I have some great head shots of a couple of my cats, and the one of Sheba nursing, I have cropped and blown up. No ugly flash or anything. They are excellent pictures. I am pretty lucky, my cats are hams, and love their pics taken. Some are very funny.

I will try to send you copies of the pics I want done, and then you can tell me. But it sounds like you are really busy till after the new year. If you want, I can still send the pics, and then you can start anytime you want. It would be great to have a present for the family for next year. lol

I guess, the reason, I want one, is that my parents had one done of our English Bulldog that is huge. Big enough to put over the fireplace. (I think it is 2 feet by 2 feet) . I love that painting, and always wanted one of my pets.

[Edited on 17/10/2002 by MelliotSandybanks]

Beautiful work, Luthien79. Thank-you for updating the link (I am assuming you are Edoras).

I've put a link to your site up. I'm going to try and get those other couple of pictures up today.

You mentioned my counters. I did have a look but couldn't find an option for changing the mode they are set at.

Ditto on that comment of Taz's, Luthien.
My girlfriend wants your jeans. She loves them.

LOL, I love those jeans too so I regret to say your girlfriend can't have them. There are plenty of jeans like that around at the moment. Mind, lots of them are those that look like they've been washed in a dirty toilet. I'm not a fan of those things.

Thanks for looking at my site everyone. It's so appretiated.

HHHMPH!!!!!

Fine! How long as she had hers? Bet I've had mine longer!!!!!!

Only messing.

Well, I won't be able to turn out anymore LOTR paintings for a little while because I have to paint one of my sister's guinea piggies for her. It's her christmas present from me.

Luthien, you are very talented. I am quite impressed. I have a photo, that I would love to have painted. It is of a black and white cat, that had just had five kitten. They are only hours old, less than 24 hours, maybe only 2 or 3 hours old. I don't really remember. Sheba (the mommy) is sitting up on her back legs, with her back in the corner of the box. The kittens are splayed around her nursing. I have never seen anything else like it. Neither has any vet that I have shown the pic to. I think she was trying to get away from the kittens, because she was not a very good mother. We found home for 4 of the kittens and kept one. Her name was Squiggle Marie, and she died 3 years ago. She was only 6 years old. Squiggles was one of my favorite cats. She was a great mix of both of her parents. Sheba is almost ten now. Since, Sheba had some medical problems as a kitten we did not expect her to still be around or as healthy as she is now. If I could get that as a painting before anything does happen to her, it would really mean a lot to me. Let me know if you have the time, or are willing to do it and how much it will cost me. I may have other photos for you to paint as well.
Thanks, in advance!
Mellie

[Edited on 16/10/2002 by MelliotSandybanks]

Originals are expensive.

When I do commissioned portraits, the price depends on the size of the painting and whether they have it framed amd mounted or not.
The starting price for an unframed A4 would be about ’90. They can take a while to do depending on the subject matter and how busy I am anyway.

Another thing to remember is that all photos I paint from must be of good quality. I don't like photos where the pet is drowned in harsh flash. It has to be clear and the pet close enough to see all the fine detail. The number of people who present you with a snap shot of a field with a dot in it and expect you to paint a detailed head and shoulders portrait from it.

Taz!
There is always a joker in the boards who gets the wrong end of every stick. ............................................On purpose!!!!!!!

[Edited on 16/10/2002 by Luthien79]

I agree Celebrian! I loathe modern art. It is sacrilege to people who have talent.

People who produce stuff like that are talentless idiots who want to make money out of something they obviously can't do. Modern art is their excuse. I am very passionate about this sort of stuff. Did you ever hear about that modern masterpiece which turned out to have been done by a 4 year old kid? There was another that was done by an elephant. AN ELEPHANT!!!!!!!!!:hahaha That says everything.

MelliotSandyBanks!

I assume the prices don't bother you then. You can send the pictures whenever you want and I'll take a look at them.
You'll have to let me know exactly what you want doing and how big. I can then give you a proper quote.


[Edited on 19/10/2002 by Luthien79]

I am not a real bit fan of Modern Art either. I just don't get it. But there are a few pieces that I have seen, that were really cool. I guess, it depends on the artist and what s/he does.

Ok, will do, sometime this weekend or next week Luthien

I actually saw that! LMAO! One time I sat down and stared at a pic for a whole day, cause our teacher told us to find a hidden meaning behind it...in the end I saw red and green dots I didn`t see anything and neither did 99% of the class! Bwahahahaha!

Oh and our art-class had to analyze one picture each, but at least ours were figurative! When we studied what year it was made in and where the artist lived at the time and what he was interested in we actually read quite a lot from it! (Or into it )

<-----Celeb! Look! Look! We both have 50 now! We'll get two stars and become "friends"! Hurray!!!

But to stay on topic, do you really think the Queen would say. "Oh I'm a such an art-lover but this is pure $hit!" ? Can you imagine the headlines??

I like the Queen. Sort of. Much better to be a kingdom than to have presidents like Bush... It's that Ari Behn fellow I don't like

[Redigert den 21/10/2002 av Amari’]

Well, I've finished the Guinea pig painting for my sister and have started on another LOTR painting. I've only done the outline yet. Ready to be coloured in though.