Behind The Scenes
Hi! A great season customer of Enzo’s Italian Restaurant, who lives in Copperleaf in Bonita Springs, wanted some copper leaves painted for this home there. He found three leaves one day, and sent me the photo to create into a painting for him. This painting is done in metallic and iridescent paint, so it changes tones as you walk around the painting. We decided on the teal and copper colors since they compliment each other.
“Copperleaf” – 24″ x 36″ on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
This is a gift a bride got for her new hubby for their wedding today!
He loves diving, and sees groupers, yellowtail snappers, and Florida lobsters on his dives down in the keys. I created the underwater grouper painting / coral reed painting for them as a result, with other painted sea life to bring the painting to life!
“Looe Key Sanctuary” – 36″ x 60″ – Acrylics on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
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Xo
Alexis
This painting was definitely a challenge, and I felt very accomplished once it was complete!
My friend, Jenna, a die-hard Yankee fan, emailed me this photo of Yankee Stadium to paint for her. Here is what I came up with:
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Xo
Alexis
This was an exciting painting for me to try, because it was something I had not done in the past. My good friend, Ashley, found a digital image on google of a world map that looked like it was made out of water. She wanted me to try to recreate it for you with a 3D effect.
To create this effect, I used a modeling paste called Structura, which I then tinted to the color of water.
Here is the 3D World Map Painting on Canvas:
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Xo
Alexis
It has been a long time coming! I have waited to post this painting for many months now, and I am so happy it is complete, and up in its new home! My great friends, Jenny and Mark, really wanted a custom snook painting.They wanted one that was lurking in the mangroves, one or two that were in action. I fish with my husband when I can, but I wouldn’t call myself a fisherman by any means. That being said, I wanted to do a lot of research to understand the snooks environment. I researched the mangroves, the sea floor, the water reflections, the way the snook’s body moved, and researched what they ate. When it comes to custom art, most people have a picture they want copied, but since this was from scratch, I have to admit that I painted this painting, and then painted it again. I must have done the surface reflection 5+ times! I would work on the painting, and then just stop for weeks because something was missing or didn’t feel right, and I didn’t want to continue without figuring it out first. When I completed the painting, I just KNEW it was done! It just felt right! 
I hope you enjoy the painting as much as I do!
Here is their Custom Snook Painting:
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Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
This has been a post that I have been wanting to post ALL summer long!! Now the time has arrived!! Do Me A Favor Event Concepts, a Naples’ company specializing in custom invitations, stationery, welcome gifts, and elaborate details, asked me to create artwork for a custom wedding logo, that would be used on custom napkins, coffee mugs, wedding invitations, water bottles, favors, and much more! The concept was to use lilies in a heart shape design that was unique to the Bride and Groom’s personalities. The designs were then used on all things involved in this very special wedding! The design created for all of the custom wedding invitations for the Naples, Florida wedding, were hand painted!
This was a very special and unique opportunity for me and I am excited to show you some of the final products below!
If you are interested in customizing your wedding or event, call the Do Me A Favor girls: (239) 594-7223 and Tell them Alexis sent you!
Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
Have you heard of Bookend Technology yet? Bookend creates technology to help all those involved in the educational ecosystem understand where a student may be falling behind and proactively serves up alerts and resources. This helps the students stay ahead before they have the chance to fall behind. Todd Cofer, an old college collegue of mine, is Bookend’s Co-Founder and CEO. This year he named as one of “Georgetown’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs” by The Washington Post! Back in March, his wife Aimee, asked me to create a Custom Wood Business Sign for his office. I took his Logo and from there I created his Custom Wood Sign! Best of luck to Todd and to Bookend Technology! 
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Alexis
I recently completed this painting in SoHo Urban Artist Oils for my Uncle Doug’s Office. He use to have a beautiful view of The New River, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but has recently moved offices. He asked me to create a painting of the Stranahan House, which was the old Trading Post for the settlers and Seminoles.
This painting is on a 1.5″ Gallery Wrapped Canvas
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Xo
Alexis
I am so very honored to be given the opportunity to painting a birthday gift for the “President North America” of Christian Dior Perfumes and Cosmetics – Terry Darland. What a wonderful woman! I was asked by the account executive of Christian Dior, Lourdes Vazquez, to recreate a childhood memory for Terry. I found out that one of her favorite memories growing up was visiting her grandmother down in Naples, Florida, and watching the sunset from the Naples Pier.
Since the pier is nice and long, I wanted to do a panoramic painting on a 12″ x 30′ gallery wrapped canvas.
I started out doing the sky and clouds, then on to the water, and lastly, the Naples Pier.
I drove up to Saks Fifth Avenue in Sarasota on 11.11.11 (great wish come true!) to present this gift to her at her luncheon.
I hope that you all enjoy these photos of the Naples Pier Painting at Sunset as much as I enjoyed creating it!
XO
Alexis
Today I bring you my newest custom wedding dress painting! I was contacted by a girl from Connecticut who wanted to get her sister (who got married TODAY!!) a custom wedding gown painting to give to her as a gift on her wedding day! The designer is Pronovias and is called “La Sposa – Devesa”
Her sister’s favorite color is orange, and the wedding colors were going to be amber, brown, oranges, gold…so I wanted to tie those colors into the painting.
This painting is 11″ x 14″ acrylics on canvas, with a textured background.
Hope you enjoy!
XO
Alexis