SUMMER / FALL
COMMISSIONS
Commission a painting
A limited number of portrait, figurative, landscape, still life, and narrative commissions are available this season.
You do not need to arrive with a complete plan. A photograph, a person, a relationship, a memory, or a general idea is great.
You may already know exactly what you want painted.
Either is enough to begin.
Painterly commissions start at $2,500.
Every painting includes a custom-built standard frame.
What is worth preserving, to you?
A commissioned painting begins with something that deserves a solid, physical presence: a person, relationship, place, memory, or idea.
I’ll help you choose the scale, composition, visual direction, and framing.
The process is collaborative, but you do not need to know painting terminology or make every decision alone.
THREE WAYS THE PAINTING CAN FEEL
PAINTERLY
Direct, energetic, and visibly painted. Brushwork remains active, and the painting holds onto the speed and decisions of its making.
From $2,500**
DEVELOPED
More time is given to the likeness, composition, color, clothing, and setting while retaining visible brushwork and movement.
From $3,500**
LAYERED
Built slowly through drawing, underpainting, color, and successive refinement. This process allows for greater depth, control, and detail.
From $4,500**
**Couples, families, and complex narrative paintings begin at $3,500 and are quoted individually.
SCALE AND PRICE
Choose the scale that fits the painting — and the room.
Size has a major effect on both the physical presence and price of a painting. It changes how the work occupies the room, how much of the figure can be shown, and how much space is available for clothing, gesture, setting, and surrounding objects.
INTIMATE
11 × 14 through 16 × 20 inches
Usually $2,500–$4,500
SUBSTANTIAL
18 × 24 through 24 × 30 inches
Usually $3,500–$7,500
ARCHITECTURAL
28 × 36 inches and larger
Usually $6,000–$15,000+
Reference note:
Paintings of comparable scale currently represented by my gallery are priced at $5,500 and $8,500. Final commission pricing depends on scale, process, number of figures, setting, and complexity.
CUSTOM FRAMING
Every painting includes a custom frame.
The standard frame is designed and hand-finished in relationship to the completed artwork, so the painting arrives ready to live with.
Decorative upgrades are available, including wider or architectural profiles, carved or applied ornament, antiqued and custom-painted finishes, metal leaf, and genuine gold leaf. These options are quoted according to materials and labor.
SELECTED WORK
Back to the beginning.
Send a few sentences about the subject, any photographs you would like me to see, the approximate scale, your preferred completion date, and your budget range.
A complete proposal is not required. I will help determine whether the project is workable, suggest a direction, and provide a written price and timeline before anything begins.
Submitting an inquiry does not obligate you to begin a project.
Summer and fall availability is limited.