Category Archives: Oil Paintings
Have you thought about your holiday cards for this year?
As November is now here, most of us will be figuring out what to do for our holiday card mailings this year. Every year, I create our family’s Christmas card by painting a favorite winter scene, which means that everyone on our list receives a little piece of custom artwork. I’d be happy to help you do the same thing for your cards!
Time to order your holiday cards! →
Have you thought about your holiday cards for this year?
As November is now here, most of us will be figuring out what to do for our holiday card mailings this year. Every year, I create our family’s Christmas card by painting a favorite winter scene, which means that everyone on our list receives a little piece of custom artwork. I’d be happy to help you do the same thing for your cards!
Time to order your holiday cards! →
A painting of the 28,000+ foot peaks of the Annapurnas in Nepal (the 2011 Pittam Christmas card)
In 2011, my daughter and her husband-to-be traveled to Nepal to hike to Annapurna range of the Himalayan mountains. From the wide windows on the second story of their boarding house…
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A painting of the 28,000+ foot peaks of the Annapurnas in Nepal (the 2011 Pittam Christmas card)
In 2011, my daughter and her husband-to-be traveled to Nepal to hike to Annapurna range of the Himalayan mountains. From the wide windows on the second story of their boarding house…
“The Christmas Living Room” (the 2010 Pittam Christmas card)
A warm fire… a cozy living room… a cold, wintery night outside… these all evoke the feeling of the holidays! Which is the essence that I wanted to convey with this painting.
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“The Christmas Living Room” (the 2010 Pittam Christmas card)
A warm fire… a cozy living room… a cold, wintery night outside… these all evoke the feeling of the holidays! Which is the essence that I wanted to convey with this painting.
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“Through the Aspens” in the Colorado Rocky Mountains (the 2009 Pittam Christmas card)
I find that one of the most beautiful characteristics of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado are the Quaking Aspens. Their flaky bark affords an impressionist approach to capturing the trees…
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“Through the Aspens” in the Colorado Rocky Mountains (the 2009 Pittam Christmas card)
I find that one of the most beautiful characteristics of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado are the Quaking Aspens. Their flaky bark affords an impressionist approach to capturing the trees…
Vista from an alpine hut in Hopfgarten, Austria (the 2005 Pittam Christmas card)
Having a daughter stationed in the Army in Germany for 3.5 years gave us a gateway into playing (and painting) in Europe each Christmas that we visited her. One year, we headed down to…
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Vista from an alpine hut in Hopfgarten, Austria (the 2005 Pittam Christmas card)
Having a daughter stationed in the Army in Germany for 3.5 years gave us a gateway into playing (and painting) in Europe each Christmas that we visited her. One year, we headed down to…
Find Rod Pittam’s custom art in Blue Ridge, north Georgia, this holiday season at Design ReFined
This holiday season, you can find Rod Pittam’s custom artwork for sale at Design ReFind – a new consignment store in Blue Ridge to help you decorate your mountain home (or any home) in style!
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Find Rod Pittam’s custom art in Blue Ridge, north Georgia, this holiday season at Design ReFined
This holiday season, you can find Rod Pittam’s custom artwork for sale at Design ReFind – a new consignment store in Blue Ridge to help you decorate your mountain home (or any home) in style!
More about Design ReFind →
The best wedding present: a commissioned painting from a photograph of a happy couple’s honeymoon
If you’re looking for a more unique wedding gift, consider giving the happy couple a custom oil painting based off of a favorite photo from their honeymoon.
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The best wedding present: a commissioned painting from a photograph of a happy couple’s honeymoon
If you’re looking for a more unique wedding gift, consider giving the happy couple a custom oil painting based off of a favorite photo from their honeymoon.
More about their honeymoon & wedding gift →
Red Amaryllis in Bloom (the 2000 Pittam Christmas card)
Always a Christmas favorite, these amaryllis were grown from bulbs from our mother/ mother-in-law’s garden in Florida…
Red Amaryllis in Bloom (the 2000 Pittam Christmas card)
Always a Christmas favorite, these amaryllis were grown from bulbs from our mother/ mother-in-law’s garden in Florida…
Purple mountains and craggy bark… the contrast of aspens in Colorado
The Colorado Rockies have inspired artists for years and I’m no exception. The aspens against the mountains offer a beautiful study in texture and subtle color.
