Sam GebhardtCustom Art for Interior Designers

Custom art, made for your client's rooms.

Original paintings sized, colored and composed to your design, for designers and decorators in Charleston, Savannah and the Lowcountry. Sold to the trade, so you set the retail price.

Painting of the Angel Oak on Johns Island, mossy limbs lit by morning sun through fog, in a carved dark wood frame — **Angel Tree**Charleston, SC

Painting of a two-story brick colonial house with dormers and a columned porch behind a clipped hedge, lit by golden morning sun through mist, in an ornate gilt frame — **West Ashley**Charleston, SC

Recent work

Old-master studies, landscapes, architecture and abstracts. Any of these directions can be adapted to your palette and wall.

Realistic

Copy of Bouguereau's Song of the Angels, the Madonna holding the sleeping child while three angels play music, in an ornate gilt frame — **Song of the Angels**Oil on canvas · Bouguereau replica

Oil painting of a sunlit meadow with cypress trees and a round shrub, wildflowers on a slope in the foreground, in a black frame — **Summer Meadow**Oil on canvas

Painting of a tan and brown hound standing alert in a dusky field, in an ornate carved black frame — **Hunting Season at Dawn**Oil on canvas

Abstract

Expressive neo-expressionist painting on a mustard ground with a white skull figure, a crown, sky-blue and oxblood marks and scrawled words including Not What U Thought — **Not What U Thought**Acrylic on panel

Heavily textured abstract of layered charcoal-black paint blocks with drips over raw, stained canvas — **Study 10-31**Mixed media on canvas

What I make

Color-matched

Made for the palette

Original work painted to your client's fabrics, paint colors and finishes.

Statement pieces

Made for the wall

Large-scale landscapes, architecture and abstracts that anchor a living room, entry or dining room.

Personal subjects

Made for the client

Their home, garden, family place or pet, painted as a finishing gift for the project.

Every piece is offered as a hand-finished original on canvas or as a fine art edition with a painted finish, for tighter budgets. Framing can be included or left to you.

Process

Initial call

A short call to talk through the project and see if we're a good fit.
Briefing meeting

We go over your client's needs, wants, style, palette and the space itself.
Bid and delivery

We agree on price and timeframe. You approve a first draft, then I paint the final piece, handle revisions and deliver.

Trade terms

Your client, your price.

Trade pricingYou buy at trade rates and set the retail price for your client.
Your relationship stays yoursI never contact or solicit your clients directly.
Signed and documentedEach piece is signed, with a certificate of authenticity on the back.
Clear agreementScope, timeline and terms are set in writing before work starts.

About

Sam Gebhardt relaxing on a worn leather Chesterfield sofa in his studio, a golden retriever asleep at his feet

Sam leaning over his framed Song of the Angels painting, retouching the surface with a fine brush and palette knife — Repairing and retouching my Bouguereau replica, *Song of the Angels*, by hand. I also restore and touch up existing paintings for clients.

Decades of working in Hollywood.

Throughout my career I've taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design, ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena and Gnomon in Hollywood, while working as a concept artist and painter on films, shows and games including Shrek 2, Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, South Park and Call of Duty: Black Ops II, for studios like Disney, DreamWorks, Sony and Blizzard.

Thirty years of working for directors and art directors taught me to hear what a client really needs, whether that's matching a tight spec or taking creative liberty. You hand me the brief, I handle the details and the deadline, and your client gets a piece they love.

Taught at

Studios & clients

Trade pricing

Hand-finished edition

From$600

A painting created digitally, printed on canvas, then finished by hand with real paint. Ideal for tighter budgets and quick turnarounds.
Original painting

From$2,000

Painted entirely by hand, from a blank canvas up, to your size and palette.
Statement commission

Large scaleBy quote

Oversized originals, multi-panel works and installations for feature walls and public spaces.

Prices are trade rates paid by the designer. Final pricing depends on size, complexity and timeline, and is confirmed in the bid before work starts.

Contact

Have a wall that needs a piece?

Email me the room, the palette and the size. I'll reply with ideas, trade pricing and a timeline. Happy to meet in Charleston or Savannah.

            Email
            samgebhardt@gmail.com
            
            Phone
            310-384-4741
          
            Studio
            Charleston & Savannah
          
            Instagram
            @samgebhardt

Custom art, made for your client's rooms.

Made for the palette

Made for the wall

Made for the client

Initial call

Briefing meeting

Bid and delivery

Your client, your price.

Decades of working in Hollywood.

Hand-finished edition

Original painting

Statement commission

Have a wall that needs a piece?