***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.
Kim H says
Paint me a pitcure!
A water colored lake scene painted by my great aunt (or great-great aunt?) given to me as a wedding gift from my grandparents
Amy says
Paint Me a Picture!
My favorite piece is a wood burl hollowed out by my husband. It was a root burl and on a path at a summer camp, so the wood had scarred over from where it was stepped on, giving it even more character. It is really gnarled–I love the shape, texture and colors. It almost looks like a wood conch shell. I have it hanging on the wall near a bunch of wildlife photography and a printers box with arrowhead replicas.
Tyler says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
Painting of Florence, Italy.
Jennifer says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
My fav one of a kind artwork at the moment is my new $3 frame I bought from our church bazaar a few weeks ago, spray painted glossy red and have hung on a fabric wall…nothing in the frame and it looks fantastic!
Ashley Bradford says
“Paint me a Picture”
My favorite piece of art that we own is a painting by a Texan artist, Virginia Vaughn of a beautiful pond and surrounding area…I LOVE it!
Holly G says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is a ikea canvas of holly golightly!
andrea p says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My aunt painted a water color picture of me in my wedding dress. I love it!
Monica says
Paint me a picture….
When my first son was born I gave each of my sibling’s families a blank canvas and a set of acrylic paints (colors all the same and ones that coordinated with my nursery) and asked their kids to do a painting for the new baby. I now have 5 awesome original pieces of artwork in my sons room.
Erika says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I was given a gorgeous photo canvas from a former employer. She is a multimedia artist who did work based on the aurora borealis. The print she gave me was of a pic of a fire with two deckchairs around it, on snow, in the artic circle with the midnight sun behind. Gorgeous.
sarah says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of artwork is a little drawing my husband and I purchased in Honduras on our first trip together.
Steph @ Birdhouse Family says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I love the Diana Sudyka art we currently have in our house. You can see a couple of the pieces here:
http://birdhousefamily.blogspot.com/2010/07/bedroom-art.html
Justine says
Paint me a picture!
What a great prize. I would say black and white photos I took of my city, Chicago. Now that I have a nicer camera and can see what’s “wrong” with my photography, I would like to go back and reshoot some, but I still love them and haven’t been able to take them down.
Kiersten says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite artwork we have right now is a colored-pencil drawing of the cutest little bird perched on a branch. I bought it at our farmers’ market – done by a local art student at the university.
Elsa says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! Most of my artwork (prints mostly) was done by graduate art students or local artists. I love supporting up and coming artists.
Janelle says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! I have a custom print from Etsy’s Nan Lawson featuring my husband, my Bichon Stewie and me. It makes me smile!
Christy says
Paint me a picture!
Neat giveaway! Anything my son draws is a favorite around here.
Emily W says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Ashley says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My Mother-in-Law does volunteer tax work for older folks around town every year. One of her tax clients makes collages and that’s how she “pays” my MIL for her help. They are really bright and use interesting textiles and she always frames them beautifully. I’ve always admired my MIL’s collection of them and she had passed that along to the artist. The year my husband and I were getting married, her tax client gifted us with a huge collage that hangs in our (bright red) dining room. A couple years later we bought a second one of the same size so now we have a set of them. They’re not only my favorite pieces of one-of-a-kind art, but probably my favorite things in my whole house (with the exception of my husband and dogs, of course!)
katee says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! We received a painting from a friend’s Mom. She painted it to represent Indiana where we lived. It was also symbolic of the Ph.D. program which my husband was working on at the time. We love it! One of a kind art is something that is cherished forever!
joni says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
my favorite piece is something my husband did for me a year ago, it’s a typology of sorts, which he knew i loved, and he stenciled out lyrics to a song and spray painted away, hard to explain how it is done, but a super amazing piece
Ashley says
Paint me a picture!!!!
My favorite art on my walls right now are pictures I took of downtown richmond from the flood wall. I have them in giant pottery barn frames–25″x25″!! Love them!!
Lani @ Diapers and Divas says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!”
