February 21st, 2008 -- Posted in Portraits from Photos! |
If you are looking for a portrait artist in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth or any other town…Australia wide then we have a fantastic solution for you.
At Direct Art Australia, we can organise you professional portrait artists to paint your favourite picture or portrait without leaving your home!

The process is simple and surprisingly affordable. Send us your photos which you would like painted. We will give you a quote on different sizes. The turnaround time is approximately only 2 weeks.
If you would like to proceed we only need a 20% deposit to start. That’s right. We are Australia’s leading and original portrait from photo company and we are confident of our artists ability. They are amazing!
For more information visit our official portrait homepage.
February 4th, 2008 -- Posted in Anniversary Gift Ideas |
Male Birthday Gifts and anniversary gifts...hmmm…a tough one…no way!
I remember this lady who emailed me from an Australian Navy vessel stationed in the Gulf; she wanted to get her husband a unique gift which symbolised their commitment to each other in picture form. (They had been married for a long time - a fifteenth wedding anniversary - I thought about it for a while and said to her…
“Sheryl listen, I really don’t know you well enough to be suggesting gifts like that for you and your husband…I don’t know what to say.”
Anyway, that’s the last I thought I’ve ever hear from Sheryl in the Gulf.
I admit sometimes I’m not the best sales person and should really just make up something! Why not? Because I really want our clients to think of something special. I know these amazing oil portraits will be with people for a long time….so I really make a point to the client to think of their own unique idea…Suddenly the phone rang - I could not believe who was on the other end…AND… IT WAS NOT SHERYL!!..
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January 16th, 2008 -- Posted in Portraits from Photos! |
Another great way to have a custom photo hand painted on canvas is to change the background or add extra people. For example, in the portrait below we have taken the original photo, added a new background, which the client chose from our image library and commissioned one of our professional artists to paint the photograph onto canvas…

Enter the online gallery and order section….Â