Luxury Gifts Online: Luxury Birthday Ideas—Commission a Landscape or other painting

A really fun and exciting idea for an upcoming special birthday or anniversary is to commission a painting from one of your favorite vacation photos! I paint these for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas gifts and Valentine's Day gifts.

One recent commission was for the parents of adult daughters who were moving from a beloved home. I used a photograph of the three children in the backyard as young children and visited the scene in person to make a quick sketch and take reference photographs. When one of the daughters saw the painting she said, "Mom is going to love this so much she will cry!"

If this seems like something that might interest you, please be in touch. I paint from small pieces up to 30 x 40 and even larger sometimes.

Please email me your photos if you have any, so I can give you an accurate price for the painting and also the approximate size of the piece you'd like or we can arrange for you to present a gift certificate and I will take photographs of your special place at a later date.

I also frame these paintings (or can make arrangements for this for you) quite often now, so let me know if you'd like for me to take care of that. One stop shopping to make it easy for you.

To send me an email, please click here soniahale1@gmail.com.

My work is guaranteed and I have many testimonials on my website.

Luxury Anniversary Gifts, luxury wedding gifts, Luxury Gifts that are truly spectacular

For those who are thinking ahead to their anniversary and considering a significant gift this year, I want to offer a special gift idea which will truly honor your loved one for all your years to come: a portrait of your loved one. These can also make amazing luxury wedding gifts.

This can be achieved through a gift certificate to be wrapped and presented or by an actual painting completed from photos you have. (high resolution preferred, but I am able to work from a wide range of photographs given my years of experience in life drawing and painting)

The painting can be a head and shoulders or a 3/4 figure which includes hands, but not feet or a full length.

I price by the size of the painting and the amount of the figure included.

To send me an email, please click here soniahale1@gmail.com.

My work is guaranteed and I have many testimonials on my website.

Luxury Gifts, Luxury Gifts Online—Last Minute Shopping with Great Thought

For anyone who might be looking for a spectacular Christmas gift(or other occasion), but simply have not been able to get out and shop, I'd like to suggest a portrait of your loved one (or of your children) in 2016. What a lovely way to show your love and have something fun to look forward to. . . the unveiling!

I can email you a gift certificate, which can be wrapped.

Gift certificates are available for "head and shoulders", "3/4 figure" (which includes hands, but not feet in the painting) or full length portraits.

These also make memorable gifts for Anniversaries and Birthday gifts for those who may be ahead of many of the pack who are still finalizing Christmas gifts!

These gifts are enduring and will never be lost or forgotten. Please see my testimonials page to learn how moved family members are about these portrait gifts!

To enquire about gift certificate or a commission, please email me at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Luxury Christmas: Luxury Gifts for Men who have Everything!

So you have been thinking for weeks of what would be a unique gift for the man in your life who has everything! (Anniversary, Christmas, Birthday...)

He has all the finest clothes he can wear, first rate sporting goods, all the lovely luxuries in life and more. What else would be special? I would like to suggest that a wonderful, memorable gift for such a person is a portrait. This can be painted from existing photographs or we can plan a time for me to visit to make a quick sketch and take photographs. It could be a portrait of him or of your child(ren).

The beauty of this gift is it will never need batteries or gather dust in a corner!

To learn more about how to commission a portrait for your loved one, please click here.

Luxury Gifts for the Man who has Everything: a painting of your Children, Pets or Vacation home view

Choosing the gift for the man who has everything takes some thought. If they truly have all their personal needs taken care of, thinking outside of the box can be fun in gift-giving. A Dad will be very moved by having a portrait commissioned of his children. Since it is just a few weeks before Christmas, a gift certificate can be wrapped and presented.

For more information, please click here: soniahale1@gmail.com.

Birthday Gift ideas, Holiday Gift, Luxury Gifts

This painting was recently presented for a men's 50th Birthday Gift. With one child and very close family bonds this gift was very moving for the Dad.

Selecting a memorable gift can be a challenging task. I have found that families have been thrilled to have a gift of commissioned portraits. Commissioned portraits add a thoughtfulness and planning that are much appreciated by the receiver and having such a painting on one's wall is a constant reminder of the love in the family.

To learn more about commissioned portraits, please click here.

Custom Portraits: Luxury Gifts online

Finding a gift for those who have one of everything can be a pleasant challenge. If you are looking for something unique and memorable a gift certificate for a portrait can be a wonderful gift.

Typical past special occasion gifts have been:

Anniversary Gifts
Birthday Gifts
40th BD Gifts
50th BD gifts
90th Birthday Gifts
Gifts for Grandparents
Wedding Gifts

To learn more about commissioning a portrait, please click here soniahale1@gmail.com.

