Commissions I find commission work challenging and rewarding. If you are thinking about a commission, here are a few things to keep in mind. A water media commission on paper has a minimum size requirement of 22” x 30” which sells at $1000. Keep in mind work on paper is lovely but will require framing. Please calculate that cost into your budget. Acrylic and oil commissions are painted on canvas and the minimum size requirement is 36” x 36” which sells for $2500. Larger sizes and multiple painting commissions are welcome. A commission generally takes four to six weeks depending upon my workload. If interested I can keep you in the loop by emailing you .jpgs [pictures of your artwork] at various stages of the painting process and I welcome studio visits. Please download the “Important Criteria for Commissions“form to start the commission process. I will not schedule studio time or a home/office visit until I have received a completed form and a 50% non refundable deposit payable by check, Visa or MasterCard. The balance is due upon delivery of the completed artwork If possible please contact me, for a home or office consultation, we then can discuss format, color choices and other details. In the event your painting needs to be shipped, there will be an extra charge for packing and shipping costs. I have had several commissions for private homes, one for a coffee table book honoring the new millennium “ La Danza Cosmica ” by Martin Huerta, awards for The Leukemia Lymphoma Association's; ” Boy and Girl of the Year “ award, The Children’s Hospital, wedding gifts and so on... The images below are examples of some of the commission work I have done. Enjoy!
La Danza I was commissioned to do this large oil painting for a book while living in Lo Barnechea Chile, a suburb of Santiago. The author, Martin Huerta commissioned 50 artists to join the project and paired each painting with a poem, quote or short story. The exhibit traveled around Chile for a year and rang in the new millennium in Valle del Elqui. The author reviewed my artwork before he extended the invitation to join the project. I was asked to join under the condition that I do a large oil instead of my typical water media on paper work. It was quite a challenge as I had never done anything conceptual or this large. I hired a studio to accommodate the large canvas and worked with artist Marilyn Marshall on developing the content and some basic oil techniques. La Danza began to take shape and I felt rather comfortable painting in oils although it was very time consuming, four months from start until finish. The painting was well received and sold before I finished it! I used some very old oil paints and equipment that I inherited from my grandmother Eva ,who also painted, after her death. Perhaps this had something to do with the success of the painting or even the invitation to join the project.
Andes Santiago de Chile
City Park Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2002
Cloud Energy
Cherries
Rodencal Commission, Diptych
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