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clients communicate their feelings about my work
and how gifts were received brings such meaning
to all I do and strive for as an artist. I am
humbled when I think about the number of people
who have personal and family keepsakes in their
homes all across the United States and some
pieces abroad. Many of these works will be
passed down through generations. I am grateful
to God for the gift He has given me and my good
fortune of being able to work as a full-time
artist. |
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(Right)
Studio Gift
Caricature for Anne Owl
as she moves on from INTO Mason with
George Mason University
Wishing her
well as she walks through the next open
doors into the future! |
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Watercolor
House Portraits
"Eileen did a beautiful portrait of our
home. We just love it! She is an
amazingly talented woman!
Thank you, Eileen"
-Lou Greene,
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"I have two paintings that
Eileen has painted for Dot and
I. One is of my house and the
other is of the altar window of
our church, which we gave to my
father. Both show her excellent
attention to detail. We couldn’t
be more pleased with these
works."
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Bobby Straub,
Courtland, Alabama
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(Left
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Watercolor House Portrait
and
St. John's Episcopal Church Altar
Portrait |
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(Above and
Right)
This portrait of
St.
John's Episcopal Church Altar, located in
Decatur, Alabama,
was commissioned by a parishioner as a gift to
his father
in celebration of a
milestone birthday.
The altar coverings
had been
gifted to the parish from Mr. Straub, so this
painting held special meaning to him.
Above, Mr. Straub is
holding his framed original painting,
done in watercolor and with
metallic gold highlights accenting
some of the detailed parts.
This was quite a
spiritual and artistic joy for me to create,
and quite a challenge to paint the intricacies
of the stained glass,
and other architechtural features
of this beautiful sanctuary. |
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These Hands
Wedding/Anniversary Gift |
(Left)
Eileen-
Let me set the stage....
Camping at a beautiful
mountain lake with my pregnant
wife, young girls and dogs on
the day and time we were married
10 years ago.
We had a meal of hard
caught trout then I gave her the
present. Since these words had a
lot of meaning to us, there were
tears all around.
Very great moment for
our family. Thank you for your
hard work, artistry and time
creating a piece that went
beyond $ or a transaction. It
made our lives a little better
and created a new beautiful
memory in my family's life.
Thank you!!!!!!
Derrick
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(Left)
"Eileen, it’s perfect. I
love it so much.Thank you for such an incredible
gift that our family will cherish for many years
to come." - Kim and Seth Olson
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(Left)
"It was a joy and a lot of fun to be
part of a surprise caricature proposal for this
sweet couple today! We pulled off the surprise
with the pretense of me coming out to draw them
and another friend who came as part of a
birthday outing, but when I finished the black
and white sketch of them I had the proposal
caricature hidden behind my sketch board on my
easel and pulled that out to hand her while her
girlfriend got down on her knee and pulled out a
beautiful ring! She was surprised, then
confused, then surprised and confused!!
...she kept looking it over and saying "for
real??!!!"
...then she answered 'yes' "
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"Eileen, I am speechless!!!
It looks absolutely beautiful!
So, so happy with how it turned out :)
You did an amazing job with the flowers and the
Manor House - I can’t get over how realistic
everything looks.
And the frame/matting look great too!
I cannot wait to see it in person and find a
place to hang it with my preserves bouquet -
they are going to look so nice together! THANK
YOU!!! :) " - Erin, March 2018
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"Each of the ladies got their beautiful
ornament today after church. Here are a
couple of pics for you. All are very
thrilled with your beautiful painting of
our beloved church, especially our
pastor's wife. She's pictured in the
front middle. I'm on left front with red
dress and black boots and very white
hair!
Thank you again!"
- Martha, December 2018
Salem Presbyterian Church
Blair, SC
founded 1812
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(Left)
Cameron and John's Wedding
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Live Event Painting
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"One of Dad's golfing buddies pointed out there
was a partial rainbow during the Father/Daughter
dance. I mentioned it to Eileen--and there it
is in the painting! You have exceeded our
expectations-you captured the mood perfectly.
You were such a pleasure to work with. Thank
you so much.--Karen Snell, Mother of the Bride,
5/25/13 (Left) Cameron and John's Wedding
"Eileen, Thank you so much for sharing your
beautiful talent with us at our wedding. You
exceeded our expectations by far and we cannot
wait to share our beautiful new painting with
everyone who enters our home!"--Cameron
and John, 5/25/13 |
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A
well-received custom family tree, also
personalized with Spanish.
Above left, the mother is the main gift
recipient...on right a cousin is shown
with an identical print. A number
of prints went out to this family!