Great Birthday Gifts! Paint my Photos: Cape Cod oil painting Commission — A gift for a Sister

Sometimes it can be hard to ship paintings. I get attached to them as they are propped up around my studio and home. This is one of them. It is a gift— so I was pleased to mail it out with one day shipping, insurance and signature confirmation. . . but I will miss it. The happy aspect is that it is a gift for the sister of the recipient and that warms my heart.

Luxury Gifts for Men who Have Everything: A Memorable Birthday Gift

It was a pleasure to work with this family on this formal men's oil portrait. I was on a tight deadline, but it was rewarding to paint this for the 4 adult children's 90th birthday gift to their Dad. What a lovely family and I was so happy to see this photo in my email inbox a week or two after delivering the framed painting.


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Custom Oil Portrait: A Visit with a Client in New Orleans, a Charming Day

One of the nicest things about my custom oil portrait work is getting to know my clients and portrait subjects, of all ages, who live around the country. As I was recently in New Orleans I stopped by to have a visit with a delightful portrait subject and her charming family. I was so pleased to see the gorgeous frame they'd selected and the lovely setting for the painting. It will be interesting to see how their lighting expert lights the painting when I see them another time.

I have worked with a number of families in the South, as well as in the North. It is always an honor to be asked to paint a portrait of someone's loved one, as I am keenly aware that they wish to have the portrait be perfect and they are entrusting me with this task of depicting their loved one and presenting a painting to them months later. Hearing from my happy clients after the painting is shipped is a delight. Please see my testimonials page for more details.

www.soniahale.com

Luxury gifts online: Commission a painting for a Loved one

As we wind down the summer and head into fall, you may start wanting to address your Christmas/ Holiday gift list to get a head start. Something really special and everlastingly memorable is a gift certificate for a painting to be commissioned or a painting commissioned and presented for the holiday or other Special Occasion.

I am always so pleased to hear from my clients after the presentation:

" Mom is going to cry when she sees this."

" Sonia exceeded expectations at capturing the warm feeling of a New England home that was ours
for a memorable three years. That picture immediately brings us back to great friends, neighbors,
schools, and community. What an awesome way to remember the best of the past."

"Sonia painted a wonderful pastel landscape for me that hangs in my living room and is admired
on a daily basis. We worked together closely to bring my memories to her vision and the result
brings me great happiness every day. I sincerely recommend Sonia as a supremely talented artist and
professional who strives to make sure her patrons are more than satisfied with the result!"

As I have a waiting list for new commissions, it's wise to plan ahead to be sure I can meet your deadline.

Some ideas include: paintings of special places, people or things. Please see my website for ideas and let me know if I can assist you for this type of work.

www.soniahale.com

Paint my Photo: Seascape Commission: paintings from your photos

I have just started a small commission for a Sea Street beach lover. Sea Street Beach in Dennis, MA is a charming place that I visit most years. {This year I was also able to start on a morning view of the beach, which I will post when it's done.} The client has asked for me to paint from her photo of a sunset there. I will also add to this with my own reference material.

Commissioning a painting from your own photo(s) or mine of a special place makes a wonderful gift for others or special momento for yourself, so that when those cold winter winds blow again you can smile in remembrance.

To learn more about these paintings, please click on my website:

www.soniahalefineart.com

Custom portraits: Upcoming Birthday Unveiling

I'm very pleased to be delivering a new painting this week for a 90 year old gentleman's birthday. It is always an honor to be asked to paint a commission and to mark the date of a 90 year old is very special. Photos to come after the piece is unveiled!

Commission a Portrait: New Commissioned Portrait Paintings recently added to my website

Luxury Gifts Online: Landscape commission just completed and off to Page Waterman for framing in time for special anniversary gift!

I just finished a landscape commission, the details of which I will keep quiet until it's presented. It is an anniversary gift. I am delighted at how the piece came together and look forward to seeing it framed. I enjoyed helping to select the frame at Page Waterman Gallery in Wellesley.

Page Waterman has been doing all of my framing for local clients for some time now and never disappoints.

I used to pick up paintings at other frame shops only to find discrepancies in the frame sizes when having several paintings framed at once and even one lackluster frame shop gave me the wrong frame! Page Waterman is first class all the way and offers a full range of lovely frames. Each piece is carefully attended to.

For more information on my landscape commissions

Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Contemporary portrait artists: Featured in Wellesley-Weston magazine, Summer 2013

I will add some photos soon—it's a super busy time for me in my studio— but I'm very pleased to be featured in the lovely publication, Wellesley Weston magazine in their Summer 2013 issue, which has just been mailed out. The magazine is an extremely high-quality publication with gorgeous 4/c printing. I was truly honored to be asked for this recognition.