Welcome

Rebekah Kik graduated from Andrews University with a Masters of Architecture and the University of Notre Dame with a Post Graduate degree in Architecture & Urban Design. Both schools offered a traditional architectural education with a concentration in watercolor painting. She began her professional career pursuing architecture where she worked in several of the countries (and in the UK) premier firms. Rebekah traveled for 10 years creating designs for small homes, historical renovation and infill in existing neighborhoods. Rebekah’s experience included researching and producing architectural pattern books of traditional styles from Miami to Pennsylvania. Her portfolio can be seen at kik.carbonmade.com.

In 2010, Rebekah was laid off from architecture and started her own small studio. Happily, her business began to thrive thanks to her fine arts architecture background. Other large firms and small studios around the country rely on Rebekah to produce custom illustrations, watercolors and art prints for their clients. Much of her professional energy is now focused on creating her architectural house portraits and greeting cards. Please contact Rebekah if you have any questions regarding a house or building portrait. rebekahkik@gmail.com

How do you start a house portrait you ask?
Email me at rebekahkik@gmail.com. Please include your name, contact email and what size print or package you would like to order. 

House and building illustration packages I currently offer are: 8”x10” ($125) and 11”x14” ($150).

I also offer note card packages. These packages include 8 (4x6) cards of your illustration as well as an 8”x10” or 11”x14” original drawing. The 8”x10” greeting card package costs $150 and the 11”x14” package is $195.

I will contact you right away to let you know what my workload is like and how soon you can expect that I can begin your portrait. As soon as we are ready to begin, I will follow up with a link to the Rebekah’s Valentine Etsy website to your personal reserved listing. Once you purchase that listing, we can move forward to complete your house portrait!

Please send reference pictures to me at rebekahkik@gmail.com. I recommend sending a picture that is straight on of the whole house, then also including detail shots of the door, windows, house number, or other small details you'd like included. Please note, I only include landscaping directly on the house and minimal trees in the back of the house to keep a subtle framed look. I don’t include people, cars, power lines etc. in my house portraits.

Once I have all the necessary reference photos, I will get to work on your custom house illustration. You can expect an email with a PDF file of your illustration for review within a few days. At that point, You will have a chance to share any thoughts or suggestions. It may take a few days to make your requested changes but we will keep in touch and set solid deadlines. The overall process can take up to three weeks with excellent communication and editing. Keep that in mind if you are giving this as a gift!

Once the illustration & color palette is approved by you, I will watercolor the house on 80lb. bright white Aquarius II paper. My house portraits are drawn and painted completely by hand. These are NOT digital prints. You will receive your original drawing, unframed, and packaged in a clear sleeve within a stiff envelope and mailed to you USPS First-Class Mail.