***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.
Michelle says
paint me a picture
My favorite piece of art is a painting my father id for me when I was two years old. It is of Minnie and Micket walking along and holding hands. I just adore it!
Shannon Wirth says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite piece of art (2 pieces, actually) was painted by an amazing artist whose name is Rafael Landea (see URL above). The two pieces are of me and my partner, and the paitnings are very near and dear to my heart!
Barb says
Paint me a picture! I have sone of my own custom art tattooed on my lower back… I still really like the wings I just wish I could talk my 18 year old self into dropping them 2 inches down or raising them up to my shoulder blades! Because I get suck of hearing students say “Mme. Barb has a tattoo!”
Erica says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!! All of my best art comes from my Mother…she has such eclectic taste and I just love taking her hand me down pieces of art!
Christine Dallaire says
PAINT ME A PICTURE so I can finally start decorating my new appartment here in Paris where we moved a few months back (from Canada)!
My favorite painting is from my painting teacher. It was a big piece in his studio, a student damaged it by accident, so the teacher reframed it much much smaller and I fell in love with it (I could then afford it since he prices his paintings by square inches!!!). It hangs in my foyer now, much safer!
Jenn says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! I’m always stealing beautiful handmade art from nieces and nephews… it’s the simplest little things that can bring so much joy and love into our home.
Thanks for the beautiful giveaway. Fingers crossssed!
Julia A says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My husband used to be an elementary school teacher before going back to school for educational research. One of his old students is still in middle school but is an extremely talented artist. Runs in the family, actually. =) We have literally commissioned a piece of art from her – a large sketch of one of our favorite photos from our wedding. Once we actually get around to hanging pictures in our new house, it will have a place of honor. =) Plus, she was just so cute and excited when we asked her! It was her ‘first paid job’ as an artist.
Christine says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! I actually have a few original pieces, but my absolute favorite is a mixed media piece by Michael Matarese (http://sitekreator.com/michaelmatarese/index.html). I saw some of his work at an art show happy hour a few years ago and I was hooked. There’s so much simplicity and depth. I could just look at it for hours. Sw00n!!!
Marie-Ange says
PAINT ME A PICTURE for my b-day!
My favourite artwork is actually a DIY-project: our daugther’s pink handprints in a cute little white frame when she was approx. 1,5 years old. So sweet!
Nolwe says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favourite artwork is a square painting in blue-green hues that my parents own(ed). I love it so much I took a picture of it a few years ago and painted it in much smaller just for fun. When my parents visited us in our newly-built house in July, they came by car and brought me the original painting as a present :)
calliope greece says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My most loved -alas not favored- is one that my father painted and it shows a place of my childhood
nina says
Paint me a picture! I think the only one of a kind artwork is my house is a finger painting by my 19 month old.
Melissa Marvel says
“paint me a picture”
My favorite piece is a picture of my hubby and me camping. It evokes so many feelings.
andrea says
Paint me a picture!
My new favorite is a turkey my seven year old daughter made for us from clay in her class. I love it!
Kate says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
Every year throughout elementary school, my son made a special themed piece of artwork. I collected and framed them throughout the years and I just love being able to look at them everyday. Absolutely priceless!
katie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Of course I love the special pieces of art my boys make for me, especially the handprint one. My favorite piece of unique art, though, is a pastel of myself when I was pregnant with my first son. It was painted for me by my Aunt on a lazy art filled afternoon by a pond in RI. I actually had 4 of my aunts and uncles doing portraits of me, using different mediums that afternoon. It’s a wonderful memory.
Esther says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favourite piece of art is one I did when i was younger with two of my friends. It is lilies in a vase. I love it because, although it has some imperfections, I made it with two very inspirational people and every time I see it it makes me smile and feel inspired!
Debi says
Paint me a picture!
I don’t have any comissioned art around the house so I’d love a first!
Amanda Cooper says
Paint me a picture…please
I have no one-of-a-kind art. My walls are covered with reproductions! Help!
paige says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
we have a photgraph taken near where we got married a few hours before we said “i do” of the aspen leaves all gold against the blue sky w mountains in the background — beautiful photograph that only *we* know the significance behind.
Maria says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
Jenny G. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite piece of artwork is an original oil painting that I bought at a garage sale. It is a landscape painting with gorgeous colors!
Joana says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
I have a piece of art that we’ve painted with my boyfriend. I do admit that it is not the prettiest thing in the world but I can’t part with it as every time i look at it I remember how much fun and laughter we had painting it.
Shelly P. says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
My favorite piece is a sunburst mirror that I created!
