Kirk,
In off topic I started a thread called shhhh its a secret, I think its a full page back now. Rod lawrence did an acrylic painting of our brittany, I gave it to my wife for a christmas present. An original acrylic by Rod was not inexpensive, but I have always wanted one of his original paintings, so it could not have been a better experience for my wife and myself to give the painting to her, and now we have one of his originals. Most artists will do acrylic, oil, gouache, pencil sketch, color sketch etc. All have different price ranges. Rod took about 50 pictures of our dog, he really got that painting right. Any artist you use will probably want as many good pictures as you can get to him or her. I wish you the best with your endeavor, it is such a thoughtful gift. I believe Steve Hodges started a thread about paintings too somewhere in here. Good Luck, Ed
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