you can give your artist friend a digital SLR camera so he can also take pictures of his art pieces. he can also discover and develop his talent and creativity at photography while going to different places for his exhibits and art gallery.
My friend has an on-going exhibit of his paintings in an art gallery in our town. His exhibit ran for a month and it has been very successful so far. July 12 is the last day of his exhibit and there will be a thank you party to celebrate the success of this venture. I know my friend really worked hard to make this a very successful exhibit and so I wanted to give him a gift to let him know how proud I am of him for this accomplishment. What kind of gift do you think would appeal to an artist like my friend, a male who is in his early thirties?