Happy Holidays!!

Winter Wonderland
5"x7" Folded Holiday Card

© Laura DeDonato

(Version with a wreath on the barn)

There's nothing like a winter wonderland painting to get me in the holiday spirit! This is the second year that I have done SCM Transportation's Holiday Card (last year was a Santa, you can find it in the archived posts), and I had a great time. The client, based in Somerville, wanted their logo on a snowflake so I came up with a few sketches and we decided on this concept. It just so happened to be the first one that popped into my head.

Here's the sketch/thumbnail:

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!

I love weddings!!!

A Four Seasons Wedding
24" x 36" Acrylic
© Laura DeDonato

I love Boston buildings and I love weddings, so this painting was a dream job. The client wanted a custom gift for their soon to be married sister. It just so happened that the lucky couple got engaged in the Boston Public Gardens and were to be married at the Four Seasons Hotel across the street.

The composition allows for the viewer to enter the painting through the garden walkway, pass through the beautiful iron gates and jump across the street to the iconic hotel. Of course some artistic license had to be taken in order to make this possible! The wedding was held on the second floor of the hotel overlooking the gardens. You can see the wedding cake in the second window from the right.

Best wishes to the newlyweds!!!

All the finishing touches...

Final photo of the Brockton Shoe Industry mural on Legion Parkway Cleaners. Thank you to the community for embracing and supporting us. We hope you enjoy it!