My wife insists that I don't buy her anything for Xmas this year (she's sending me on a trip with my friends which will cost more than we usually spend on each other). I picked up some cheap canvases at an Art store and plan on doing some paintings for the house to give to her as a gift. I'll post photos as I finish them.
Two will go side-by-side in the living room, and will be abstract in a style similar to these:
The other two will be a related pair for the bedroom, hanging opposite the bed and flanking the door to the bathroom. I'm thinking of abstract landscapes in a style similar to this: