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Posted by: flipb Mar 3 2021, 03:26 PM

I was going to wait til I have the finished product to share here, but I'm too giddy.

I came across this artist because of https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/ln0n3f/just_an_oil_painting_i_did_last_summer_hope_you/. She's a young woman out of Slovenia and her oil paintings are photo-realistic and stunning, IMO. I started following https://www.instagram.com/michellejakelj/?hl=en and noticed that her commission rates are pretty reasonable for such a nice piece of art.

I messaged her and asked if she'd ever done a Porsche 914 (no) or would like to (yes). So I reserved my spot in line and sent her some photos of my car.

Well, today I noticed that her Instagram story includes a shot of a palette with a lot of yellow in it and I asked: Yep, she's starting on my commission. I'm not sure how much she'll share of the work-in-progress but wanted to put it out there in case anyone wants to follow.

Oh, and I warned her that I would share her info on our forum and she might get a lot more requests for 914s.

Posted by: ValcoOscar Mar 3 2021, 03:38 PM

Posted by: mepstein Mar 3 2021, 04:29 PM

I like it

Posted by: Superhawk996 Mar 3 2021, 06:42 PM

Wow -- to both!

Posted by: flipb Mar 8 2021, 09:25 AM

She completed my 914 painting and sent me a low-res photo of it. It needs to dry for a few more days before it's shipped so for now this is all I've got.

Posted by: jd74914 Mar 8 2021, 09:29 AM

Wow, she's good and that portrait looks great!

Posted by: ValcoOscar Mar 8 2021, 10:16 AM

Posted by: PanelBilly Mar 8 2021, 10:24 AM

It’s missing you smiling in the drivers seat

Posted by: mbseto Mar 8 2021, 03:42 PM

That's really cool!

Posted by: Cairo94507 Mar 9 2021, 08:11 AM

That is very nice.

Posted by: bkrantz Mar 9 2021, 08:51 PM

Just curious: why have the headlights up?

Posted by: MM1 Mar 9 2021, 09:47 PM

Nice!-acrylic?

Posted by: flipb Mar 10 2021, 08:05 AM

I snapped photos in a few different configurations and told her I kind of like that look. My only minor regret was the photo she ended up using for reference still had the targa top on... a setting like the one pictured should be for al fresco motoring.

Posted by: barefoot Mar 10 2021, 08:38 AM

Good stuff I'm sure you're very pleased

Barefoot

Posted by: rgalla9146 Mar 10 2021, 08:50 AM

That is fantastic !
Most artistic images of a car miss the details and proportion.
She nailed it.
Beautiful.
PS I often drive with my lights up....they look just beautiful either way.

Posted by: flipb Mar 19 2021, 01:34 PM

It arrived today!! Looks great. Here's a higher resolution photo.

And https://michellejakelj.art/.

Posted by: Andyrew Mar 19 2021, 01:53 PM

Oh thats Niiiiiice!