Siobhan Saracbasi says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favourite piece of art right now would be a picture made by my little boy in kindergarten last week where he glued popcorn onto a piece of card. He proudly reminds me now and again that he did not eat any of the popcorn during the process :-D
Kristin says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
we have quite bare walls, so this giveaway fits perfectly for us. We do have a printed picture on canvas from Ikeas Pjätteryd series (Divi Divi tree, Tom Mackie: http://poster-posters.nl/images/gb_dp0353.jpg), I saw it the first time years ago and got it for christmas last year. Love it!
Cammie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Louise says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
There’s not much artwork in my house as we’re just starting out but I do love the photo of the Viaduct de Millau hanging on our wall which my boyfriend took on our last trip to France.
Krysti says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite pieces are the origami-inspired ones made for me by a glass artist friend of mine. Love my “glass origami” swan that graces a side table or our mantle.
Micole Ogletree says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
Jenn(ifer) says
Paint me a picture
YEah, finally one that will ship to Europe ;)
My fav pic is a oil pencil drawing of a mother and a baby that I made over 10 years ago during my exchange year in the US – I had the most awesome art teacher…
Lori says
Paint Me A Picture!
Our original art includes a few photos which w have framed and matted from a cross country road trip we took a few years back.
fd says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
At our housewarming all the guests did printed their hands with natural paints on three large canvases which now brighten up our entrance hall. I love that pic – it has all friends and family on it and it reminds us of a great party!
Jenny says
Paint Me a Picture!
My favourite piece of art is a photo of our kids and my husband taken at a comic book convention. They posed as comic book characters in front of a green screen and a fire breathing dragon was added before they printed it out for us.
Nathalie says
Paint me a picture! My favourite piece in our house is a little picasso print that we bought while on holiday in Barcelona. A line drawing of two men sitting in a train carriage, love it!
Barbara says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! (please!)
What gorgeous saturated colours this artist uses. My favourite piece in our house has to be an oil portrait done of my Grandpa, by his sister, many years ago. It shows Gramp in his customary cowboy hat, and is, I think, his sister’s best work ever. I think love has a lot to do with the end result of an artist’s efforts. You can feel it with this painting.
Very cool to read everyone’s choices! Once again, thank you Sherry and John!
Marijke says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I tried my hand at painting canvas with acrylics a few years ago. I spent a whole summer in recovery for an eating disorder and part of my therapy was to immerse myself in creativity. I had an amazing time experimenting with textures and colours in my parents’ back yard, but when I went back to school my work took over and I lost all motivation to paint. I gave away most of my paintings as presents but I’ve kept three and they’re hanging in my front room. They look really good but they are also a constant reminder of what I went through and how it made me the woman I am today.
bethany says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
My fav piece of art is one that my grandfather painted.
LaShonda says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My current fav piece of artwork is a beautiful image of my two baby boys on canvas!
Cait says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have a customized print off of etsy that I adore.
Amy says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
I’d say my favorite one-of-a-kind artwork I’ve got is a set of paintings of scenes from Don Quixote. I got them at the street fair here in Madrid and I love the colors in them and the fact that I got to meet the artist!!
Cait says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
When I was in high school I went on a mission trip to Jamaica to build houses and the man I built a house for painted me an ocean/palm tree canvas. Its my favorite because its beautiful and sentimental!
megan hadley says
Paint me a picture!
My favourite bit of one-off art is actually two canvas paintings which I bought in Malawi, Africa last year. I was volunteering in an orphanage for babies who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. It was an incredible place, the people are an inspiration, they have so little yet they are so happy. It really made me appreciate all the more how lucky we are in the western world.
I found the canvas paintings on a street stall, painted by a local man, and they are simple silhouettes of an lady carrying a water pot on her head, but in beautiful purples, reds and oranges, really evocative of the amazing african sunset. Every time I look at them it takes me right back!
mary says
paint me a picture!
Violeta S. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! The piece of art i looove lately is done by the 3 year old kiddo of a friend of mine. They are three water paint pictures of .. bags (that’s what he said) and remind me of early Miro :) And, they amazingly match the palette of our living room.
Julie says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
a few days ago i bought two paintings. one of them shows a canary bird and girl in a kind of kissing situation. the picture says: i don’t want anybody else – which is kind of cheesy, but funny and ironic at the same time. i just love it.
Chris Benes says
Paint me a picture!!
Our favorite custom art was done by my husband. He took a series of photos from his grandpa’s farm and cleaned them up with photoshop and enlarged them. Then we bought white modern frames from IKEA and painted the mattes black for an extra stunning look for the black and white photos.
Anna B says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite is a pencil drawing of my dog that my brother drew!
Micaela says
Paint me a Picture!
A forest scene my grandma painted a long time ago.
Laura T says
Paint me a picture!
My aunt gave me a painting of the shadow of two people standing on a beach with an inspirational message about marriage on it that she gave me and my husband for our wedding. She wrote the message herself, so it’s really sweet.