Posts Tagged ‘canvas prints’
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
One of my favorite sections of our Customer Showcase is the Pets section. Whether you are a pet owner or not, you should visit it. I assure you that it will put a smile on your face! Just click here to take a look…http://www.canvasondemand.com/showcase/pets/1/
George Eliot once said: Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
So it’s little wonder that pets are man’s best friend. How often I’ve heard people say that their pet thinks they are part of the family. Here are some canvases we’ve made for customers of pets who seem to have developed families all their own.
Debra sent in this photo and explained to us that she shows and breeds Maine Coon cats. “This was our very first litter of kittens, and a beautiful litter at that! This photo was taken at a Cat Show in Beaumont, Texas. Sometimes, I just sit and look at the canvas in total amazement. The quality is beyond words! It was very easy to order online and delivery was fast! I highly recommend Canvas on Demand, they are just fantastic at what they do…and they don’t put you in debt doing it!” They are precious, Debra! Thanks for sharing the story behind your canvas.
Laetitia asked us to make a canvas showing off her lovely babies—Ibid, Teflon, Juju, Patrick, Mancala, and Petzi. I love this canvas! Just look at the colors! Laetitia is one of our employees but assured us that she isn’t at all biased! [That makes me smile!] “The canvas really makes the bright colors ‘pop’! I love working here and seeing all the great pet photos!” Me too, Laetitia!
Lou sent in a terrific shot. “I am proud to introduce my three retired racing greyhounds. From left to right: Dash, Troy, and Andy Taylor. These magnificent companions are the sunshine of my life and are enjoying their retirement so very much. Life is “GREYT” now, and I am so happy they raced into my heart. I am very proud to show off my Canvas and have gotten great comments. Thank you all at Canvas on Demand for all you do!”
And then there’s this final canvas we created forJulia. It’s of her dog, Jake. “No one loves the Oregon coast more than our dog Jake!” Lou, this makes me want to come visit this coast. If I do, I’ll keep an eye out for Jake. Mom
Tags: Art Canvas, Birds, Canvas Art, Canvas images, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, cats, dogs, George Eliot
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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
“The past is for learning from and letting go. You can’t revisit it. It vanishes.”
― Adele Parks, Young Wives’ Tales
The past. Our very roots. Oh the reminders and the nostalgia! And how quickly it all vanishes, if we don’t make an effort to hang on. I never tire of looking through the VINTAGE section of our Customer Showcase. Even though those wonderful old black and white images aren’t of MY grandparents or my father or my great aunts…they still stir up my own memories.
Sarah called her beloved maternal grandmother Ro Ro. She felt very fortunate to have so many wonderful photos to choose from. She explained to us that “this is one of my favorite pictures of her because she looks so calm and innocent (very unlike her actual personality). Canvas on Demand walked me through the process with such patience. Then when I emailed about the quality of my scanned picture they responded right away. I will definitely recommend Canvas on Demand to my friends. I will use them again!”
Don’t you love this next canvas that we made for Tana of her father’s WW II photo? “…He became an Army Air Corp Pilot and flew 27 missions over Italy in 1942. When people see this hanging up in my home, they think it’s incredibly awesome!” Tana went on to say that “Canvas on Demand is sterling. Nothing is done until they call you to confirm your order and make suggestions. The photo submission/order process is so simple. A 5 Star Rating for this company!”
Galye’s canvas touched my heart. She explained in her testimonial that it is of her mother who is now 90 and in a nursing home. “I am so pleased with your attention to detail and personal service. I am thrilled that my mother looks just as she was—beautiful and sassy. Your canvases ar my newest favorite thing to gift.”
I am very close to my own sister and my brother, so it stands to reason that I would notice this canvas that we created for Sara. “This is a photo of my father, his twin brother and older brother and was taken in probably 1922 or 1923. My dad is the little guy on the left and he is now 87 years old. The canvas exceeded all my expectations. It was clear as a bell and because it is so large, really makes a statement in my home.” 
I can almost hear Barbara Streisand singing, “The Way We Were”! Can you?
Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, memories, nostalgia
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
There was a Little Girl (by H. W. Longfellow)
There was a little girl/who had a little curl/right in the middle of her forehead/and when she was good/she was very good indeed/but when she was bad/she was horrid.
This poem came to mind as I perused our website’s Showcase today. I found myself delighted with the sweet “curly” canvases we have created for several of our customers.
How wonderful is this one by Theresa of her little granddaughter, Hannah! She had it made for Hannah’s father for Father’s Day. She told us, “I loved working with Canvas on Demand. They were very friendly and determined to make this experience a successful one. They were patient as I found a photo with the right resolution. I will be doing business with them again.”
