You may order a custom portrait of a house or any other type of building (barn, cabin, restaurant, church, bank, school, police station, firehouse, office building, or any business).
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I am an illustrator and fine artist, who specializes in colored pencil art.
I have a background in architecture, and have been doing renderings of all sorts of buildings, in black and white as well as full color, for years.
When you order a custom portrait from me, I will make a meticulous rendering by hand, done with care and the attention to detail your special building deserves!
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I work from your photos, which you can email to me, or send in the mail.
Please specify any special requests, like taking out a plant or bush that you're not fond of, making all the window blinds match, etc.
I always delete cars, people, drainpipes (unless they're architecturally important to the character of the building for some reason, like an architectural landmark), ugly signs (no parking, etc., which are often in front of businesses), street signs, trash cans, etc.
I do my best to show your building in its best possible way (bare spots in the grass, dead foliage, missing roof tiles all miraculously disappear!).
Please include close-up shots of any important details you want included (entryways, windows, etc), or things that don't show up well in the "main shot" of the building (a doorway covered up by a tree, for example).
Your home or building can be very grand (as in the example) or very modest - I love all equally, and give the same amount of love to each one.
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The listing here is for an 8 x 10 portrait, done with black colored pencil on archival paper.
I use top professional grade wax and oil based colored pencils. (note - this is not graphite)
The image is 8 x 10, centered on an 11 x 14 sheet of paper.
It will be sprayed with a fixative to prevent smudging.
Matting and framing are not included. The 11 x 14 paper size leaves you room for a mat, and will also let you frame it in a standard sized frame if you like.
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A house or building portrait is a special and unique gift for just about any occasion -
Christmas or Hannukah
Anniversary
Birthday
New home buyer / Real estate closing gift
Wedding
Graduation
and just about any commemorative event you can think of!
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This listing is for an 8 x 10 inch black and white portrait - $250
Other sizes and prices (which I will make listings for soon):
5 x 7 inch (on 8 x 10 inch paper) - $200
9 x 12 inch (on 11 x 14 inch paper) - $300
11 x 14 inch (on 16 x 20 inch paper) - $350
Custom sizes can always be arranged (something long and "short", or tall and skinny).
I can also do two or more buildings together, a street scene, etc.
** GIFT CERTIFICATES are also available. **
Please convo me with your request, and I'll make a special listing for you.
Have any questions?
Contact the shop owner.
