The Band Wagon

A lot of what I paint is done to order and is quite personal to the buyer as well as to the person they are buying for.  Lots of commissions are variations on a theme – and one of my biggest themes at the moment is the Volkswagen campervan.  I love the campervan and hope I portray its fun, happy, carefree side in my work:

pink campervan canvas

red white and blue campervan painting

campervan wedding canvas

I love to hear the stories behind the purchases, and one of my most recent commissions was The Band Wagon:

The Band Wagon

LouLou who commissioned The Band Wagon (above) is a jewellery maker with her own blog and has shared the story behind her purchase here: http://loulousluxuries.blogspot.com/2010/08/band-wagon.html

She emailed me pictures of her boyfriend’s semi-acoustic guitar (learning that semi-acoustic guitars even existed was new to me!) and amp (I had no idea what this would look like until I saw it!) which helped me make the picture more personal.  I came up with a sketch first, which I emailed to LouLou for her to check… at this stage the customer can request changes to the design, and payment is only made when they are happy.  The couple are now considering buying three more paintings of the same image in different colours to make a Warhol-esque display.  I never cease to be amazed by my customers’ ideas – I just love, love, love them!!!

If you have an idea of your own you’d like me to develop for you, feel free to email me: wendy@1stuniquegifts.co.uk or have a look around the website for more ideas: www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk

Thank you so much LouLou for your blog mention – as well as the review you provided on Google Maps.  Customer reviews are so very important for small businesses, and I’m always immensely grateful to people who take the time out of their busy day to provide one. 

You can find me on Google maps here: http://bit.ly/da5Kdv and read my customers’ reviews or even leave one of your own.