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When my wife was pregnant with our little boy, I made a narrative illustration of us standing in the snow, waiting at the mailbox for a "delivery" as our Christmas card/baby announcement. I had my paintbrushes in hand. She had her pregnant belly. And our bouncy black dog was excited to see what was in the mail.
When I posted it I received a massive outpouring of love toward it, along with requests from people to illustrate their family. So a few paintings later I had a huge portfolio full of family illustrations. Now I work with people around the world constructing personalized quirky artworks for their families as keepsakes/snapshots of a particular moment in their lives.
As for my work process, I email clients a chiseled questionnaire designed to extract the most important details about their bond with each other. Their answers provide the content for the illustration. I love combining my passion for painting with getting to know each family and their unique story. And finally, I use a pencil and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper for all my illustrations.
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jarrett rutland (Submission author) 7 years ago
I wish the trees would go ahead and turn in North Carolina!
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Night Owl 7 years ago
Looks fun; but, being more of an introvert, that would definitely be too crowded for me.
Daria B 7 years ago
I'm an introvert too, and I'm the youngest of 5 siblings. It was tough sometimes, but I learnt good things out of it. ♥
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Enea 7 years ago
I absolutely adore this painting! To me, it really sums up this long, wonderful never ending summer in Germany that I spent heavily pregnant, splashing around with my pre-school son and my toddler daughter in public pools.
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Tolga ÜSTÜN 7 years ago
Cheating with mechanical leg when you drink alcohol... "guess I forgot how to dog..."
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jarrett rutland (Submission author) 7 years ago
They love movie time as a family
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Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago
Aww. This might be the sweetest--just because a family can be a man and his dog.
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Susann Campbell 7 years ago
This family went to a lot of places in the world and probably helped a village get their very own elephant.
jarrett rutland (Submission author) 7 years ago
This is one of those client families who live in major cities around the world. Jealous.
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Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago
Whoa, the style of this one is so different from the others--less cartoon and more portrait--is this an early one?
jarrett rutland (Submission author) 7 years ago
Yes, this was straight from a photo that the client wanted painted.
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Susann Campbell 7 years ago
Every animal that has a halo or wings has passed on but still with them in memory.
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Milena Matic 7 years ago
I love the Crock & Hippo dance detail on top of the tent, from Disney's "Fantasia"! <3
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Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago
So sweet--whose are those tiny little hands? (it doesn't matter, but it does beg for a backstory!)
jarrett rutland (Submission author) 7 years ago
It's a photo special to the subject! :)
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Alessandra Ricotta 7 years ago
Those are wonderful and really well done, so please, continue do to them no matter what. I think people really really really appreciate them.
sh 7 years ago
I feel like I was just introduced to them all. Super enjoyable post. Great work, jarrett!
Jean van der Merwe 7 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing your work so that the joy is spread when we see it. You are super talented. You made my day. I wish you great success and many wonderful experiences so that you will always be inspired to create something beautiful.
Alessandra Ricotta 7 years ago
Those are wonderful and really well done, so please, continue do to them no matter what. I think people really really really appreciate them.
sh 7 years ago
I feel like I was just introduced to them all. Super enjoyable post. Great work, jarrett!
Jean van der Merwe 7 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing your work so that the joy is spread when we see it. You are super talented. You made my day. I wish you great success and many wonderful experiences so that you will always be inspired to create something beautiful.
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