More about aspens in Colorado →
Purple mountains and craggy bark… the contrast of aspens in Colorado
The Colorado Rockies have inspired artists for years and I’m no exception. The aspens against the mountains offer a beautiful study in texture and subtle color.
More about aspens in Colorado →
One of my travel painting favorites – an 8 foot oil painting of The Grand Canal in Venice
Winding through the streets of Venice to open up to this view of the Grand Canal is one of the most memorable experiences of my life. And to think I didn’t even want to go on the trip to begin with!
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One of my travel painting favorites – an 8 foot oil painting of The Grand Canal in Venice
Winding through the streets of Venice to open up to this view of the Grand Canal is one of the most memorable experiences of my life. And to think I didn’t even want to go on the trip to begin with!
More about Venice and why an artist wouldn’t want to go →
Looking for the perfect graduation gift? Show you’re proud with a custom painting of your college graduate’s campus
If you’re looking for the most memorable graduation gift, a custom painting of your graduate’s alma mater is the perfect answer. Not only can you commission an oil painting or watercolor of a special building or campus scene, but Rod Pittam can also create notecards with the same image for thank you notes or stationary.
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Looking for the perfect graduation gift? Show you’re proud with a custom painting of your college graduate’s campus
If you’re looking for the most memorable graduation gift, a custom painting of your graduate’s alma mater is the perfect answer. Not only can you commission an oil painting or watercolor of a special building or campus scene, but Rod Pittam can also create notecards with the same image for thank you notes or stationary.
More about unique graduation gifts →
“Party for the Parks on Ponce” features commissioned art from local Atlanta artists
The Party for the Parks On Ponce: Dream in Green Gala 2010 features a live and silent auction showcasing local Atlanta artists. Rod Pittam’s donation for this year is an oil painting of Vale Bridge, a stone bridge in Deepdene Park, the largest of the Olmsted Linear Parks.
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“Party for the Parks on Ponce” features commissioned art from local Atlanta artists
The Party for the Parks On Ponce: Dream in Green Gala 2010 features a live and silent auction showcasing local Atlanta artists. Rod Pittam’s donation for this year is an oil painting of Vale Bridge, a stone bridge in Deepdene Park, the largest of the Olmsted Linear Parks.
More about Party for the Parks on Ponce →
Weighing the benefits of framing commissioned art in oils or watercolor: a pricing consideration
An unframed, commissioned oil painting on a gallery wrap canvas can be quite comparable to a professionally framed watercolor painting.
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Weighing the benefits of framing commissioned art in oils or watercolor: a pricing consideration
An unframed, commissioned oil painting on a gallery wrap canvas can be quite comparable to a professionally framed watercolor painting.
More about framing artwork →
Take the beauty of your home with you when you move with custom, commissioned oil portraits of your house
Custom house portraits from Atlanta artist Rod Pittam capture the beauty and majesty of your home in a unique oil painting, pen and ink illustration, or watercolor – a perfect gift, family heirloom, or simply to capture the memory of your home!
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Take the beauty of your home with you when you move with custom, commissioned oil portraits of your house
Custom house portraits from Atlanta artist Rod Pittam capture the beauty and majesty of your home in a unique oil painting, pen and ink illustration, or watercolor – a perfect gift, family heirloom, or simply to capture the memory of your home!
More about custom house portraits →
Evoking the feeling of travel with illustrations, paintings, and commissioned art
How many photos did you take of your last vacation?
Commissioned art is a great way to capture your travel memories with watercolors, oil paintings or pen and ink illustrations.
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Evoking the feeling of travel with illustrations, paintings, and commissioned art
How many photos did you take of your last vacation?
Commissioned art is a great way to capture your travel memories with watercolors, oil paintings or pen and ink illustrations.
More about commissioning travel paintings →
Painting and researching along the coasts of Barbados
A great painting research opportunity presented itself while my son was studying abroad in Barbados, resulting in large Caribbean oil paintings full of colorful beach scenes.
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Painting and researching along the coasts of Barbados
A great painting research opportunity presented itself while my son was studying abroad in Barbados, resulting in large Caribbean oil paintings full of colorful beach scenes.
More about Barbados beach scenes →
An artist's inspired mind: behind the canvas with Atlanta artist Rod Pittam 