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The Christmas Surprise

December 26, 2015 by Taryn Antoniou in art, boston, family, handmade, home, illustrations, wall art

About a year and a half ago I bought my mom a picture frame with an I-O-U for a painting.  Finally this holiday season a light bulb of inspiration went off and I decided to paint a family tree for her.  I know she misses her mom so much and there has been a lot of growing pains in my family the past few years, so I figured what better way to remind her of her roots and who matters most in her life than painting a family tree.  This piece took a while to create.  I would say a solid 20-25 hours of sketching and painting, which is why I stopped with the cousins.  That, and it was hard to fit everyone on the page!! Hopefully later I can expand the tree a bit more to include the littlest kiddies!   

I made prints of the piece and gave it to my family for a little Christmas surprise.  I also documented the moment with this little video above! 

December 26, 2015 /Taryn Antoniou
christmas, family, family tree, illustrations, watercolor, painting
art, boston, family, handmade, home, illustrations, wall art
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merry christmas

December 25, 2015 by Taryn Antoniou in christmas, happy, home, family

Santa has come and gone.  Presents have been opened.  And now my family and I are enjoying a Danish Kringle with our coffee.  I am so excited to share with everyone the gift I gave my mother, but I have to wait until my whole family sees it first.  Merry Christmas everyone! Have a wonder-filled day!

xx 

December 25, 2015 /Taryn Antoniou
christmas, home, family
christmas, happy, home, family
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