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Personalized wedding portrait: A New York Love Affair

A fantastic commission for a personalized wedding portrait reached me a little while ago. A group of guys wanted to surprise a friend of theirs that was getting married. The concerning husband and wife to be were huge New York (and America) lovers and they had wanted a portrait of NY for a while to adorn their new home. The guys asked me to combine a portrait of the couple with a portrait of New York, including their favourite colour: purple.

It had been ages ago since I did a project like this one (and ages ago since I had to be so supersupersecretive about something, not my best quality ;)), but I think I succeeded quite well. I printed it at my favorite printer in Utrecht, Verhoeff: a giclée print on Hahnemühle paper, which I adore. I love working on private commisions like this one. The personal connection, making a nice couple happy with your work, the idea that it will be looked at with happy memories every day…

 

personalized wedding portrait

If you would like a customized/ personalized wedding portrait or family portrait like this one too, then feel welcome to have a look at my Etsy shop!

Exhibition: Fred & Guus Pop Up Gallery has opened!

Last week me and my new BF Kim Welling had great fun at the opening of Fred & Guus‘s Pop Up Gallery.

I already sold a piece but happened to end up with some cute little PasToe sidetables (Fred & Guus are also selling the loveliest second hand designer items)… how did that happen?!

So much for earning a living ;).

To all of you: Go! And buy! (of course this could translate as: please support young artists…)

fred en guus pop up gallery

fred en guus pop up gallery ellen vesters not so perfect people nerds

The not-so-perfect-people series (with the amazing Miss Guus herself in the foreground)

fred en guus pop up

Erotic illustrations by Juliëtte Verberk

fred en guus pop up choi wong

Very cool photography (bummed about that backlight…sorry!) by Choi Wong

fred en guus pop up

Bird Fight by Daniëlle Frenken

fred en guus pop up gallery

Beautiful lines by Sanne Rietvelt

fred en guus pop up gallery

Live drawing by Jip Piet Hilhorst

(in the back Tim Schoonhoven)

fred en guus pop up gallery robot ellen vesters

Robocop (who is this wonderful-mysterious-if-you-will-Robocop-matching guy?!)

fred en guus pop up gallery

fred en guus pop up gallery ellen vesters

Mr Rockstar blending in there just perfectly…

 

Exhibition: Fred & Guus Pop Up Gallery coming up!

My favourite art business in Utrecht is opening up shop!

 

Fred&Guus is dedicated to exhibiting and selling art from Utrecht. Especially/ also making way for the artist with a psychiatric background. As someone who has worked in psychiatry for almost a decade of course this speaks to me very loudly!

 

They’ve asked me to join in on their shop adventure, selling my graphical prints: the not-so-perfect-people prints and Mr Robot in their “Pop Up Gallery” (“pop” = Dutch for doll, hence the cool flyer ;)).

 

fred en guus pop up gallery not so perfect people nerds and robot

fred en guus pop up gallery not so perfect people nerds and robot

 

For updates on their agenda, check: http://fredenguus.nl/popupagenda.