Then another customer, Susan, asked us about making a canvas of her little Maggie taken in a vineyard in Escondito. I love this one…and Susan couldn’t have been happier! “ I LOVE my Canvas portrait from Canvas on Demand and plan to order more from this same company. The product turned out absolutely beautiful and looks unique in my living room.”
This next canvas is the kind that every parent hopes for when they aim their camera at their child! Erica told us that when she snapped this precious photo in a pumpkin patch, she was very excited with the background around beautiful little 3-year-old Gabrielle! “I feel honored to write this testimonial about Canvas on Demand. I literally could not say enough good things about you. I have been so happy with everything. The quality, the fast service, and how carefully you package up my canvas. There have been so many times I have ordered things online and when the box arrived at my door it looks as though someone had run it over or already tried to open it. I am very picky. I worked for several years at photo labs so I know about color density. You have done such a fabulous. Photography is my passion. I have many images I want to have made into canvases. You will definitely have my business for many years to come.
Those precious curls/on boys or girls/look best of all/on a canvas on your wall! Mom
Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, curl, curls, gallery wrapped, Longfellow
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Sunday, December 25th, 2011
All of us at Canvas on Demand extend our most sincere thanks to our wonderful and loyal customers. It has been a pleasure and an honor to work with you. Every day we are delighted by the amazing images you send us and equally inspired when you share the stories behind them. Most importantly, we are honored to have your trust.
We hope that you are uplifted by the smiles of delight you see on the faces of your friends and loved ones when they unwrap that art canvas that you ordered for them. Have a joyous holiday season and a happy and prosperous New Year.
From the entire Canvas on Demand family
Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas Art, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Many of our customers pay close attention to SHAPE. In fact, I often see orders come in for canvases made from photos of shapes. Yes, just intriquing shapes!
For example, Robert told us about his canvas: The Canvas on Demand folks are great to work with. When I got rid of the TV in our bedroom, it left a big empty space in our entertainment center that I wanted to fill with something appropriate. I live in a semi-artsy community where several people have placed their old TVs outside as yard art. I wanted to take that concept and give it a little twist. So here is what used to be my least favorite image from my early TV watching days. Is it art? You decide. Now, Robert…that is pure FUN! Thanks for sharing.
- Shaping Up in an Old TV!
Look at the shapes in Joanna’s art canvas! I love her story, and I bet you will too. A friend of mine from a collage class drew the girl as a black and white ink drawing on an 8 x 10 sheet of paper and wrote out Bible verses of encouragement and self-esteem for women. My friend is one of the most colorful people I know–full of life and joy. So I decided to scan the drawing and color the girl the way that I saw my friend. I loved it so much that I decided to hang it in my office as well as get another Canvas to share with her. Canvas on Demand has just been an excellent way for me to express my art in a big way. It turned out very professional and more than I could have asked for. When I read your testimonial, Joanna, it made me wish I had several of those black and white images, so I could color them the way I see some of the wonderful people in my life. Maybe your friend should consider creating a coloring book for adults.
- Shaping Up in Color!
My last example is a canvas we made for Courtni. She created a personal energy mandala and asked us to make it into a canvas wall hanging. This is what Courtni had to say. My experience with Canvas on Demand was a super smooth transaction from start to finish. I was looking for a place in town (I live in Phoenix) to print my mandala on canvas when I just happened to come across Canvas On Demand! How does it get any better than that? Because of the shape of the photo, I upgraded to a 24 x 24 square canvas. Upgrading and customizing the size on the site was easy–just a few clicks. I love the live chat feature on the website! I used it to find out when my canvas had been shipped and learned it was being loaded that very minute. Canvas on Demand emailed me a tracking number, and I received the canvas one day earlier than estimated. A very smooth transition and AWESOME QUALITY!
- Shaping Up into a Mandala
We at Canvas on Demand are always learning from our customers…and I love passing the lessons on to our readers. So now I hope many of you will begin looking for interesting and colorful shapes while you are strolling around with your camera. One of those clicks of the shutter just might end up on the wall of your home or office! Mom
Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas images, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, canvases from shapes, coloring book, mandala, old TV, Photo to Canvas, shapes
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Sunday, December 4th, 2011
There are less than three weeks of shopping left! If you are anything like me, I avoid big shopping malls and massive crowds as much as possible. More and more people like me are shopping online, leaving extra time for the things that are really important during the holidays—things like family and friends and celebrations!
A personal art canvas makes the perfect gift…and often becomes a family heirloom passed down generation to generation. (Yes, they are made to last!) It only takes a few minutes to place an order online, or you can always call our great customer service hotline. Our team is waiting and ready to serve you. So with the holidays in mind, I want to share some great orders we filled for some of our customers.
