Custom Personalized Paintings - Large Size Format - Acrylic & Oil Impressionistic

Over my artistic career, I have painted many paintings of all sorts and sizes, styles, mediums, and subject matter.  In the past, my painting style was an impressionistic realism, and mostly done with brush technique.  Now, as I have evolved more, I have decided to still do that impressionistic style, while being more relaxed on the realism and more focused on an expressionistic style.  Also I want to incorporate pallet knife technique more, even with paintings done entirely in pallet knife technique.  Paintings done in brush would be done in expressionistic broad brush strokes with virtually no blending involved.  such as styles like Group of Seven, Degas, Monet.  Most paintings I’ve done in the past were medium size format 36"x24" which gave some freedom. But now I want to paint much bigger, from 48"x40" to 64"x48" or even bigger if you prefer.  I used oil paints previously but with this direct expressionistic style, I would prefer acrylic paint, as it dries faster.  That’s another note, paintings in my past were in oil and took a long time to dry, and was to painstaking.  Now, I want freedom to express.  I will do large paintings done fast and direct expressionistically.
If you think you might like to join me on a painting journey like this, please contact me.  I can even help you decide what to paint.

Logo Design / Branding & Graphics

In the Graphic Arts, one of my strongest skills is Logo Design.  I have created hundreds of logos over the years for all types of businesses and venues, large and small.  A strong logo that is specific to the market is the very first thing to establish in starting out your business and brand.  A logo should be simple, strong, and uniquely eye catching.  I have much experience in logo design and branding.  Having a very strong name is most important, one that corners the intended market.  I can even help on choosing the name.  Knowing your target market audience is very important in the name, design, and colour. Once you have decided to go ahead on a logo, I would have an informative discussion with you on your name, ideas, and requests.  Then I would create 5-6 first blush designs and show them to you.  Then, the ones you prefer, I can adjust and modify.  Finally, the chosen one I would polish and prepare finished art for.

Now you can think about branding your business logo.

First, your business card, your vehicle branding (with decals and partial wrap), signage, brochures, and mailers.  We can chat about that.  Thinking of starting your business.  Please contact me.

 Custom Designed Digital Photo Album and Family Photo Book

You can have the most beautiful photo albums ever.  A new revolutionary way to show off your precious photos.  Not just lonely photos shoved into plastic sleeves, how boring.  Now, BEHOLD, photo albums bursting with excitement, layout, design, and colour.  Each album is specifically designed, crafted, and tailored.  Each page is specifically digitally designed as one work of art, with multiple photos or just a few.  Depending on the theme of the page, each is lovingly arranged and treated with enhancing graphics, typography, and colour.  You would pick the photos for each photo themed page, and I would arrange them in a beautiful format way, as a harmonizing unit page.  You would write the text for each page, and I can help on that too.  Each photo will also have a written caption, and some pages can even have a paragraph of text explaining the event.  These beautiful albums are like story telling scrape books, but much more beautifully and strategically designed.

They project the feel of the moment when the photo event happened.  Each designed unit page would slide into single plastic sleaves.  The cover is uniquely designed, projecting the theme of the album.  It will also slide conveniently into the plastic album cover.  Albums are standard size 9" x 12", with varying page quantities.

As Another option, instead of a photo album described above, you can have all your precious photos in a BOOK format.  In this way, all your photos will be designed into the pages with graphics, patterns, background tinted photos, in beautiful harmonious colours.  Photos will have captions you can write and a general paragraph.  The cover is your choice.  As for the theme, l will design it.  (Eg. top photo). Books can be any size, or number of pages, or coil bound.

If you want to WOW! your friends and not put them to sleep with your family photos, then show them something they won’t forget.  A perfect gift for any occasion.  A great family heirloom.  Please contact me.

Custom Designed Personalized Digital Movie Posters

Everybody loves movies and movie posters.  They are each so unique and eye catching that many people collect them for their Man-cave to brag about.  Well, now you can have your very own customized poster just for you.  The idea is to make it look like a real movie poster.  They would be designed and produced entirely in Photoshop for capturing amazing effects and techniques.  These posters will have the same format size of 24"x36” as most official Hollywood posters.  I specialize in Sci-Fi and monster themes, but virtual any theme you would prefer can be done.  You could have a poster of your precious muscle car with all kinds of effects, or maybe a poster of your rock band, or a poster from your last vacation in Hawaii.  Themes are endless, whatever you desire.  The Kool part is, I will make it look just like a real Hollywood poster.  The credits at the bottom can be your family individuals starring as lead characters in your own poster too.  The idea is that it is fun.  A super great idea for any gift or just for your sacred Man-cave.

If you would like to take a unique poster journey, then please contact me.

Vintage Photo Digital Restoration & Repair

You will never need to look at those old vintage photos with damage again.  How many times I’ve seen people with old framed vintage photos hanging on the wall with a huge tear in it, or with some unsightly discolouration.  Then restore your precious family photos to the glory they once had when they were taken.  Being a photoshop expert, l can restore any damaged photograph by digitally removing any tears, smudges, discolouration, and yes, even coffee ring stains.  First, I will take a high resolution scan of your precious photo and begin the repairs.  Additionally, photos as a whole, discolour with time.  I can adjust that too and make it more fresher, but still with a hint of vintage tint.  As another feature, l can remove individuals and add individuals to the photo, and even the friendly farm dog too.  You may want to adjust the background, or make a prettier sky, or add some trees.  Virtually anything can be done.  If your tired of looking at grandpa and grandma with a tear through them, then please contact me.