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How the 80th
Birthday Caricature (Left)
Was Inspired:
"Dad is a civil
engineer— Retired Army Corps of Engineers. He
likes structural things— ie he once said that
celery was his favorite vegetable because he
understood the structure. He is a gourmet cook,
wood worker — built “boat beds” for his
grandchildren, private pilot— he had a twin
engine Sky Master which is a small plane,
sailor, in his retirement he has taken on
campaigning for improving the Arizona Public
Schools, and fostering kittens. He seems to
really like the cats. He is also a hiker, and
at various times repaired antique clocks. His
favorite bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge which at
the time it was built was the longest cable
suspension bridge. As a kid I remember him
teaching my brother and I how to use a Sexton,
to read maps. We used to pull out the National
Geographic Atlas after dinner. He also repeated
bits of poetry that I think he had to memorize —
like ' The time has come the Walrus said to
speak of many things, of sailing ships and
sealing wax, of cabbages and kings....'. - Lewis
Carroll The Walrus and Carpenter. He would say
this to us when we had to go to bed."
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"Hi! Eileen, I
wouldn't dream of giving anything else
as a wedding gift! Your work is amazing
and your attention to every detail is so
much appreciated. I've attached a thank
you note from my nephew Pat and his
bride Emily who obviously loved it ;-)
The most recent Three Strands for Ricky
and Nicole came out better than I
thought it would! The colors of names
and the gold frame really do go so well
with their picture. I know they will
love it! I'll let you know when I hear
from them. You are a blessed artist,
Lady!"
-- Diane Leake |
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(Above)
"Eileen,
thank
you
again
for
somehow
having
created
exactly
what I
pictured
in my
head. My
best
friend
and her
now
husband
loved it
so much
they
hung it
in their
dining
room
before
they
even had
the
wedding!!!
I
snapped
a
picture
to show
you.
Thank
you
again,
Alison "
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(Above) "I was so excited to get the painting
in the mail. It was like Christmas morning.
My expectations were exceeded with the end
result. Eileen captured the "personality" of my
sweet Sadie. She improved upon the picture that
I sent to her by adding the pretty yellow
flowers. I also very much appreciated the fact
that Eileen checked in with me throughout the
process to get my opinion, especially since I am
in Delaware and she is in Alabama. I highly
recommend Eileen and her work."
- Pam Connelly
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(Left)
"His favorite corner in the new
office. As usual, Eileen has done an
outstanding job with these paintings."--Kemal
Erkan, United Medical LLC
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(Left)
"Hi Eileen: Just a brief note to thank you once
again for the beautiful painting. I did want to
let you know that I presented it to my daughter
for her birthday and she loved it. She
immediately cried and asked how I did that. We
put it on display on an easel at her wedding
right near the table of place cards when guests
entered the room. Everyone loved it. My
daughter looked gorgeous, everything went
smoothly, and everyone had a great time. The
weather that day was perfect and we got gorgeous
pictures! I hope all is well with you and that
you have a wonderful weekend. Thanks, Paula"
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"Eileen:
I want to take a minute to let you know how much
I absolutely love the portrait you did for my
retirement for John Gardner! You totally
captured my son and dog. This lovely picture as
already found a home on the wall in our dining
room and every time I walk by, it warms my
heart. It truly is a perfect gift. I’ve enjoyed
checking out your website and have shared it
with my family and friends. You have a
remarkable talent. Wishing you the best. Thank
you, Shelly"
June 2018
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A Texas couple holding their Blue
Bonnets landscape retirement gift. |
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(Left)
Client giving speech at a 50th
Anniversary Celebration in Ireland, with the
Custom Family Trees on the easel displays.
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Custom Family Trees
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(Left)
Hand Calligraphy of two writings by
Thomas Aquinas, with illuminated lettering and
highlights. Hung in Catholic Church in
California.
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"Dear Eileen,
Yesterday,we received your beautiful framed
artwork. It's absolutely lovely! We just want to
tell you how much we appreciate all your work to
create such a special gift for our son &
daughter-in-law! Thank you SO much!"
--Mary Anne & Joe
(6/14/13; ordered
These Hands
Calligraphy print with custom drawing of hands)
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Bride and
Groom open their "These Hands" calligraphy at
wedding reception. |
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Framed artwork in Doctor's Office |
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| (Above) "I commissioned Eileen to paint our
family home. My parents bought this house in
1955; Dad moved out in 2009 and sold the house.
