Planning Your Commission
I look for the emotions of the sitter, what Italian masters called “moti mentali” or motions of the mind. A successful portrait captures the essence of a person in a way that goes further than one moment to embrace the many moments and expressions of a lifetime. It is a tribute to the whole of a life and character.
Commission Process
My process starts with interviewing the subject to get acquainted. During this interview we make choices regarding medium, size, pose, composition, clothing, etc. Finally, we set up a schedule of sittings from life and/or for taking photographs.
To complete the portrait in a timely fashion, I allow approximately one to six months for oil, one to two months for drawings.
Portrait Commission Rates 2008
Life-Size Oil Portraits
| Alla Prima Sketch | $800- $1000 |
| Head&Shoulders | $2000- $2500 |
| Three-Quarter Length | $3500- $4000 |
| Full-Length | $5000 |
Petite Oil Portraits (smaller than life-size)
on smaller canvases are 50% less than the life-size prices above (not available for Alla Prima Sketch).
Pencil, Pen & Ink, or Charcoal Portraits
on paper in smaller sizes are 75% less than the prices above.
For each additional figure on the same canvas or paper add 1/3 of the listed price.
Prices do not include framing.
