Hill Country Gallery of Western Art in watercolor
Gridiron Gallery
112 East Main Street, LLano, Texas 78643
Email: jdm1349@gmail.com
Phone: (830) 613-5570
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013 - 2016
Commission
What is needed:
Photographs of the subject
History and background data
A special place on the wall to hang your new treasure.
We will several discussions and sketches reviewed by the client prior to starting on the painting.
Cost:
Because commission paintings are a special subject to the client the price is $4.25 per square inch plus frame. There is a 50% non-refundable deposit required prior to starting the painting. The balance is due when the painting is completed.
Examples
Various Influences: Oils
WaterColors
Portraits
IThe first photo about is the “Southern Hotel” in Llano, Texas in the 1880’s. It is now the offices of Buttery Hardware in Llano. A daughter of Mr. Buttery that started this business in the early part of the 1900’s brought the photo and ask for a commission piece that would be of the building as it was when it was a stagecoach stop between Austin and the west. The small boy in front of the hotel is her Grandfather as a boy.
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The second example was commissioned by a client in Grapevine, Texas. This original photo example is of him and a friend riding their motorcycles on a trip in the Hill Country of Texas. Their location was the Willow City Loop between Llano and Fredricksburg, Texas.
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In both cases you will see that the paintings were not copies of the photo references. Changes were made to make the paintings more interesting and visually appealing.