The Holidays Arrive Early in South Carolina

From Home Portrait to Personalized Greeting Card

Last June, I was asked by homeowners Marian and John Scullion
to create a portrait of their Mid-Century Ranch Home. Fantastic!
​South Carolina! ---​a part of the country I haven't gotten a commission from before. I had a great time working with them to capture a likeness of their classic MCM ranch.

More recently, they contacted me to ask if I could adapt their home portrait for use as a Holiday card. No need to ask twice! I had a concept in my head before I could finish my email reply. 
​                                       ---Hang on to your tinsel tree!

The Scullions 2016 Holiday Card

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​Jokingly... I mentioned that I'd be more than happy to do a Halloween, 4th of July, Easter and Valentine's Day version for them as well....just to keep John busy.

---This is roughly the cropped area from the original portrait that I used as the basis of the holiday artwork. Focusing on the front door allowed for more detail to be visible.

---Here's the finished portrait of their home. You can view a larger image by clicking on the image.

To get started, I asked how they decorate their home for the holidays -then started playing. Of course, I added in a few suggestions of my own (it's my nature).

That said...Marian liked what I had done so much, she sent her husband on a mission -to match the decorations in the portrait! Seems Marian thinks John has too much time on his hands.

....you gotta' admit, it's pretty funny. Especially since I'm not the one putting up all those lights under the soffit.

---The owners already had the deer statues. I put the red bulb on the end of Rudolphs nose. All I can say is "duct tape!"

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I'm looking forward to working with other past clients who have similar idea about how they might want to reuse their home portrait artwork.

 I have a reasonably priced resource for printing greeting cards, note cards, postcards and invitations. The finished product can be shipped directly to your home. My fee is based on the amount of time to make the alterations to your home portrait and readying the art to send to the printer.

If you're interested in learning more, I'd be happy to speak with you about the possibilities of creating your very own personalized North Pole.

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In the meantime, I'll be thinking about what their South Carolina home might look like draped in red, white and blue bunting with
​flags along the walkway.
--sorry, John...I just can't help myself!