What do you get for a man who has it all? Blake Lively is faced with this conundrum regularly when birthdays and holidays come around for her husband Ryan Reynolds, but if this reaction is anything to go by, she’s at the very top of her gift-giving game.
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Because the very best gifts have nothing to do with superficial things such as monetary value – more importantly, they are thoughtful, heartfelt, personal and provoke positive emotions in the receiver. Lively found all these things in this amazing painting, which she asked artist Danny Galieote to create for her husband.
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It depicts a scene from his childhood and includes many personal ‘Easter eggs’ that are a nod to some of Reynolds’ favorite and most precious memories.
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“This piece of art is the greatest present my wife has ever given me,” he wrote in an Instagram post about the painting. “If there’s ever a fire, I’m grabbing this first. I’ll come back for Blake.”
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The artist, Danny Galieote, used to be a traditional (hand-drawn) Character Animator, creating key Hollywood cinematic moments in beloved Disney classics like ‘The Lion King’, ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’, ‘Hercules’, Tarzan’, ‘Atlantis’, ‘Treasure Planet’ and ‘Princess and the Frog’.
Now a full-time independent painter, Danny’s colorful and retro-style art frequently features fashion and scenes from bygone eras. His art has been widely exhibited in galleries across the U.S. and is represented in numerous prestigious international collections.
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Now that’s a thoughtful and personal gift. Mission accomplished, Blake!
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Blake and Ryan were announced as the leads for Green Lantern and made their first public appearance together at Comic-Con in San Diego in the Summer of 2010.
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In September 2012, after a year of dating, Ryan and Blake tied the knot at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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Here’s what people had to say about the sweet gift and Ryan’s reaction to it
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