Portrait Artists in Michigan

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ijpearson
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:53 pm

I am looking to get a full portrait of my mother done, and I want to find a good artist, but am new to the area and don't really know who to look for. Live in the Grand Rapids area and am willing to travel up to 2 1/2 hours around here.

Know of anyone?
OICUR4692
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:15 pm

2 of the very best b/g portrait artist in the world are in mi. Bob tyrell and tom renshaw. Wait is renshaw still in mi?
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:46 pm

What he said. For sure. I was at the Detroit Convention yesterday. Saw an amazing portrait done at the booth right behind where I was being tattoo'd, and I wish I would have got a pic and the name, but the position I was in didnt lend well. It was sick. Wasnt local though. Dude sat for 6 hours. Pic of his kid from the front page of the Detroit news with a tigers hat and baseball screaming. It was awesome..
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:50 pm

Actually figured it out pretty quick. I thought his name was mike. Heres the tattoo on his site:

http://www.mikedemasi.com/tattoos/tattoos_62845.html
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:51 pm

Sorry, he's in Cali.
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:04 pm

Also saw this chic do a piece last night. She won best of day. It was a more Traditional gypsy, but her shit is clean and her portraits look great.

http://lizcooktattoo.com

OP, sorry your thread is now derailed, but See post 2 for correct answer. Anything else is not correct.
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:02 pm

Demasi and liz cook are both sick.
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Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:49 am

OICUR4692 wrote:2 of the very best b/g portrait artist in the world are in mi. Bob tyrell and tom renshaw. Wait is renshaw still in mi?
^ This.
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:58 pm

yea liz cook is sick. i would love to get some work by her. that baseball portrait is amazing!
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