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When we think about Nobilified's vision of picture to canvas painting -- to put people in touch with themselves at their most heroic, their most compelling, their most funny and playful and beautiful -- there are certain particular kinds of art that come to mind.

I'd like to share with you an example of what might well qualify as an early precursor of the Nobilified vision. It's a truly great example, still relevant today, of how the art of turning photos into oil paintings can make for a memorable gift. 

We came across a post late Sunday night on Reddit and while we did not paint the piece; we just had to acknowledge this awesomeness and encourage our clients to commission pieces with similar aims.

The painting was made by the Visual Arts department at Interlochen Center for the Arts and clearly stole the spotlight for the the fundraiser raising money for the Great Lakes Children museum. 

Mindy Ronayne and Megan Hildebrandt, both Interlochen instructors and members of the Great Lakes Children's Museum board surprised their "prankster" friend with a custom oil painting of himself which they rightfully named "Portrait of Andrea D. Schmitty: First President of the Grand Traverse Feline Association" 

Ronayne enlisted the help of faculty to make the piece and submitted the item to the silent auction. Ronayne says it took her friend a good bit of time to realize what he was looking at. 

"His reaction was classic, you could see it playing in his head as he slowly unfolded the fact that this was him while he was looking at it," she says. "I had no idea if he would find this hilarious, or if it would end our friendship. He turned to me in utter amazement and hugged me. I couldn’t have asked for it to be played out any better.”

The masterpiece eventually sold for $200 at the end of the auction; shortly after Schmitt posted about her prank on reddit and it went viral.  We tip our hat to this legend. No doubt that this painting has already appreciated in value in just a few days.

With Valentine’s Day shortly approaching, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are reimagined as Grant Wood’s classical piece, ‘American Gothic’… with a twist.

If you don’t want to buy the usual roses and chocolate for your s/o on Valentine’s Day, Nobilified has the creative idea just for you.

Excited by the renewed romance between Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, Nobilified turned the love birds into an instant classic. Nobilified is a company that specializes in customized hand-painted oil masterpieces such as the one depicting the pop music power couple.

Inspired by Grant Wood’s iconic work, the classically trained artists at Nobilified reimagined the piece featuring the “Despacito” and “Bad Liar” singers in simpler times. Interestingly enough, both Justin Bieber and the original farmer from ‘American Gothic’ enjoy sporting overalls -- reminding us of the time Justin met former Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, in 2012 to accept a Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Founder of Nobilified, Chris Jensen, says, “Hockey means a lot to us Canadians, Justin included, and, because of that, we replaced the pitchfork with a good ole wooden hockey stick.” Indeed, ever since cancelling the rest of his Purpose tour, Justin has been playing a lot more hockey, even going to watch a game with Selena.

The painting features Selena’s new hairdo. Jensen says, “The world moves fast. We started the piece while Selena was a brunette, and, when we were close to finishing it, Selena was suddenly blonde. Who would we be, if we weren’t to give Selena’s new hairstyle—which took over nine hours to paint—the respect it deserves.”

Jensen says, “Paintings can last a lifetime. At Nobilified, we believe that Jelena can too.”

With wedding season coming to an end, you are often confused what to give to newlyweds so they could live happily with your gift.  Don’t get them a toaster or a waffle maker. Chances are someone has already gotten them the unoriginal gift and you definitely do not want to be associated with unoriginality. The main problem is that you need to think carefully as this is the present they would cherish (or at least remember) throughout their lives. Cash is a good idea for young couples, but it’s definitely not as original as a custom oil portrait of the couple. So if you have no idea what to get for bride and groom to be, we’ve come up with 5 fantastic ideas to help you out and that they will surely appreciate!

With Christmas just around the corner stores around you have started Christmas jingles and christmas trees are popping up. It seems as if summer has just ended and you are now being reminded of your gift giving responsibilities.

If you are seeking to avoid the busy malls this year and enjoy your weekend at home with your family then perhaps a Nobilified painting is what you are looking for.

Even though we have no intention of stripping a nobleman of all his money, the awesome guys over at thisiswhyimbroke.com have found our Nobilified portraits worth emptying their wallets.

Thisiswhyimbroke.com is a website showcasing things so great that they are worth spending your last dime on them. The editors’ selection methods are simple, they claim to only present “unique products that our staff was so fond of, we felt it needed to be shared with our viewers.”