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83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: Custom Artwork of your car

Hey all, so my girlfriend is an amazing watercolor artist. For my birthday last year she painted me a picture of my car that is straight up awesome! I convinced her to start painting other cars in her spare time and she has come up with some great work. I have them framed in my computer room and they get comments all the time.

I got to talking to her tonight about how i bet people would be willing to pay her for her services of custom painting pictures of people's cars to frame and hang in the office. Thought I'd throw it out and gauge interest of some car guys like you all. Would this be something that any of you may be interested in purchasing if she decides to start painting professionally?

~JAKE

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject:

i'd be deffanatly interested !! sorry cant spell lol bout what kinda prices would we be thinking on this ??

90droptoproc · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject:

also interested

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:18 am Post subject:

Well we are still trying to come up with a price that doesn't give away her talent but isn't unreasonable.

~$50 for an 8.5 X 11 portrait based on a picture of your car.

thoughts?

90droptoproc · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:01 am Post subject:

thats about what they are going for out here too

Dewey316 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:10 am Post subject:

I might be interested... Any chance you could post up a picture of some of her work?

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:09 am Post subject:

Droptop
at that price, after materials she is almost working for 10 bucks an hour considering she puts some serious time into them. I found some other guy who does this for $150 a pop! and he is not very good

Dewey
I will post up something as soon as i can.

~JAKE

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

Interested. Post up some of her work.

-Schultzy

Dewey316 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:57 am Post subject:

Pff. and tell her, if I am going to invest in artwork, she needs to make sure she becomes famous. Wink

90droptoproc · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

don't get me wrong, I was saying thats a great price Very Happy

I can get some guy at a car show, that I have no connection with to do it, or have a crew members significant other for the same price. if shipping is reasonable I would like crewbie art on my wall way more!

iansane · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

I'd be interested. Definitely post up a sample of black betty.

That's kind of twisted. Your girlfriend painting pictures of your mistress? Actually, that's sweet. Go Jake!

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

Too easy. I will keep it family friendly.

-Schultzy

izcain · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject:

I would love to see some of the art! I would be interested as well!

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:12 am Post subject:

WOW thanks for the positive support! She is painting a few cars for christmas presents for friends and family so i'll scan her most recent work then. I'm excited about the possibility of crewbie art!

I'll revive this thread in a week or 2 when i have some examples.

~JAKE

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject:

Hi again. So here are three examples of work my girlfriend did this week. The pictures are painted on 11"X14" paper using watercolors. This is the standard size she does but she can paint much bigger pictures on special request (i think i have an idea of my christmas present Holiday grin

) Tell me what you guys think and if you may be interested.

~JAKE

1970's Stingray

427 Cobra

VW Split- Window Bus

iansane · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject:

Those are pretty cool!

Dewey316 · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:28 pm Post subject:

Those are pretty cool. So long as I get one of the ones with round wheels, I'll be a happy camper. Wink

(And I don't mean that in a bad way, the first two are awsome, something looks funky with the rear wheel on the VW though...)

Sign me up when she has some time.

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