Carol asked us to create this holiday canvas for her. “Our children and grandchildren came to spend their first white Christmas in the Chicago area. The photo is of them and our two dogs Indy and Taffy in the quaint village of Long Grove. Canvas on Demand is by far the best photo type program I have ever worked with. The end product is beautiful and if there is any question at all I was called. It has been the most positive experience, and a perfect end result!” Thanks for those kind words, Carol. I once lived in the Chicago area and have fond memories of Long Grove too.
White Christmas
What a wonderful traditional image William chose for this canvas of his three children. He told us that these are “his beautiful children photographed professionally by Shutter Love Studio of Perrysburg, Ohio. My experience with Canvas on Demand was excellent. It was easy to order and the product is beautiful and of great quality.”
William's Beautiful Kids in Front of the Tree
A canvas hanging in your home can bring back the most treasured memories each time you look at it. Our customer, Janice, loved that her family had come home for the holidays! ”The service and product quality was excellent! Thank you so much for taking our precious photo and turning it into a piece of wall art.”
Home for the Holidays!
And look at this next one: If it isn’t the jolly ofd guy himself! Yes, we sometimes make canvases for the rich and famous! Alfred told us that: “The photo was taken at the Rein Deer Ranch in Waxahachie Texas at a meeting of the Lone Star Santas. The Santa in the photo is Patrick of Irving Texas. Canvas on Demand was a great help on deciding on the color for the edge, since the photo could not be a rap around. I could not be happier with the excellent work Canvas On Demand did. I will use them again and tell my friends of the great work they do.”
Now here's a familiar face...
Happy holidays from all of us at Canvas on Demand. We encourage you to keep the most important things and people in your lives at the top of your list this year! Mom
Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas Art, Canvas images, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, Christmas, Christmas canvas, Gift idea, holiday gifts, perfect holiday gifts, Santa, shopping online
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011
I just took a long drive from the Midwest through Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The lovely autumn colors that had fallen from the trees up north were still brilliant the farther south I went. So I suppose that is why I was thinking FALL as I prepared to write this article.
For example, Heather asked us to create a canvas from a precious photo of a little boy named Tucker who was pheasant hunting. She told us that she “had originally sent in another photo to Canvas on Demand. But they contacted me immediately that they were not 100% with the quality of the picture and asked if I had another version or a different picture. It turned out beautiful!”
Another customer, Cathy, placed an order and wrote this testimonial: “I am a professional photographer and needed a sample to show my customers. This photo is of my granddaughter. My customers are raving about the quality of the photo on canvas. I am very pleased. Canvas on Demand is #1 on my list. Your consultants were very professional and called me about the resolution on two of the photos that needed to be changed. That made all the difference in the finished product. Thanks to a great team, Canvas on Demand!”
And finally, Bonnie asked us to make a canvas from a photo of her son’s first visit to his grandparent’s house in Iowa. “He was in awe of the piles of leaves everywhere! I love, love, love Canvas on Demand and couldn’t be happier with the canvases I’ve ordered.”
So I see there are at lease two ways to hang onto autumn a little bit longer. You can take a long drive sourth…or you can have an art canvas made of your favorite fall photo. Mom
Tags: Art Canvas, autumn, Canvas Photos, canvas prints, fall, Georgia, North Carolina, Photo to Canvas, South Carolina, Virginia
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
One of our Canvas Crazies (folks who register online with us because they are crazy about our products) recently told me they were fascinated with our Customer Showcase because when visiting it the other day they began to connect some of the canvases into a collection of sorts in their imagination. So they actually copied a few images and forwarded them to me. They called this little collection Mane Points. I want to share it with our readers.
We will begin with a canvas we made for Carla who told us: “This is my favorite photo of all time. I was out riding my horse Cheyenne, and we were crossing the creek on our ranch. Cheyenne stopped to look around and to get a drink of water, and I saw the magic that was in view. I feel so lucky to have gotten this shot and when I look at this picture. And you folks at Canvas on Demand were so helpful. I received my picture in a timely manner and there was absolutely no damage from being shipped! Thank you.”
Mane Point #1
The next Mane Point of this article is in regard to a canvas we created of an alpaca named Gandolf for Kelly. “He is one of our amazing little boy alpacas and he has so much fleece on his face and legs! He is a beauty! My husband is a photoshop geek and did some fun manipulation to give this photo some interesting layers. We absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our canvas!! We would tell others to order with complete and utter confidence. These folks do a wonderful job! We will definitely be ordering from them again!”
Mane Point #2
Jeanine sent us an image—another Mane Point—that I have shared with many friends. She said that “Rupert is such a ham when he plays in the snow. He loves the camera and the camera clearly loves him too!”
