TGIF! Monday we announced a charcoal portrait giveaway and the time has come to announce the lucky winner.

Drum roll please….

…and the winner is Donna!

We would like to thank all of our readers for participating and for making our relaunch such a big success. I am truly humbled by the number of people who participated–the feedback we received was wonderful.

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Charcoal Portrait of Nicolas by Jason Marti

In keeping with the spirit of our “Grand Reopening,” we will be giving one lucky reader a hand drawn charcoal portrait created by our very own artist, Jason Marti.

The winner’s portrait will be hand-drawn in charcoal pencil, allowing for subtle shading and gradations. Jason’s artwork is created using acid-free archival materials with an invisible protective coating that minimizes smudging and fading over time. The portrait will be approximately 8”x10” in size, allowing you to mat and frame the artwork yourself or take it to a professional framer.

Jason normally sells his 8″x10″ charcoal portraits for $130US for a single subject, but offers Hanami Prints‘ customers a 50% discount. This is your chance to win one of these beautiful portraits–just in time for the holidays.

Rules

The rules are simple–leave a comment below and let us know what you think about the site. Submit your comment before midnight Thursday November 19, 2009. The winner will be announced the next morning Friday November 20, 2009.

Other places to have a portrait made from your photographs:

• Hanami Prints
• Portraits of an Angel
• Pencil Portrait Drawing Artist
• Portraits by Dana