***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!***
The winner of this week’s giveaway can literally make that request. Because Swedish-born Virginia-based artist Erica Eriksdotter is giving away a commissioned painting worth up to $350. That’s right everyone, put on your fancy pants because soon you could be telling your friends smugly “oh yeah, that beautiful painting over there? I commissioned it.”
We really like the color in all of Erica’s work, and we love that our winner will be able to guide the color and design of their custom work to fit their home perfectly. You can even pick the best size for your space (from a 12 x 9″ up to 16 x 20″). Here’s how to enter:
- PRIZE: A commissioned painting from Studio Eriksdotter worth up to $350
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT ME A PICTURE!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us about your favorite piece of one-of-a-kind artwork that you currently own. Maybe it’s a finger painting done by a kid in your life? Something you got on etsy? Or a drawing that you sketched yourself to fill some blank space?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, November 24th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States, Canada and Europe!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here Thursday morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
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Not only do we have one winner, but everyone can get 10% off of anything from Studio Eriksdotter through Dec 9th. Use the code YOUNGHOUSELOVE for any stationery purchase in her Etsy shop or you can contact her directly for art inquiries.
And our very lucky winner (as selected by random.org) is… Ali Moore. Congrats!
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Studio Eriksdotter.
Veronica P says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! We currently have two family originals, one by me and one by my husband hanging in our bedroom. They are abstracts and add some great color to our room. Every time I see them I’m reminded of how anyone can be an artist.
LindseyR says
PAINT ME A PICTURE….and yup, I’m an etsy fan! Recently got a new favorite piece of art. Artsy number photos of important dates in our lives (wedding and kids bdays)– LOVE IT!
jo says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite are 2 collages I made out a scrapbook paper for our kids bathroom. Originally, they said His and Hers and they were over their towel hooks. Then we had another boy so I changed it to Splish and Splash. I have lots more ideas for original artwork, but who has the time.
Emily says
Paint me a picture!
I have 2 paintings that my grandmother made.
Ashley says
Paint me a picture! :D
My favorite piece of art would have to be either the shadow box with our wedding stationery and bouquet pin or the two 11×14 canvases I recently painted (a compass and an anchor to represent my husband’s Navy career)!
Amy P says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have a picture that I found at a small jewelry store in Pittsburgh the day I bought my wedding dress. It happens to be a painting of the city my husband proposed.
val says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I bought a small painting done by an art student on the banks of the Seine with a view of the Eiffel Tower. Love :)
Ciara says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
Favourite piece at moment is print by Terry Bradley, Belfast based artist – love the reds and blues in it which really brightens up our living room
Maryellen says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite piece of art is painting of my daughter by my husband’s cousin. It’s amazing!
andria says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art I own was done by a friend of mine. It’s simple and perfect.
sarah says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My best friend made a mixed-media portrait of my husband and I for our wedding present. It is beautiful and sentimental and by far my favorite piece of art!
Susanna says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is a painting that my late uncle did while he was making a living as an actor/artist in New York. It hung in the apartment of a family friend until he passed away 2 years ago and it was given to me. It is a gorgeous painting of a young/glamourous Elizabeth Taylor, whom I was told was a good friend of my uncle’s back in the day. Pretty amazing discovery!
Dalenna says
PAINT ME A PICTURE … I think my favorite is a picture a friend drew on a post it as a joke – it’s still on fridge to make me smile :)
Carmil says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
My favorite art are the things we picked up during our honeymoon in Ireland. Windswept landscapes, gorgeous!
Andrea says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! The only art we have hanging on our walls right now is pictures that the kids have drawn or colored. My favorite would have to be the Thanksgiving collage they each did last week.
Lauren says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have a charcoal drawing that a friend drew and gave me as a gift in college, I hang it in my living room.
Ashley says
Paint me a picture!
I love art with bold colors! My husband and I picked up a few old screenprinted images from Hatch Show Prints in Nashville, TN a few years ago. They’re my current faves.
Candace says
Paint me a picture!
Favorite thing, hands down, is this wood art sculpture/wall hanging http://candyskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/06/living-large.html
CarolAn says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art that I own is a painting I did as a child that my parents framed and handed down to me as it hold special memories.
Carolyn says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
My favourite piece of artwork in my house is one that my husband brought back from a trip to africa. It is a gorgeous picture of women walking into the sunset with their babies… it is heartwarming and I love it!
Sarah B says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Today my favorite piece of art in my house is a print of a photo I took in the Alcazar Garden at Balboa Park in San Diego. The picture is of trumpet flowers in a tree that look like dancing pink dresses… I love it!
Vicky K says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
my fav is a sketch my husband did of the two of us :)
Danielle says
Paint me a picture!!
My favorite art we have around our house are pictures we have taken and framed. We have flowers, historical landmarks and beautiful scenery.
nicole says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of artwork is one I did myself. We were having trouble finding a piece to compliment a rug we own, so I grabbed some canvases and paint from JoAnns and whipped up a few striped paintings, voila!
