Give Dad his DREAM gift... on canvas!

by Caroline Ulbrich

2010-05-03 16:05:56

Every man has that “dream” item on his wishlist… The kind of thing he knows he’ll never really have. Usually practicality stops us from achieving these dreams, if you have a wife and two kids you likely won’t run off to live on a sailboat. But there is one thing you can do to give him a ‘taste’ of the dream and maybe even some motivation of something to work for. Make dad a fantastic gift of a picture of his dream printed on beautiful artist canvas so he can admire it every day.

Is dad into classic cars? If he’s the kind of guy who always heads to the car shows and maybe even has bits and parts to an old junker in the garage he’s restoring, then a photo of his favorite classic automobile on canvas will be the perfect gift. A muscle car, an antique, a monster truck, whatever his heart desires. He can even hang the canvas in the garage, it will hold up fine… that is assuming he doesn’t hang it with greasy fingers!

Did the idea of living on a sailboat make your ears perk up? Is that something you’ve heard dad ‘joke’ about? He must love the water then, so make him artwork to decorate his office or even to accent your home with a maritime theme. What about a beautiful sunset with a sailboat silhouetted on the horizon? That will brighten the look of any room and when he looks at it, he can imagine that generic sailboat shape as his own. Who knows, maybe someday it will be! After all, the kids will grow up and start their own families, and retiring in a sailboat… that sounds pretty nice.

As a kid, did he dream of playing for the NBA? Dig out some of his high school sports photos from the basketball team, football team, whatever he was passionate about. Not only will it be fun for the whole family to see what dad looked like in his glory days, but it will be great for him to reminisce about all those big ideas he had as a kid.

Another great idea for a photo on canvas is a picture of his favorite place, or somewhere he’s always wanted to go. It could be the perfect beach vacation spot or maybe an exotic, far-away country. As you save up to go there someday, get a beautiful photo of it printed on canvas to decorate your home. Our sister site, ReallyBigCanvas.com has a huge collection of photos from around the world, you are sure to find the location you are looking for.

Finally, one last ‘dream’ you can give dad on canvas… His family! Of all the unattainable or impractical dreams he may have, a happy family is the most important of all which he HAS attained. Dad would be the most proud on Father’s Day to get a gift of his loving, smiling family. Make a copy for home and let him take his to show off at the office!

Whether you use it for motivation or substitution, a photo of dad’s dream toy on canvas will make a great Father’s Day gift.