I like commissions. They can be a bit daunting, but it is interesting to paint for a particular person rather than just for me. The result is something that comes not just from me, but from a combination of perceptions. Usually, people who commission me know my work and my style, so we’re already half way there. They do not expect either an abstract piece or a photo-realist work. Communication, as in many spheres of life, is the key to a successful result.
I ask people to tell me about their subject matter, preferred medium, preferred size, and their budget. Once the composition is agreed, I paint (an oil painting takes me about 4 weeks to complete), then email a photograph of the painting when finished for approval.
Commission prices vary from £125 to £250 for watercolours (unframed), £525 to £2000 for oil paintings, depending on size and detail. (For instance an oil painting landscape 50x100cm, or 60x80cm, would be around £725, however the painting “Staithes from Cowbar”, see below, was 60x80cm, but cost £2000 because the details of all the cottages took a long time to paint).
Commissions from the last few years are shown below.
Ravenscar. oil on canvas, 60x120cm. for H.G.
Sandsend Sunset. oil on canvas, 60x60cm. for H.G.
Hummersea Farm. 40x80cm. oils. for Mr T.H.
Staithes from Cowbar. oil on canvas, 60x80cm. for T.H.
Hummersea Beach. 2018. oil on canvas, 40x100cm. for Mr T.H.
“The Cut, Hummersea”. oil on canvas, 60x80cm. For Mr T.H.
Warren Cottages, 2018. for T.H.
Loftus Bluebells. 2018. for T.H.
for R.H.
Boulby Cliff. oils, 40x80cm. for Mrs B.T.
Montagnac. for Dr G.
Reworking of Staintondale for Dr G.
for V.C.
The Cut, Hummersea. watercolour. for Mrs B.T.
Waveland, Chicago. watercolour. For A.G.
Staintondale. oils. For Dr G.
Autumn blues. For L.V.
The Old Chapel. For A.P. & S.P.
Ghyll View. oils. for D.&R.R.
From the Cleveland Hills. oils. for R.H.