Welcome to the Portrait Pricing Page.
Thank you for considering me to paint your next portrait.
I am passionate about painting portraits. My goal is not only to get an exact likeness but to design and create a painting that will be passed down through generations. I have spent a lifetime studying great masters like Velasquez, Rembrandt, and John Singer Sargent. I would love to bring that wealth of knowledge and experience to your next project.
Christmas 2023:
The holiday season is underway. Portraits take a certain amount of time to complete a project. My portrait schedule for this upcoming season is as follows:
Procedures:
You will have many questions. I have tried to answer most of the frequently asked questions below. I prefer to paint portraits from life whenever possible. However, busy schedules and active children make that ideal difficult. Consequently, I work from photographs as well. Whenever possible, I prefer to create my own reference material. However, that is not always possible. I can paint portraits from materials clients provide.
Please take a moment and look at examples of other portraits in the Portrait Gallery (please click on "Portrait Gallery")
Here is the current price schedule for Portrait Paintings: (There will be a price increase on January 1st, 2024)
Pastel Portraits:
Head and Shoulders: $750
Head and Hands: $1500
Full Length: $2500
Oil Portraits:
Head and Shoulders: 20x16 $1500
Head and Shoulders: (larger) 24x20 $2000
Head and Hands: (smaller) 30x24 $3000
Head and Hands: (larger) 40x30 $4000
Full Length: Size to be determined. $6000
Pastel Paintings are executed on sanded pastel paper.
Portrait Paintings in oils are executed on linen canvas.
The prices do not include frames.
Prices are for a single image. Two figures in the painting are twice the price.
Portraits can be painted from a client's photograph.
Travel beyond a 50-mile radius requires a $.50 per mile fee
Please feel free to call or email with any questions on commissioning a portrait: 207-838-7191: [email protected]