work update june 2021

just finished and delivered these two portraits for a client - such an honor to work with he and his wife. he chose two amazing vintage frames from our collection that i’ve been holding on to for a few years now. as he was describing his hopes for this project i knew the frames would be perfect for the job, and could not be more happy that they went to such an appreciative home.

Rumi and Lorca, beloved furry family members, immortalized on black velvet. and to share some of the patron’s words;

…we are absolutely stunned and overjoyed at the creative, sensitive, beautiful, and accurate renditions of our furry companions.

the time, the care, the focus, the psychological depth! the emotional nuance! i mean, (we) could not be more ecstatic at how beautifully you realized this somewhat eccentric vision. you are a profoundly gifted artist.

WE FRICKIN LOVE IT SO MUCH. thank you so much for bringing this into our lives - julio

apparently Lorca was a little alarmed. Rumi could not be bothered.

The New Classics in Black Velvet : Eric Wareheim of Tim and Eric

a couple monday's back i received what i almost took as a joke request.  except that they sounded quite serious.  

the folks at pretty bird international needed a black velvet portrait of eric wareheim for his birthday...and his birthday was at the end of the week. 

wow.

but it happened and we did it and it was awesome and such an honor.  

and i did not sleep, or really eat for that matter, for many many hours that week.

learn a little more about eric here and here

and absolutely check out pretty bird international as well.  they're involved with lots of truly tremendous things

including this:

and this:

and this.

again, truly an honor.  

Peace,
Gil