Turns out you can commission a painting of pretty much whatever you like if you happen to wander over to the backpacker district in Quarter 1. There are a plethora of painters-for-hire, most of which can complete most anything in the span of a week. Soooooo for my birthday, I was surprised with THIS! Apparently I am surrounded by my spirit animals . . . I now must find a frame that rivals the majesty of this painting.
5 responses so far ↓
Maria Long // November 1, 2009 at 12:55 am
Holy shit! That is fucking awsome. For someone who never read the golden compass….. Whose hairy legs are those?
arockridgelife // November 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Amazing! Happy Birthday!
corey // November 6, 2009 at 11:19 pm
that is sooo cool. best present ever! happy birthday Mag.
Gene // February 8, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Hi,
I so love this painting, and my wife is loosing her mind right now. Could you provide some more info to us as we will be going there later this month. Approx. how much was it? Did you provide them with direction, like paint a hedgehog on my hand? And where exactly? Thank you for your time.
Gene
magslong // February 9, 2010 at 5:35 am
Hello, The painters for hire will charge you by the canvas not by whats on it. There are various sizes – the one featured is about $30 – $40 USD. You must provide them with a picture or print out of some kind. Mine was a digitally altered photo with costume and animals added in on photoshop. Asking for images without giving them references may result in disappointment the men at these shops make copies, but improvisation can yield mixed results.
There are several of these shops all over the city, but many on bui vien street in the pham ngu lao area District 1. Or what others call the backpacker area.
happy travels.