Often a painting is commissioned for a special moment, a wedding , a birthday or just an enhancement of an amazing day spent in the mountains.
Oil Painting commission – bear in mind oils taking longer to dry than most realise. The paint may be touch dry from 2 to 12 days , but only really dries fully after 6 months from when the last brushstrokes are applied. The layers dry at different rates and to ensure the painting appears the same years later we must wait!
A small oil commission for example 30 x 40 cm ( 12 x 16 inches ) could be £400 to £500 as a starting point.
Watercolour commission – can be completed fairly quickly depending on the detail required, within a few week. I often work on D’Arches cold press paper 55 x 75 cm (21 x 29 inches) and the cost would be around £750.
Testimonials
St Martin Powder Day captures my memories of a perfect bluebird day in March 2019 when a friend and I were able to make fresh tracks in the wide off-piste area above St Martin in the Three Valleys. The image emerged over a number of months of dialogue during which Janet shared several sketches with me to ensure she understood and had captured the point of view that I wanted to achieve. I am delighted with the final result that is particularly powerful at the moment as I look forward to an eventual return to the Alps.
Philip Broadley UK November 2020
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” I felt that, in common with other watercolours of yours, this one seems to capture a feeling I recognise, a kind of anticipation and excitement. It made me smile – what more can one ask?”
Thomas Smallwood Austria
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“Jane (who is skiing in the birches in Japan) loves the movement and agrees it captures us both superbly. ”
(a surprise present commissioned for Jane)
David King UK