Friday, August 27, 2010

MINIATURE IVORY PAINTING



Painted recently on antique ivory with watercolor. Its only 2 inches x 3.25 inches. I'm goilg to put ina custom frame soon and I'll add picks of that too!

Here is a larger view

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Jan and Russ Commission

A recent commission on Bristol board. Painted in watercolor and sized larger (9"x7") than what I usually do, but fun all the same. The client wanted to have her and her husband and their two cats in their favorite truck as if they were on trip.

Monday, April 19, 2010

IVORY MINIATURE PAINTING


10 x 7" (image 3 1/2 x 2 1/2")
Miniature painting I created using mammoth ivory as the surface and painted with watercolors. I framed it in an vintage frame that painted and in bedded with pearls. I call this one Joan of Arc, because she is strong and fierce with a wing to remind you that she is also angelic and feminine.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Sea Shell


Pencil on vellum. 9X12

Floating To the End


Watercolor and pencil on paper. 9x11
This is an image I did for my sister. The idea behind it is that this women has died and is floating down a river to death as. The irises are representative of death rather than a hooded figure.
The flowers are a harbinger of death. She is dropping them in the river as she approaches the end of the river. I wanted it to be sad and yet peacful, because death all comes to us and hopefully we can all aproach it with grace.

Treehouses


Acrylic and ink on paper. 7.5X10

CONTACT NATHAN ERNST

Email - natearts@gmail.com

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Commission Miniature Portrait

I am currently taking on commissions to paint miniature portraits of people or pets. I paint on antique ivory, mammoth ivory, or Bristol paper board. I then frame miniatures to a style I think best displays the portrait.

Portraits vary in price depending on size and surface the portrait is painted on, here is a rundown of costs-

(sizes are an approximate)
3x2 portrait on antique ivory $200.00.

3x2 portrait on mammoth ivory $200.00

3x2 portrait on Bristol board $150.00

Please dont hesitate to contact me via email to discuss ideas or desires you might have for me to commission and I begin creating your very own unique miniature portrait heirloom.

email - natearts@gmail.com