Questions To Ask Yourself

• What are the budget parameters you will be comfortable with?
• Why do you want a painting done for you?
• Who or what will be the subject?
• Where will it hang and who is it for?
• Do the examples viewed demonstrate the style and qualities you want?

Factors that may influence the fee

• The most important factor influencing the fee is the time needed to do the work.
• An 18"x 24" is a normal size for a simple portrait.
• A classical oil takes longer but may produce better results.
• A simple bust with a plain background takes less time.
• Costuming and props can add interest and cost.
• Hands and additional figures take more time
• Complex backgrounds and patterned can double the time needed.
• Travel time adds to the price.
• Where and how the final art is framed is another important factor.
• When do you need it?
  

Payment unless otherwise contracted

• $150 due at the primary photo session
• One half of the agreed upon fee is due at approval of the pencil design, (non-refundable)
• The remainder of the fee is due upon the acceptance and delivery of the finished painting.
• I have the reproduction rights (the right to reproduce the work in a book or to use in a portfolio)

Pricing as of 2004
(subject to change and conditions of contract)
oil paint on prepared untempered masonite

12 x 15" Bust head and shoulders single figure	18 x 24" Bust head and shoulders single figure	18 x 24" half-figure (waist up) single figure	Old Master Copies
$2500	$3000	$4000	$2500-$5000
does not include hands simple background	does not include hands simple background	may include hands and simple background	depending on size & complexity