Last year I ran across a website that was offering paintings. Paintings from whatever you wanted.
In about 2003 I’d heard that there were artists in China that were absurdly classically trained; can you say “Oil-paint acrobat”? It was on a 60 Minutes segment, and at the time I wanted desperately to find out who these people were. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in drawing and I immediately recognised their incredible talents. Imagine having someone take a treasured photo and transform it into a genuine work of art. Not a cheesy knockoff, but something rivalling anything only a truly talented artist could create.
Reimagine it costing only $120 or so for a 20” x 24” oil-on-canvas painting delivered to your door within a month.
Christ alive, I’d charge $1000 just to do a bloody sketch of the thing. Just to LOOK at the thing.
But here it is.
My new best friend is Jack Lee, of Europic-Art.com, a treasure to deal with. He always delivers. I’m on my third painting and I’m far from finished. Below is a picture taken of my parents and the resulting painting, which I requested in an “Impressionistic” style. Bravo, Jack and especially, bravo, one masterly painter.
Wow! That's really something. I usually don't like paintings done from photographs, but this one really works. The painter has a real eye, and has thrown some real life into the image. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWell, here's the real challenge . . . I actually went out of my way to stage a photo for the next painting.
ReplyDeleteThe photo is here.
I can't wait to see what they do with that! I'll pic it as soon as it gets here, which should be in a week or so.
Christ, for 120 lousy bucks and talent like that I'll order one for my cat.
$120?? Amazing.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Like I said, it's incredible. Whoever actually painted this thing must have put at least 20 or even thirty hours into it. Do the math! Christ, I'm almost tempted to take out my whole photo collection and have them work on it.
ReplyDeleteI have one coming up that should be totally mind-blowing, because I actually staged the shot for the portrait. I'll post the pics when it arrives.
If you have a chance, support these guys by ordering your own. I can guarantee that you won't be disappointed.