Commissions

Commissioning a Pet Portrait

I do take commissions to paint portraits of animals. So if you'd like a unique painting of a favourite furry friend you are in the right place. People often ask if I can work from photos and the answer is yes I can. I get commissions from many different countries so working from photographs plays quite a large part in the process. Each portrait begins with a discussion of what you are looking for in the final painting. You might have a specific painting in mind or you might not have a clear idea yet of what you'd like. Either is fine.

I'll ask you to send me photos before agreeing to a commission so we can discuss what you want and make sure your photos will do the job. I'll ask for several photos to work from and I'll do some quick sketches from those so that we can discuss ideas for the portrait.

Once we have some sketches to look at we can talk about what you want. If you didn't have any specific ideas for your painting then hopefully the sketches I send you will help you decide how you'd like the painting to look. If you had a specific pose in mind then the sketches I do will reflect your original ideas. Once you've seen the sketches you can decide if you want to go ahead and what type of painting you'd like an acrylic painting on canvas or a painting on paper.

Oil Paintings on Stretched Canvas

Painted in artists oils on 100% extra fine linen, primed and stretched canvas. It's signed on the front and on the back and comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity. It's a gallery wrapped canvas with painted sides and the staples are on the back of the painting so the canvas can be hung on the wall framed or unframed. An oil painting takes time to dry between layers and I like to build up many thin layers as I paint and so it takes some time complete the painting, about 6-8 weeks is usual.

A 20x16 Oil Painting on Stretched Canvas     £500
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£75 per extra sitter for group portraits.

A 16x12 Oil Painting on Stretched Canvas     £350
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£50 per extra sitter for group portraits.

A 14x10 Oil Painting on Stretched Canvas     £250
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£30 per extra sitter for group portraits.

Acrylic Paintings on Stretched Canvas

Painted in artists acrylics on primed and stretched canvas. It's signed on the front and on the back and comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity. It's a gallery wrapped canvas with painted sides and the staples are on the back of the painting so the canvas can be hung on the wall framed or unframed. An acrylic canvas painting takes about 3 or 4 weeks to complete.

A 20x16 Acrylic Painting on Stretched Canvas     £350
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£50 per extra sitter for group portraits.

A 16x12 Acrylic Painting on Stretched Canvas     £250
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£35 per extra sitter for group portraits.

A 14x10 Acrylic Painting on Stretched Canvas     £175
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£25 per extra sitter for group portraits.

Water Media on Paper

Painted in artists acrylics on 100% cotton, acid free watercolour paper. It's signed and dated and comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity. I sometimes use gouache, watercolour and acrylic inks as well, depending on the composition of the painting and what feels right while I'm painting.

A water media painting takes about 2 weeks to complete.

A 20x16 Water Media Painting on Paper     £275
The painting is approx 20x16 inches on watercolour paper and unmounted
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£50 per extra sitter for group portraits.

A 16x12 Water Media Painting on Paper     £200
The painting is approx 16x12 inches on watercolour paper and unmounted
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£35 per extra sitter for group portraits.

A 10x8 Water Media Painting on Paper     £125
The painting is approx 10x8 inches mounted in a 16x12 mount
for a single portrait - plus shipping.
£25 per extra sitter for group portraits.

If you'd like a different size or you'd like a portrait with more than one sitter, or even if you're not sure what you'd like, please do feel free to email me and ask.

A Selection of Recent Commissions

See some of my commissioned work as a slide show.