***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.
Jennifer says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite piece of orginal artwork is a painting my husband’s aunt painted for us. I fell in love with a painting at a fancy gallery. We took a picture of it and emailed it to her and she recreated it and gave it to us for Christmas last year!
amyks says
Paint me a picture…my favorite piece of “art” is a huge heart collage that I made for my husband one year for valentine’s day.
guenevera says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite one-of-a-kind artwork is a picture of a bat. My husband is a graphic designer, and before we were officially dating, we had a run-in with a baby bat in an apartment hallway. “Batty” is a super-cute cartoon bat with a pink heart for a nose. It’s a great story and even better image. =)
Cait says
Paint me a picture! My current favorite one of a kind art is one I painted myself. It’s the story of how my husband and I met, painted in tiny letters in different colors. I can’t read most of it, but every once in a while if I stare at it long enought I can find the names/places/song lyrics that I painted on there 5 years ago.
Jenny says
Paint Me a Picture:
I really love a floating frame we have that contains a few of our wedding pictures.
jenp says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! oh I love the colors in those paintings! Beautiul! My favorite original artwork is a painting my son made of his favorite friend, Bear. It will be something that always reminds me of this time in his life.
Erica says
Paint me a picture!
AshleyAsatu says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!! PLEASE
My favorite piece of are is not a photograph but actual 50 inch peacock feathers that I cut, shaped, and taped on top of each, and stuck in an large picture frame to make a really beautiful piece of art abouve our bed.
bex says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My brother is really artistic, and he recently published a book of his photography. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Santa will have put a couple of his prints into my stocking this year! :)
Kelly R says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite pieces of original artwork are a few photographs I took of markets in Italy, now framed in my living room.
Clarissa says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!! I am currently in the middle of a painting of a lotus flower to put over our bed! SOOO excited to finish it.
Jenn says
Paint me a picture…
My favorite piece of artwork is a painting my husband made of him and I rubbing noses. He based it on a photograph and painted the whole thing in shades of brown. Sounds weird, but I LOVE it!
Annie P. says
Paint me a picture!
Ginner says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite piece in my apartment is a picture i did myself. It’s a paper bird I made using different patterned pieces. Each part of the bird is a different piece of paper. I never realized how weird the description would sounds, but I still love it.
Tressa says
Paint me a Picture!
My favorite artwork is anything my sons paint or draw!
allison says
please Paint me a picture! My favorite art piece in my house is a painting my grandmother did of daffodils about 50 years ago- it is oil on canvas, and is such a beautiful reminder of a beautiful woman.
Vicky says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have an artwork from an Israeli painter I bought in Israel when I volunteered there for a few months. Love to have that painting as a memory of my expieriences.
erin c says
Paint me a picture!
Fav piece is a charcoal portrait of my dog Gunner…created by my mom! It captures his expression perfectly!
Jenna says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite one-of-a-kind artworks are all molas, I have them hanging all over my house. Handmade, bright, colorful, I just love them!
Lisa says
Paint Me a Picture! My fav are the refrigerator drawings by my nephews.
Lori B. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite artwork in our house is a watercolor done by my friend’s mom. Pretty cool to know the artist personally!
Courtney says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is a piece I did in a class in graduate school on art and spirituality. it’s a metal tree made entirely of found materials and it’s just a little piece of me in so many ways.
Anna Marie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite piece of original art in my house is a colored pencil profile of our two dogs (fur babies) that our friend made us for our wedding. The likeness is amazing and i love that it was made by one of our nearest and dearest.
carolynlb says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
Tamara says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite painting is one that a neighbor did of a scene where I grew up. I think of my original home every time I see it.
kelly.r says
Paint Me a Picture!
In college I got to know a lovely and very talented fellow student, and one year my roommates had her paint me a sky with a touch of green. (I may love green just a little bit…)
Kerri says
Please PAINT ME A PICTURE! I have NO original art in my house. Unless you count the sad attempt at imitating the chalk drawing of a headboard.
Marta says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
My favourite artwork is a drawing my niece did at the age of 8. I framed her sketch of a horse done in pencil. Beautiful and full of love for horses.
Jenn says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE”
Dee in BC says
Paint me a picture! WOW !
Her work is beautiful.
Dee
Jennifer says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Bonus question: A portrait of me and my husband by Ashley Goldberg via ashleyganddrew.com.
I gave it to my husband as a 4th wedding anniversary gift. We always do traditional gifts to each other and Ashley included Ranunculus flowers (like what I had in my bouquet) for the traditional gift of flowers/fruit. Love love love it!
If I could attach it I would!
Emily V. says
Paint me a Picture!
megan says
Paint me a picture!
I have countless one of a kind masterpieces by my 7 yr old daughter. Would love to introduce a new perspective :)
Holly says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!….We have a picture that I did when I was in 4th grade…it’s of a Tiger, really cheesy.
natalie says
“paint me a picture!”
I don’t really have any art, this would be my first original piece!
nat
Cheri says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! Hmm…I must admit I don’t have much one-of-a-kind art. I do have some Malagasy batiks that I need to get up, so I suppose those would count.
Taryn Bechard says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite art piece on my walls is a portrait I did of my angel grandmother when she passed away. She was in her nineties when she passed, but the graphite portrait I did was from a picture taken of her at about 20 years old–she’s just gorgeous. The portrait was used at the funeral and displayed near her coffin, and producing it was a therapy-session for me– a way to remember her and a way to say “until we meet again.”
lauren says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Hmmm, i think the only og piece is a painting of a bowl of fruit from my sister. it’s hanging in my kitchen!
Jennifer Chapman says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
There is a painting I did of a frog at summer camp as a kid. Now my boys bathroom is frog themed and that frog is framed and hung over the potty. Suppose it is in the spot where it can be most appreciated by three boys!
Michelle says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite piece of art is a still-life that my MIL painted of the apartment where my husband and I stayed in the South of France.
kait says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My fave painting is one that my mother-in-law bought at a random garage sale because she wanted the frame. She was going to throw it away, but I saved it and hung it in my guest room!
Annie M says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite artwork in my house is a DIY I did for our master bedroom (three canvases, two stenciled and one wrapped to look like stripes in yarn in the colors of our bedroom, all framed in silver frames and hung over our bed).
Zhaleh says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! To put a punch of color on the wall, I used a slew of Brazilian “bonfim” bracelets and essentially decoupaged them to a canvas. It makes me miss the beach every time I pass it…and the random vendor who would yell “pineapple!” while waving a machete (to cut the pineapples with of course).
Erica says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My current fav “art” is the two pieces of scrap book paper that I framed in our bedroom. They look super fancy, but cost me total of one dollar since I already owned the frames. That makes them look even better :-)
Alina says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Zerique says
Paint Me A Picture!!! My favorite picture is one that my sister owns a beach front cottage. Looking at it makes me feel like im in the Painting.
Meagan says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!” …
It’s tough to pick one favorite piece. I love the black and white photos I took on my travels. And I also love the small painting of a tree my friend Karisa did. I found it at the bottom of a stack of stuff she was going to get rid of. I’m glad I was able to rescue it!
laine says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is the painting of cows that my mom’s friends all gave me for my wedding shower. The painting of chicks they gave me for my wedding is a close second!
Alexis W says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite picture is my 1 yr old’s first “coloring” page…A halloween pumpkin!
Brittney Leavitt says
Paint me a picture!!
What a great giveaway! I can’t wait to see who wins and hopefully we’ll also get to see what piece is created for the winner.
My husband and are both tinkering artist. We love art in all forms.