolor; SIZE: 18" x 12"; Commissioned, 1994
Our Parents' Home
MEDIUM: Ink with Watercolor; SIZE: 36" x 26"; Commissioned, 1991
