Making of "Watch what you say and do" painting

Hi guys,

I've always been intrigued by a concept of karma as well as how our actions and words impact others over a certain time.  This is a pretty interesting painting in that it explores words and actions and how much of an impact they make.  It could have come out a bit better, but for a first painting in this series it's not bad I will admit :-)

Regards,

Leon Elperin

leon@daydreampaintings.com

408-387-2959

The making of a Happy Birthday gift to a good friend!

Hi guys,

This was a Happy Birthday gift to a long-time friend Myles Ward.  My fiance helped with concept creation along with QA of colors throughout the way.  I think it turned out quite well and signifies the strength and continues growth of his entire family (who I have known for quite some time). Below are the visuals of how the painting came to be from concept design to finished product.

Happy a birthday coming up? Need a gift? Check out http://www.daydreampaintings.com

Regards,

Leon Elperin

leon@daydreampaintings.com

408-387-2959

Mothers Day Gift to Grandma Tamara!

Hello friends,

This was a gift to my fiance's grandmother for Mothers Day.  The day was filled with lots of food, drinks, toasts, laughter, and tears of joy.  A small token of my appreciation was this painting I did the day before.  Take a look at some of the pictures from the party and the painting itself.  Hope you like it.

Would you like me to make you a custom painting? Call or email me.

Regards,

Leon Elperin

leon@daydreampaintings.com

www.daydreampaintings.com

408-387-2959

The making of World Arcade!

This was a fun one to put together and explores some pretty interesting concepts.  As you can probably tell I love the concept of nature and the world.  There is something amazing floating around in this Universe and I intend to figure it out.  Help me unlock some of the secrets.  Why are we here? What is out there?

 Let me know what you think :-)


Regards,
Leon Elperin
http://www.daydreampaintings.com
leon@daydreampaintings.com
408-387-2959

The making of World & Fire Mask!

The making of World & Fire Mask!

This was my attempt to venture out into the "outside-the-canvas" realm.  Although painting on a canvas is my passion and something I wish to perfect and keep doing, I often find a curiosity to try something else.  I had this blank white mask at my house for over a year and I finally decided to do something with it and paint a few of my signature concepts, "Earth" and "Fire".

Below are a few snapshots of how it came to life:

Let me know what you think :-)

Regards,
Leon Elperin
http://www.daydreampaintings.com
leon@daydreampaintings.com
408-387-2959

The making of Short Circuit Painting

The making of Short Circuit Painting!

This was one of the most enjoyable paintings I have done to date.  It brings back many memories of doodling this memorable "Johnny 5" robot, and so bring it to a canvas was a pleasurable experience for me.

I think just overall I am in a mode where I try to recreate all of my past childhood obsessions onto a canvas...a sort of "Childhood Remembered" as I grow older and begin my own family.

What do you think?

Have a character from childhood you want me to recreate onto a canvas? Please call or send me an email.

Regards,
Leon Elperin
http://www.daydreampaintings.com
leon@daydreampaintings.com
408-387-2959

Painting for Milena's family

Painting dimensions: 24" x 18" inches
Style: Acrylic

This was a gift to my fiance's parents for New Years 2012.  It was to be a surprise and so I wanted to capture the entire family dynamic into a painting.  Milena's immediate family has 4 people (sister, mother, father, and my beautiful angel) and so it was important that I made a keyword list of all of their interests and designed a sketch against those thoughts.


Elements I decided to include were:


1) Chess - father plays and enjoys
2) Backgammon - entire family plays and loves
3) Physics - mother used to be a physics teacher
4) Boxing - father loves and has mini gloves hanging from his car's rear view mirror    
5) Soccer - father used to play for a team in the Army
6) Photography - sister loves photography and has taken quite a many wonderful snaps
7) Armenia - family's origins with colors having special meaning in their life

The painting process did not start out too amazing, I had to change my concept 3 times until I finally settled on the one concept that I immediately fell in love with.  I started working right away and had a finished painting in 12 hours.

The painting is an interesting concoction of various elements listed above.  The background is black with the camera as the central backdrop.  The camera's lense acts as the center with the flash at the upper right corner.  Armenian flag is stripped along the bottom of the painting with boxing gloves in Armenian colors hanging from the ceiling of the painting.  Soccer ball, backgammon, chess board, physic's chalkboard and ambitious clouds are the main focal point of the painting and centered for viewers to see.

Tha painting has other meanings that explore immigration, dreams, and survival at any cost.

Ever think about giving a custom painting as a gift?


Please call or send me an email.  I'd love to explore the possible themes with you and deliver a painting of any size you'd like - and to anyone you'd like.

Regards,
Leon Elperin
http://www.daydreampaintings.com
leon@daydreampaintings.com
408-387-2959