Christmas Commissions

Having a hard time coming up with gift ideas this year for Christmas? A watercolor painting of a special memory makes a great gift! 

I can paint anything from pets to family portraits to vacation memories and homes. If you're interested you can email me at sarahtuleart@yahoo.com with your ideas! 

I look forward to painting something for you! 

**I'm accepting commissions through the month of October so as to have enough time before Christmas** 

Cheboygan Crib Lighthouse

"Cheboygan Crib Light" 

5"x7" Original Watercolor And Pen On Paper 

SOLD 

Above is another of the recent commission projects I received. This is Cheboygan Crib Light, located on the shores of Lake Huron at the mouth of the Cheboygan River. 

It is the beginning of Michigan's longest chain of lakes and rivers called the Inland Waterway. If you're a big boater it might be something of interest to you! I believe most people complete the trip in a weekend but you could definitely make it a longer trip and enjoy all the little towns along the way as well as some excellent fishing! 

Thank You!

"Roxanne" 

8"x10" Original Watercolor And Pen On Paper 

SOLD 

A GREAT HUGE, MARVELOUS THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED US OUT!!! WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE GESTURE!!! 

Above is one of the commission projects I recently received. Pet portraits can be a great way to remember your beloved furry friends. I had a lot of fun painting this one, it's quite unlike any of the pet portraits I've done before. 

Pet Portraits

"Otis"

I've mentioned it before but I recently got commissioned to do a few more so I thought I'd mention it again: 

I do pet portraits!

These are great to give as gifts. People love their pets! It's also a nice memento after a pet has passed and is a nice way of keeping their memory alive. 

Information on how commissions work can be found under the "Commissions" tab at the top of the page. If you have any questions or when you're ready to begin, email me at: sarahtuleart@yahoo.com or call me at (248) 977-0732. 

Something New

The other day I received an unexpected phone call from my Uncle. (He doesn't talk on the phone much.) I was thrilled, hearing from him and he asked if I would make the table cards for his wedding reception. Of course! So this is my "quick sketch" of what I came up with for them. Their colors are plum and hunters green and the theme of their wedding is love birds. I tried to incorporate all of that without muddling the space, because of course you'd like to see which table you're at. 

I do commission work like this if you're looking for something special to spruce up your event. Just contact me by email at sarahtuleart@yahoo.com or you can call me at (248) 977-0732. 

Huron Pines Annual Meeting

This weekend I had the great honor of being the guest artist at Huron Pines annual meeting. 

Celebrating their 40th year, Huron Pines works to conserve our natural resources here in Northern Michigan. It's truly been a great experience working with them. They're a great group of people working for a wonderful future and I hope we can continue to work together in the future. 

If you'd like to purchase one of my paintings and you mention Huron Pines I'll donate half of the profits to their cause. 

To learn more about Huron Pines and what they do, or to get involved, click here. 

St. George Slays The Dragon

My depiction of the great St. George slaying the dragon and liberating the people of Lasia. Next I suppose he'll unchain the princess and they'll live happily ever after. 

Good Eats

      For the summer I've taken on a job screen printing t-shirts. In addition to printing for tourists, we also print many of the local restaurants and bars uniforms. I was commissioned by my boss to mock one up for a restaurant called the Blue Water Grill and Bar. The design is based on a New England restaurant's shirts but fits in nicely with the cuisine that Blue Water has to offer. I hope they enjoy their new shirts!

Voila!

Ta da! Finished painting! I certainly hope he likes it. Towards the end I figured out what I didn't like in some areas and touched it up a bit.
I'm still taking commissions for Christmas presents if anyone is interested. I've been making quick work of many of them which I hadn't expected. So if you''d like to give a painting to a loved one this holiday season you can email me at sarahtuleart@yahoo.com

Half Way

So I've been working steadily on commission projects and here's one of them halfway completed. Not sure if I like the color of the water or not....so that may be changing. I'd like to thank everyone again for the commission work I've received. I appreciate the wonderful comments!

Beginnings

I've been quite busy with commission work lately. I'm so glad people like what I paint! Thank you everyone! This piece is for a current client. I just finished penning in the outlines this evening and plan to start adding the "life" of the painting tomorrow. This is how all my paintings begin and I sometimes find it baffling how much they can change once I add some color and shadows. 

Seattle

Well I had a wonderful weekend. I got married AND I got to go on a honeymoon...of sorts. It was fun and the weather was beautiful! Got back to work this week when I got back home and am trying like mad to get this commission done on time. I think it's turning out well. However, I have decided I HAVE to take a trip to the coast and go on a whale watching tour. Then, perhaps, I would be able to draw them better. Google Images just doesn't cut it sometimes for reference pics. Also....I've always wanted to visit Oregon. What a good excuse to go see it!

A Far Away Place

This is a current commission piece I am working on. Its a conglomerate of the views and things to see off the coast of Washington. I hope to have it finished this next week when I finally get some time to breathe. 

Pet Commission

Ta Da! Fluffy Kitty commission complete! I think it turned out well, personally. The owners of the painting seem to be excited. So I'm glad :).
Now...to start on the next one. I wish I had more studio space so I could have multiple big paintings going at once. Something to look forward to I guess. Also, I'll have more time to paint after the wedding next weekend. SOOOOO EXCITED!

Fluffy Cats

I've been doing commissions lately. LOTS of them. I'm happy to have the work, but goodness! There's still quite a few waiting to be painted. This is one I"m currently working on for a family in Ohio. Photoshop quit working mysteriously on my computer so it is unedited.

Ghostly Tours

Some friends of mine from Sault Ste. Marie are terrific storytellers. They host a walking tour in Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace MI that I highly recommend. It's called the Lantern Light Mystery Tour and its about the history of the area as well as some of the local haunts and hauntings. I did some sign commissions for them and just dropped them off today. I hope they have a great turn out this year as they're fantastic people with wonderful story telling abilities. Check out their website for more information on the tours at: Twilight Walking Tours

Current Commission Work

In the midst of getting ready for my show I've accepted a few commissions. This is one that I'm currently working on. I have to admit that faces were never my forte and something about her eyes irks me. I think I may have made them too big and therefore, a bit cartoon like. I may start over because I  can't go back and fix that now; too far in. Oh well....I'll stare at it a few more hours until I come to a decision.

Throw The Ball!

When I do commission work I often work from photographs. We discuss what the client is looking for and I draw a quick sketch to show them how I interpret what they are asking for. This is an example of one of those sketches. A client asked me to draw their old dog Damask, who was a Red Tick Hound. Damask used to love to play in the backyard and have her red ball thrown for her to fetch. They asked that I draw her waiting for the ball to be thrown, at complete attention. This is what I came up with. 

We discussed the picture and they made a few suggestions and pointed out things they would like changed. So now when I paint the final picture, I have this AND the photos AND their advice to work from. It really makes the whole process a lot easier. 

Sadie

This is the second pet commission I have completed. Her name is Sadie and she's a wonderful little dog. So full of life and very attentive. I spent an hour or so with her and her owners learning a little about her and her personality before I painted her. I felt perhaps this would evoke an emotion in me and that it would carry through into my painting. While we were out on our walk, I snapped a couple pictures of Sadie to use as a reference.

Oasis

I've recently broken into a new market: Pet Portrait Commissions. It was suggested to me a while back but I didn't feel as if I could draw animals very well. So as an experiment and maybe to prove something to myself, I took this commission when it was offered to me and I'm quite pleased with it.
If you're interested in commissioning a work (be it home, special event or pet portrait) check out the new edition of my blog titled "Commissions." I'd love to hear from you!
HAPPY PAINTING!