Laura (Blogging Over Thyme) says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have an aboriginal painting from Australia that I love!
Ashley says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favourite piece is by Denise Mihalik.
I bought the original when I moved out at 21, and 6 years later I still love it as much as the day I bought it!
http://yfrog.com/j6busstopfj
stephanie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! please oh please! we’re commissioning a piece for our parents using “the limited sketch”… a sponsor i found via your blog for christmas. it’s not in our hands yet, but definitely qualifies as my favorite. i’m excited. :)
Alana says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite (and our only) piece of art is a LOVE sign painted by my brother-in-law!
Blaire says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
My favorite piece of art comes from Saratoga Springs, NY where my husband grew up. It captures the racing season from the year we were married.
Stephanie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
My favorite one of a kind work of art is a series of framed photos my husband took {back when we were dating} that spell out my name. I love it and it will always have a place of prominence in my home!
Mandi says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
The only original art I have so far is my own. I currently have an oil painting of waves crashing on the shore hanging in my room that I’m pretty proud of. :)
AnaMaria says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Lindsay says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I found a painting in a flea market of a chair and a table and behind the chair on the wall is a large picasso. so i set it on the wall behind a chair and table to mimic the painting itself. life imitating art, kind of :)
Ashlyn says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite, one-of-a-kind artwork in our house is a picture of a Santa-cat my 5-year old niece drew a few Christmases ago. Sounds terrible, I know, but it’s really adorable!
Elspeth says
Paint me a pictures!
Right now, my budget gets me original works from garage sales. I’m crossing my fingers that one is actually from a famous artist, but I enjoy them even if they aren’t worth much. My favorite is a big oil painting of bright yellow flowers.
Krista D. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Anything my kids draw for me is my favorite right now. But, I would like something a little more grown up for my bedroom!
Oh, and Thursday is my BIRTHDAY! This would make a wonderful present to myself!
Dana says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
My favorite piece of art is actually a mirror with the most wonderful frame. Tough to describe, but it’s gorgeous, and it’s one of the only things hanging on our rather bare walls. We moved into our new house several months ago, but haven’t found art to fill all the spaces yet, so this prize would be amazing!
E @ Oh! Apostrophe says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Do photographs count? My favorite is a wedding photo on canvas :)
Elizabeth says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
To toot my own horn for a moment, I think my favorite piece thus far is a photo I took last year. It’s a silhouette of a bird that was perched in the big maple tree in our front yard taken just past dusk. I did a little bit of post processing on it on my computer to give it a vignette and I was really pleased with the outcome.
Lara says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art was painted by a man my age who lives nearby. He used to work at my favorite indie coffee shop and make comicbooks about his life. His paintings are cartoonish and bright, full of color and they always make me smile. It meant so much to me when I saw him at an art show and he called my name and gave me a big hug. Supporting my friends’ creative endeavors means so much to me, and having beautiful art in my home is just the icing on the cake.
Corrie M. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Right now I am in love with some Etsy art that I ordered for our baby girl’s nursery. It has the silhouette of a Golden Retriever on it with the saying “It Will Be A Long Journey, I Will Walk With You.”
Emily U says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
I just finished a DIY monogram. It’s a “U” made up of slices of paint swatches.
Christina says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite piece of a art is a close up oil painting of a Buddha face I picked up while in Hong Kong studying abroad.
To this day, the image is able to soothe my soul :)
Thank you for the chance to win!
Diana says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite art I own are these 6 different animal masks that are all carved out of one block of wood and painted with natural paints. I bought them traveling in Northwest Argentina, and every time I see them, I smile (especially for the tiger one).
jen says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
this is an easy one. for my boyfriend’s birthday after we had been dating about a year i “commisioned” a recent art-school graduate to paint him a guitar painting. she took my vision above and beyond and created a unique masterpiece — a collage painting on canvas of an acoustic guitar. the best part? the collage portion was created through the use of the pages of rolling stone. when you get up close and look beyond the paint you can see bits and pieces of the different pages. today it hangs above our piano and we both still love it! oh, and it was super cheap. we were proud to help a talented friend build her portfolio!
Ali says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
i’d say my favorite art right now is a photograph of my parenst when they were my age. they are so happy and young in it… i think this definitely counts as art!
Amanda I says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
The best art I own is a photograph by Clyde Butcher, a renowned nature photographer in Florida. My fiance bought it for me last year for my birthday. The other photographs on the walls are all be me, so they’re special too. They’re from our travels.
Erin says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!! My favorite would have to be a picture my hubs took this past summer while we were on our honeymoon in Ireland. I love that he’s so proud of it.
Katie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
My favorite piece of art has to be a 3 4×6 photo frame that I had put together with photos I took of our pooch. The photos capture his personality perfectly and reminds us that he’s one of a kind; the best part of our little family.
Sarah says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
For a wedding shower, my co-workers pooled money and told us to “buy art” it was a great gift and we bought an abstract landscape. love it!