PORTRAITURE

Here is a selection of Portrait Commissions and demonstrations - click photo to enlarge

You will find more information about the process of commissioning a portrait at the bottom of this page.

Demonstrations of my techniques to groups/clubs within 1-hour drive of Weymouth .

This is my dog Benson, who I very recently had to have put ‘to sleep’ as he was in pain with a variety of issues - he was 14 years old and a lovely cuddly bear. I miss him so much - I needed to do some Therapy and this is the result. Creativity heals. Thank you Benson.

Oil painting :24” x 20” : commissions: from £2000.00

Sample portrait (private collection) Oil on canvas : 24” x 20” : commissions from £800.

My son Anthony’s family pet. What a lovely boy he is. I painted him using liquitex ink & acrylic paint. Commissions accepted.

Typical head & shoulders - painted in acrylic: size 20” x 18” : prices from £800.00

Oil painting loose style demo: 24”x 20” : prices from £800.00

Oil painting 24” x 20” : commissions from £1000

Sir Ian Gainsford: commission : 30” x 25”. Private commission.

Pastel on paper - commissions considered

Daisy Chain Maker - a groupie of a local band. Painted in oil on canvas - so much to like. The hand knitted sleeves the huge earrings and the look of concentration! NFS

I was invited to give a demonstration to an Art Club and I asked them to provide the model. I had no idea what I would get but when this lovely young lady stepped on to the stage - I asked her to take off her jacket then, quickly said ‘stop' - there is was, a wonderful A-symetrical stance, perfect head line. I spent the next two hours in ‘my own space’ completely forgetting the 100+ people watching who I was supposed to tell what colour I was using and why. But they were all very polite and loved the result.

Phoebe: Oil on canvas: 20” x 18” : private collection. Sample of head to hands. Commissions from £1000.

The process……..

The aim of portrait painting is to capture more than just a likeness, but to seek and reveal character and inner strengths. This relies upon a certain amount of collaboration between artist and sitter and there are many options.

Portraits are crafted using professional materials which can be oils, acrylics on canvas, or watercolours and pastels on paper.

They are typically:-

Head to shoulders : which can be small - A4 size +
Head down to hands - A3 +
Full sitting or standing A1 +++
There can be multiple figures on one canvas including pets and family treasures.
Individual studies of people, children and pets in pencil, ink or pastels start at £150.00 - these are included in the price of a full oil painting.

The procedure: After an initial discussion, a time and date will be set for the first sitting.

With full oils/acrylics a minimum of 2-3 sittings of at least one-hour will be scheduled. At the first sitting and after studies, sketch ideas will be presented and after approval, the final work will be started. This can take up to 2-months to complete and a further month to allow the paint to ‘cure’.

Drawings obviously take less time and - approximately 1.5 hours and only one sitting - or from a suitable acceptable photograph

To start the process - let’s have a conversation. Send me your contact details and we’ll take it from there.