Portrait gifts

The portrait that goes up in grandmother's house.

Some walls are waiting. A custom portrait for grandmother's house is painted for exactly one room — the grandchildren in the garden, the four generations from last Thanksgiving, the couple she has been for fifty years. You send the photographs; the studio paints the piece she will point at for the rest of her life.

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Family portrait · Golden grass
Portrait gifts
Family portrait · Golden grass
Family Oil
i.

Painted for her wall, not a feed

Grandmother's hallway has its own light, its own dimensions, its own frames already hanging. Choose a size and a painterly register that belong there — a warm family oil in the golden grass light of late afternoon, or a quieter classical piece that sits beside the photographs she already keeps. If you can describe the wall, the studio will compose for it.

ii.

Everyone in one painting

Three grandchildren in three different cities, photographed in three different years: not a problem. The studio composes multiple figures — and multiple source photographs — into a single, coherent oil painting, harmonising light and season so the group reads as one afternoon rather than a collage.

iii.

Old photographs are enough

The picture from 1974 of her and grandfather, slightly faded, taken on a porch that no longer exists — that is a valid source. Faded colour and soft focus are handled in the painting; what must survive is the likeness. Many of our strongest pieces began as photographs older than the customer ordering them.

Who's in it
Grandchildren, the whole family, grandparents as a couple, or her alone — painted from your photographs.
Multiple sources
Combine photographs from different times and places into one coherent scene, at no extra charge.
Gift logistics
Free gift packaging; anonymous shipping so the surprise holds until she opens it.
Sizes from $67
Stretcher-bar pieces from 12×16" to 26×39" — most grandmothers' walls want 20×24" or larger.
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Examples from the studio

Family portrait · Golden grass
Family portrait · Summer garden

Common questions

›What makes a good custom portrait for grandmother's house?
A single, legible subject: the grandchildren together, the whole family, or grandmother and grandfather as a couple. Choose a size that fits the wall it is meant for — 20×24" and up reads as furniture rather than a photograph. If the wall is already crowded, a smaller classical piece she can stand at and look into also works beautifully.
›Can you combine grandchildren from different photos into one painting?
Yes — this is one of the most common commissions on this page. Send a photograph of each child (daylight, faces clear) and the studio composes them into one scene with harmonised light, season, and scale. There is no extra charge for composing from separate photographs.
›Can you paint from her old photographs — even faded ones?
Usually, yes. Colour that has faded and focus that has softened are repainted in oil; what the studio needs is likeness. If you are unsure whether a photograph will paint well, upload it and you will get an honest answer before you pay anything.
›Can it arrive wrapped as a gift, or shipped to her directly?
Both. Free gift packaging is included, and the studio ships to any US address — so the portrait can go straight to her house while you keep the tracking. Anonymous packaging is available if the reveal is a surprise for an anniversary or holiday.
›How far ahead should I order for a birthday or holiday?
First proofs are ready within minutes of upload; the finished piece is typically delivered within 15 business days of the proof you approve. For a hard date — her birthday, Christmas, Mother's Day — start three weeks ahead and there is comfortable margin, including a re-proof if you want one.
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Three minutes to first proofs · Usually delivered within 15 business days of approval