About Me

Commissions

Personalised art is a wonderful memento and a fabulous gift. but the process of commissioning can be intimidating and some people fear the cost will be prohibitive. I aim to make it a friendly, transparent and collaborative process that you will enjoy and which will ensure you get exactly what you want.

Commissions are surprisingly affordable. The price of my commissions are based predominently on size and the cost will be roughly the same as other comparable work you will see in the shop with a small premium for any preparatory work I need to do. So the cost for an unframed work is likely to be between £150 and £500. If that is in your budget - read on!

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My commissions are often houses, landscapes or animals. The starting point for my paintings is just a subject - what would you like to see in the finished work? If you can share a reference photograph it would help the conversation but its not essential at this stage.

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The conversation about what you want is free of charge. Tell me about the event you want to commemorate. What do you not want to see in the finished work (neighbouring buildings, things in the background, the winter sky)? What would you like to see (some spring flowers, your friend's favourite coat, the football that always seemed to be in the garden)?

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I do need some reference material. I can visit to take some photos if required (if it's local this will also be free of charge). It is unlikely that one photo will give me everything I need and it is also unlikely that you will have the perfect photograph for me to copy - if you did why would you want a painting right? A typical commission is made up of a great photo of the view but in bad light and with a car in front, and a few other photos showing what's missing or what you'd like adding in the finished picture.

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I can turn winter into summer, hide the ugly drain cover, move trees, remove lampposts and satellite dishes.

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We can then talk about the composition, size and materials of the finished work. The smallest painting will be around A4 in watercolour and the largest will be A2 acrylic. for a small charge I can sketch out some ideas on composition to give you a better view of what the finished work will look like.

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The choice is then yours on whether you want to proceed. The image rights remain mine unless agreed separately and so any additional prints or greeting cards would be arranged me at a reasonable cost. I would be happy to discuss this with you in advance.

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