A hand-painted home portrait makes the perfect gift.

When I first started creating house portraits, I fell in love with the stories behind each home. Many of my portraits are given as a unique and personalized gift for friends, neighbors, clients and family members and I feel honored that I was chosen to create these meaningful pieces of art.

Here are a few ideas for gifting a custom home, venue or building portrait:

1. Special holidays - Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Valentine’s Day are all perfect occasions for gifting a house portrait.

2. Birthdays

3. Anniversaries - Did you know the traditional gift for a 1 year anniversary is “Paper”? How perfect to gift your loved one a portrait of their first home as a married couple! The traditional 25th anniversary gift is “Silver” - another gifting idea is to purchase a custom home portrait and add a silver frame.

4. Housewarming

5. Graduation

6. Closing gift for realtors

7. Wedding - Have the couples wedding venue painted as a keepsake piece of art!

8. Retirement - Commission a painting of a workplace, building or school!

9. Thank you gift - I’ve done quite a few paintings of beach houses, cabins or vacation homes that friends have stayed in for a vacation. A house portrait of these special places is a wonderful “Thank you” gift to the homeowners.

10. Memorial - As sad as it is, sometimes houses are demolished or destroyed. This always breaks my heart :( But having a hand-painted house portrait of the beloved home is a great way to memorialize the house and treasure all the memories made there.

A custom home portrait offers a unique and personal gift. Whether it's for a birthday, special holiday or occasion, these pieces are sure to be treasured for years to come.