COMMISSIONED PAINTINGS PROCESS
Treat Yourself a Portrait or Make a Gift
I am happily taking orders for commissioned paintings or murals. I love to work with oil and canvas size starting from 70x50cm, pricing starting from $500. Smaller paintings are possible for simple compositions and less complex subjects.
Commissioned Painting
2018
How It Works
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First Connection
You can reach me with a perfectly defined idea of what you want to be painted or ask me to paint somethings in certain style, based on other works I've done or photos you like. My favourite is to paint faces & bodies, but I can also do nature scapes or combine both, in a realistic style. You can send me a reference photo or, if you don't have any, we can make a session for you with professional photographer if you live in my area.
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Mediums & Sizes
I love to work with big format, and normally accept orders for commissioned paintings starting from 80x60cm. I paint on high quality cotton canvases with fine art oil paints to ensure that painting can be preserved in time. I can also work with watercolour, charcoal, mixed media, and do smaller paintings but for less complex subjects. For Murals I work with acrylic paints.
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Pricing & Payment
Portrait paintings sized 80x60cm are starting from $555 and the price can vary depending on the size, subject, composition, complexity, color scheme. Once defined, 50% deposit is required to start the work.
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Defining the outcome
If I paint from a reference foto of yours, I go straight to work. If creative process needs to be involved, I make a rough collage sketch in Photoshop for the reference, and it should be approved by you before I start.
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Timeline & Shipping
Oil paintings might take up to two weeks to be finished, between 1-2 months to be completely dry, and about 7-14 days to be delivered through DHL service. I mostly ship paintings without stretched bars, rolled in a tube, so it protects the painting from damaging and reduces shipping cost. However, stretched paintings can be shipped as well. Shipping is paid apart by the client.
Completed Projects
The Mountain, 2018
Erik wanted to have solid and firm mountain behind his working desk. We looked through photos of different mountains he liked from where I took an inspiration for this painting. Acrylics on linen, 200x150cm
David Bowie, 2021
Sam ordered a gift for his wife, who loves David Bowie and suggested to put it on a dreamy moonscape. I have prepared a collage in photoshop first and when approved made a painting on canvas. Acrylics on canvas, 120x90cm
Portrait for Axel, 2022
Axel ordered a commissioned painting of his sister. Oil on canvas, 100x75cm
Surfing Girl, 2022
Catalina dreamed of bringing a painting from her vacation at the ocean to keep the warm memories and decorate her living room. She wanted a surfing girl with soft, feminine but also strong features and in soft brown colours. Oil on canvas, 100x75cm
Family portrait, 2021
Juanki ordered a portrait as a birthday gift for his wife, with her grandmother and kids, who didn't manage to meet in real life. Watercolor on paper, 45x35cm.
Sara, 2021
A portrait for Sara from a photo-reference. Oil on canvas, 80x60cm
Julia, 2020
Lena ordered a watercolour painting from a photo-reference for her friend as a birthday gift. Watercolor on paper, 50x35cm.
Mural, 2021
The owners of Mexican restaurant "Muchacha" wanted to have a female portrait on their wall, so together we found a reference for a woman with face painting for The Day of the Dead and I completed it with rose flowers. Acrylics paint on the wall.
Lions, 2023
Emilio wanted to have black & white paintings of animals in his house. Together we picked up reference photos to be painted from. Oil on canvas, 100x75cm.
Painting for Chantal, 2022
Chantal ordered a painting of her daughter with a horse from a photo reference for the bedroom of their house. Oil on canvas, 100x100cm
Still Life, 2022
Chantal wanted to have a painting of some fruits for their kitchen. Together we picked up a reference photo to be painted from. Oil on canvas.
Portrait for Cory, 2022
Cory commissioned a portrait of her daughter from a photo reference. Oil on canvas, 90x125cm
Seascape, 2021
Sean ordered a painting from a photo reference of the seascape from his vacation to be put in his bedroom. Oil on canvas.