{"id":968,"date":"2016-09-29T15:59:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T15:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clothylde.com\/?page_id=968"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:37:37","slug":"commissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clothylde.com\/?page_id=968","title":{"rendered":"Commissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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 to 6 weeks to complete), then email a photograph of the painting when finished for approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commission prices vary from \u00a3225 for a watercolour (unframed), \u00a3425 to \u00a33000 for an oil painting, depending on size and detail. (For instance an oil painting landscape 50x100cm, or 60x80cm, would be around \u00a3825, and a painting 40x80cm or 50x70cm is around \u00a3725, however the painting “Staithes from Cowbar”, see below, was 60x80cm, but cost \u00a32000 because the details of all the cottages took a long time to paint).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Staithes from Cowbar. oil on canvas, 60x80cm. for T.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In 2025 I was asked something different. Could I paint the portrait of a car? I do like a challenge! (Oils on canvas, 40x80cm, for T.H.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2023, I was busy with commissions throughout the year, and I painted my biggest commission yet. She wanted a large painting, but I am restricted to sizes up to 1 metre (about 40″) by my small doorways. So I suggested a diptych or a triptych, and she asked for a quadriptych! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monk’s Trod, Glaisdale. oil paint on 4 canvases, overall about 120x190cm. Commissioned by IF.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Robin Hood’s Bay. for Mr&MrsH.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 In 2022, I was very pleased to be commissioned to do a series of watercolour illustrations for CPRE (the countryside charity), exploring the possibilities of green renewable energy in three locations: Loftus, Thornton-le-Dale, and Stillingfleet. Here is the link to see the Loftus document:  https:\/\/www.cpre.org.uk\/resources\/loftus-community-energy-vision\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The link to the Thornton-le-Dale document: https:\/\/www.cpre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CPRE_Thornton-community-vision_leaflet_Web2.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the link to the Stillingfleet document: https:\/\/www.cpre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CPRE_Stillingfleet-community-vision_leaflet_Web2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the artist impressions for the Loftus community vision document.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Robin Hood’s Bay. for Mr and Mrs H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Over Ramsdale, revisited. for Mr and Mrs J.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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for Mrs J.B.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And in previous years…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Boulby Cliff. oils, 40x80cm. for Mrs B.T.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Ravenscar. oil on canvas, 60x120cm. for H.G.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sandsend Sunset. oil on canvas, 60x60cm. for H.G.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hummersea Farm. 40x80cm. oils. for Mr T.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hummersea Beach. 2018. oil on canvas, 40x100cm. for Mr T.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“The Cut, Hummersea”. oil on canvas, 60x80cm. For Mr T.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Warren Cottages, 2018. for T.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Loftus Bluebells. 2018. for T.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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for R.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Montagnac. for Dr G.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Reworking of Staintondale for Dr G.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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for V.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Cut, Hummersea. watercolour. for Mrs B.T.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Waveland, Chicago. watercolour. For A.G.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Staintondale.<\/a>
Staintondale. oils. For Dr G.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Autumn blues. For L.V.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Old Chapel. For A.P. & S.P.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Ghyll View. oils. for D.&R.R.<\/p>\n\n\n

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From the Cleveland Hills. oils. for R.H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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