Mane Point #3
When I received this collection from the Canvas Crazy, I was delighted by the next image that struck her fancy. Well, it’s a Mane Point for sure too! Customer Nicole’s son “was caught on camera just waking up with the morning light was coming in. He is looking out onto the balcony.” What a handsome young man, Nicole. I am sure this will be a family favorite for many years to come!
Main Point #4
And thanks to Denise for sharing her Mane Points collection with us and our readers. What do the rest of you see a collection when you visit our showcase. If you do, please let me know. Mom
Tags: Alpaca, Art Canvas, Canvas Art, Canvas images, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, gallery wrapped, Mane Point
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
With the holidays right around the corner, our thoughts turn to family. Jane Howard said, “Call it a clan, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one…”
If you are trying to come up with the perfect gift idea, why not give the gift of nostalgia? Just look at the amazing heirloom quality of these canvases. Now these are gifts that never stop giving!
The canvas we made for Connie is of her parents’ wedding. It was taken in 1949. “The photo is a close-up wedding portrait of my parents. It was a colorized black and white and not very good quality. But Canvas on Demand more than exceeded my expectations. When they determined it could not be worked on as a large canvas like I had ordered, they contacted me, and we discussed options. The final product was a spectacular 8×10 in a perfect frame. I am so happy, I am ordering three more.“
Wedding Memories
Paulette was equally happy with her canvas. She told us: “This is a high school graduation photo of my grandmother Leone dating back to 1908. This is an incredible image, and one I will cherish forever. I cannot stress enough the perfection in customer service and restoration to final product rendered. I have already recommended this site to many friends. The finished product is absolutely beautiful.”
High School Memories
Now here is a gift that Elissa gave to her father for Christmas, and I’ll bet it’s one of his most treasured possessions! “The photo is of my great x 4 grandfather, a Union officer in the Civil War with all officers. The service was excellent! The photo was in very bad condition and the restoration was amazing! I can’t wait to give the canvas to my father for Christmas!”
Patriotic Memories
And finally, I love the canvas that Sulaisman had us make for him. It’s all about community leadership. “Yes leadership. A very important black and white portrait of leadership in my community with family members in there too. I requested someone to call me to assist with actual dimension of frame depending on picture quality. A person called me and spent the time needed to explain which dimensions would look nice and kept assuring me that the canvas would be beautiful. I added touch up service level one and was pleased.”
Leadership Memories
How can there be any doubt about the perfect holiday family gift? Now is the time to start digging out the treasures, making decisions, and placing your orders. You won’t be disappointed when you give a bit of nostalgis to family loved ones! Mom
Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, graduation canvas, holiday photo canvas, leadership canvas, Vintage, wedding canvas
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The subjects of many images that we turn into canvas art are people, but it is fascinating to see some of the other objects that capture the eyes of our photographers. Kelly’s photo of a vintage Learjet is a perfect example. Kelly was delighted with her finished canvas. “We absolutely LOVED ordering through Canvas on Demand. We received our order quickly, and it was exactly what we wanted. Thank you SO much!”
Vintage Learjet
What a surreal image Richard captured of this table for two left behind in an abandoned Catskill, New York resort. He told us in his testimonial that he will never use anyone else for his canvas needs. Thanks for that wonderful compliment, Richard! Your final product is stunning and testifies to the power of shadows and lighting in this one-of-a-kind art canvas.
Table for Two?
Customer Phil told us about his photo: “This is a still life of four violins and a music book. The category that best fits this image is “Vintage” although it was only taken several months ago. It was shot using available light in a violin shop and post-processed in a light room to simulate a painting.” Wonderful, Phil! And the frame sets this awesome image off too.
Violins
Another of my favorites is this singular and moving symbol–an old filament lightbulb sent to us by Kelly. That is a lovely canvas, Kelly. I love how this is so very much open to interpretation. What does it say to you?
What does it say to you?
A stool in a long, lonely prison hallway stirs emotion. Jim explains. ”This is a stool at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. The shot was taken during a special behind the scenes tour last year. The stools were made by the inmates and are throughout the long abandoned buildings. Canvas On Demand’s quality, color matching, and ability to work with me make them my first choice when I want an image presented in a different, striking fashion.”
A lonely prison hallway
Thanks to the photographers featured in this article. They remind us to keep a watchful and artistic eye open for subjects that are both different and powerful! Mom
Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas On Demand, canvas prints, frames, subjects
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Ever look at someone,whether they’re your own child or not,and feel a sense of Parental Pride? Well, I feel that way about Joe and Tom, the co-owners of Canvas on Demand. Joe is actually my son; Tom is actually 
