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the sap in me thinks this is fantastic.

Possibly you mean magnates? Or are they magnetic?

Apparantly they only paint Barbie-esque women.

Seriously - the boobs on that last one? Ha.

Oops, thanks for the catch, Joan A. When I think about it though, WM is pretty magnetic!

is it the same woman everytime or doees he only draw the same woman?

Wow. Not only are these incredibly tacky and poorly executed, but all the brides look like clones of one another (blond, unnaturally skinny, with melons for breasts). $2,500?!

I wouldn't want to have dinner with any of those couples, and I don't know whether to blame the artist or the subjects. Dude with soul patch in #1 needs a bracing punch in the face. And don't even get me started on the boobalicious brides. Ugh.

Um, I think they're kind of cute, mostly because I like the color combinations. Although I agree that the brides are not very appealing and the price is absurd.

I really like "Baby and Bunny Gurley" painting (from the provided link) and would totally hang that up in my place.

Hate. They kind of remind me of the Lavalife ads we have here in Canada.

I like the colors, too.

Actually they make me think of children's book illustrations. In that context, I don't think they're so bad. I don't think I'd pay for one, though.

Will all of you people get over yourselves???? These are fun, whimsical, imaginative and something beyond the typical wedding gifts that usually get returned. Who's to say the brides don't really look like this? Sort of Contemporary Grandma Moses!

If I were a bride I wouldn't look like that.
Does Wary Myers paint non-white people?
(It's probably a good idea to show a mix of races.)
Being Latino I would like to see my people represented --- even in pastiche Grandma Moses paintings.

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I had WaryMyers do a wedding crest for us that we put on our wedding stationary: http://www.warymeyers.com/Resources/swansong.jpg

It was a really fun experience working with John to personalize everything. If you look closely, you can see that the crest incorporates our love of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and rabbits (obviously).

They have a great Hippy style. If you can afford it, why not?

BTW, he works by commission. Not his fault if his clients look like Barbie. I for one am a short Asian girl.

I don't know that anyone would appreciate these more than gifts "that get returned." It is sort of a hit or miss whether the recipients would think they are cute a clever or kind of awkward and ridiculous. I think they are kind of cheesy, but I long to find a viable field of craft where I can earn the kind of sustained income by people who spend on weddings (guest included, I suppose!), with the most enjoyment or the least effort. Or both.

i really relate to Wary Meyers design aesthetic, but these are a bit too "whimsical" to me. i mean, they're nice! and cute and fun and stuff...but just not my style.

I have to say that I find the style very unappealing. The women look anorexic with implants. There's whimsy, and there are "wedding portraits". These aren't portraits. Distorted, hyper-idealized pictures are fine for illustrations, but I wouldn't want this to as a wedding gift.

I love these- I think they're fantastic, and kudos to the couple who orders them! Obviously they want a fun whimsical portrait of themselves. I LOVE the top one with the soap bubbles and the bride and groom's reflections.