Arch. Gruzewski, resident of
Massachusetts brings the elegance with his lavish
watercolor paintings. "I think watercolor paintings are
more attractive, lighter, more sophisticated as any other
media," says Jerry. "Strong architectural background
is necessary to paint architectural landmarks,
residencies, villas. Sometimes there are ten, or eleven
layers of depth, several complicated perspective points
involved, which make my watercolors much more difficult
to create than other paintings (like landscapes or
abstracts)." As with people, the process of having a home
portrait done requires that the artist see the subject in
its best light. "If I am invited by a client to paint I
do it at a site" explains Jerry, "if I cannot come, I
request several photos of the residence from different
angles." He reviews the photos with the homeowner to
select the most favorable angle and takes the photo back
to his studio to create the painting, which takes about a
week to complete. Most of his Residential Portraits, and
Architectural Landmarks are about 19"x 29" (49 cm x
73cm). Double sizes are often commissioned. The finished
work includes wonderful details on both your home and the
garden.
For centuries, architectural home portraits were
commissioned exclusively by the European aristocracy.
For the rest of us, paitings by arch. Gruzewski will run
around $7,500 USD, with additional costs for framing and
travelling. Architectural landmarks are more
time taking and usually cost a few hundreds more, which
is still a bargain considering his art works outstanding
qualities not found in most art galleries, very high
market and artistic values. Jerry has been painting for 27
years. His name is well known to many
internationally recognized art collectors, dealers,
organizations and art galleries.
Written by Mrs. Linda
L., Boston, July 2003, for the Boston's Home and Garden
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