When the painting was presented to Dad and hung
in his new room, tears of joy flowed."--Michael
Dutton "Every day I walk downstairs, enter my
kitchen, and I see the home I grew up in. Even
though it was done from a photo, there is
something special about this water color
painting that brings out the warmth and natural
feeling of something created the same way a
family was created while we lived there. Subtle
shadings and small deviations add warmth to this
scene that were not in the photo had we simply
had it blown up and framed. To truly
immortalize something special in your life, have
Eileen Slifer paint it for you -- it will add
warmth and joy to your life!"--Donald Dutton
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"Eileen, Just had to write to
tell you how pleased I am with
this item. I'm not a
customer who is easily impressed
and since I, too, do
calligraphy, I was honestly a
little skeptical of what this
might look like. Not
having the time to work on it
myself before the wedding, I
figured I'd give your piece a
shot...am I ever happy I did!
This is striking and the happy
couple will absolutely LOVE it.
Thank you very much and if you
ever need a reference, give me a
shout! Thanks again,
Abby..." (July 17, 2001;
ordered the "I Corinthians 13"
with roses custom wedding piece) |
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"I did
receive word from my best friend
in Boston that she received the
piece you did for me and she
said 'It's the nicest gift
anyone has ever given us.'
I am sorry that I gave you such
short notice and I should have
put a later date on there but I
didn't want to guess. I
thought if I just put 8/1 you
would do it as soon as you
could. I have not been
able to see the piece in person
yet (I'm in Colorado) but Tena
has assured me that it is
gorgeous and said she will take
some pictures of it to send to
me until I can make it out there
to see it for myself.
Thank you for getting it done so
quickly! It made the
perfect anniversary gift.
Regards, Gail..." (August
25, 2000; ordered the "Cord of 3
Strands" piece) |
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"Dear
Eileen...We just wanted to drop
you a quick note to say that we
love the "Cord of Three Strands"
that you did for us. Both
Doug and I love the calligraphy.
It hangs in a very prominent
place next to our framed wedding
invitation. Thank you
again for a very treasured piece
of art. In Him, Laura and
Doug..." |
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"Very
beautiful!!
I
bought it for my parent's 50th
anniversary and they love it.
Lisa..." ("A Cord of Three
Strands") |
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"Your
work is beautiful and very
impressive. Thank you,
Roberta..." ("A Cord of
Three Strands") |
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"The
families, staff, and volunteers
of the Ronald McDonald House of
Delaware thank you for spending
time doing caricatures for the
children..." (April 13,
2001) |
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"Hi
Eileen, I received the keepsake
yesterday and gave it to my
husband last night. I'm
totally thrilled with it; it's
absolutely beautiful and we both
love it. We will hang it
in a prominent place in our
bedroom. Thank you so
much, we will treasure it
forever. Sincerely,
Eva..." (October 27, 2000) |
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"Dear
Eileen, Just wanted to drop you
a note to let you know how much
we appreciate the lovely talent
God has given you. The
print you did for our
anniversary is beautiful.
Thank you so much. God
Bless, June and Charlie..."
(was given "I Corinthians 13"
with ivy custom wedding piece) |
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"Dear
Eileen: Thank you so very
much for being so kind as to let
me have the framed copy of
David's picture. You
'caught' the essence of David.
It was an unusual gift to those
who loved our son. Bill
and I wanted you to know how
very much we appreciated it.
Love, Alice and Bill..." |
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"Dear
Eileen, Thank you sooo
much for
Rachel's
picture.
It is beautiful. I pray
God will bless your business
(and family) richly for your
generosity. Thanks and
Love ya, Judy and Steve and
Rachel..." |
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"Dear
Eileen, Thank you for serving
our children as art instructor
this year. I appreciate
your heart for the students and
your ability to glorify God with
your art expertise.
Sincerely, Nancy..." (June
1, 2000) |
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"Dear
Eileen, I visited your web page
this evening...The Lord
certainly gave you a great
talent. I am very proud
that you are my daughter-in-law
by marriage. Love,
Janet..." (August 31,
2000) |
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"Thank
you for your ministry of
artwork. The Lord bless
you in your work for Him.
For His Glory, Carol..."
(November 22, 2000) |
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"Thank
you for your patience and care
in helping make my husband's
birthday extra
special...Sincerely, Amy..."
(May 9, 2001; ordered custom
framing job of special wedding
photo, with calligraphy added) |
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"Eileen, Thank you so
much for doing the Shower
invitations for Suzanne.
They were absolutely beautiful
and we have received many
compliments on them.
Thanks again for making them
special.
Barbara..."
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