Here’s a photo of the painting I made for Meg & Nick. I started drawing it back home, but most of it was actually completed during our 3-day vacation in California. So as you might expect, I was really crunched for time and hardly got any sleep during our vacation so I could finish this thing. It was all well worth it, though. I wanted to make more changes to the painting, but I literally had to work until the last second before we checked out of the hotel to get it to this point. I would’ve made some adjustments to Nick’s hair, especially, and a few of their facial features… but alas, this was the final presented product. I’m not entirely satisfied, but overall I can say that I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out… definitely better than I expected.
Meg told me it was the first present the two of them have ever received as a couple, which I thought was pretty sweet. They seemed to really love it, but being who they are and considering the amount of presents they must receive, I’m sure they’re programmed to “like” everything! Meg did say that Nick couldn’t have it and that it was going in her room… And that’s basically the goal when you make a painting for someone. You want them to feel like it’s worthy enough to hang on their bedroom wall.
Anyway, it was a small token of all the appreciation and thanks I have for the two of them. I would’ve loved to make paintings for Dia, Carlo, and Jonathan as well, but I hardly had time to even finish this one. Next time!