Since I have no artwork to speak of (seriously…not even a poster) this prize would be my first and I would treasure it! I’ve always wanted to get a commissioned piece…so exciting!
KatieM says
PAINT ME A PICTURE…then I can call it my favorite :-)
jess says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
i have a small painting my mom did for me when i first went away to college. its a portrait of jeff buckley and i still love it!
Jennifer Finley says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I love an oil painting that we bartered for. It is rather abstract but is able to be hung several ways and so open to interpretation.
Kayce says
Please Paint me a picture!
My favorite art work is hanging on my refrigerator under my “Made just for Mommy” magnet!
Samantha says
Paint me a picture!
Katie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
My favorite current artwork is a picture I took of Aspens in Colorado covered in snow against a blue sky- I saturated the blue a little bit to really make it pop
Carla says
Paint me a picture!
Rachel says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
We have a lovely airbrushed photo of the place we were married, which was made by a good friend.
LIZ says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
B. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
It’s hard to choose, I love anything done by family. My grandmother was an amazing artist.
Marissa says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite art right now is a piece my great aunt painted because it has sentimental value. I’m currently trying to figure out how to make it fit better into our bright, country style.
amalisa says
Paint me a picture!
Last year I made a collage piece of a bird in flight on an old painting. I get happy everytime I see it.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway. Art is always wonderful!
Whitney says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! (Please?)
(More than) a few years ago, I visited a friend of mine at a college in the northeast. As an art student, my friend had access to the studios at all hours of the night. She took me and another friend of ours to the printmaking studio and the three of us spent the night goofing off with oil paints and heavy equipment. My favorite piece of art is a result of that night – I love it not only because I made it, but because it reminds me of how much fun we all had that evening.
Cassie says
Paint me a picture!
We have a piece that my hubby’s best friend painted in college. It’s called “Plaid in Flight” and features birds, decked out in all-plaid. Gotta love college!
Veronica says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Currently I do not have really any art that I made myself up in my home. I have purcahsed a chair and a bookcase that I am re-doing myself in the very near future.
I also love this little print shop in NYC and I have few of their items around the house. Browne and Co. Stationary.
Rebekah says
Paint me a picture! The only original art we really have in our home is photography — which I love. But boy, would I love a painting!!!
Angela Watts says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE! Her stuff is amazing! I love it soo much!
My favorite one of a kind artwork, is three pieces I created, first I painted them, then I felt like they needed something more, so I added some fabric, then some silk flowers until finally they were complete. They hang in my dining room and I get compliments on them all the time.
arell says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
My favorite piece of art is a picture my husband drew for me before he went into the Navy 8 years ago. He traced his hand so that when he was away, I could put my hand on his, and feel like we were together.
Shel says
Paint me a picture!
Lacey says
Paint Me A Picture!
Well, as I’m hanging my head in shame I’m just going to admit that after moving into our home almost a year ago -I’ve yet to get any paintings/drawings/or anything resembling art up. So I wish I had a favorite and something on my walls!
caree says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is a painting I did in high school of a scene from summer camp; the AC cabin, trees, the lake in the background, the sun-dappled grass. So many memories!!
Ana says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My fave piece of art is a DIY abstract painting I did.
Jessica O says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
My favorite works of art in my house are currently all photographs that I have taken of Savannah, where I live. I’m dying to add actual paintings to this collection, this would be such a nice way to start!
Bernice says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
An artist friend painted a very special painting full of vibrant colours and bursts of SUN – the one thing I miss the most about my home country South Africa now that I live permanently in the UK…!
Rebecca says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favourite piece of art is my very first DIY project – an old wood window frame into which I put a fabric backing to make a spot to pin up photos. I couldn’t believe it worked!
Mary says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have a signed limited edition print of a robert Griffing.
Love his art of Western PA!
Ginny says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Currently I have some graphic art pieces on my wall that I designed!
Megan says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
My favorite piece of art is a painting of a marketplace that I bought in Maputo, Mozambique.