How to Commission

 

 

 

 

To commission a painting from your photo:

  1. Choose a photo (or photos, if you want a collage to be created). Decide on medium, size and (optional for oil paintings) support.
  2. Send your photo(s) to the artist:

Catherine Nowak P O Box 774 St Albans DC 3021 VIC

OR scan them on high resolution and e-mail to the artist:

portwork@yahoo.com.au

Please, mention your contact details: address, phone number and e-mail address.

  1. The artist e-mails or mails you a preview of your painting, and you pay by personal cheque, money order or direct deposit only if you are happy with the result!
  2. After your payment is received and cheque clears, the artist sends you the painting together with your photograph(s).

Pickups are also welcome! Money back guarantee, excl. postage.

To commission a life portrait/"house portrait":

Arrange a session ringing the Melbourne studio: 9323 0449

Colour drawing takes 1 session, a couple of hours long. Oil painting takes 2-3 sessions.

Your Quote Calculator

Oil Painting

Category/size(CM)

25x30

30x40

40x50

A Single Portrait

An extra person

Very detailed (clothes, background)

A$ 75

+$ 30

+$20

A$ 95

+$ 50

+$ 30

A$ 130

+$ 70

+$ 40

Pet Portrait

$ 60

$ 80

$ 110

"House Portrait", landscape

$ 60

$ 80

$ 110

Choice of support: canvas board; stretched canvas on frame +$ 10; MDF board –$ 10

Waterolour

All categories

$ 50

$ 70

Colour Pencil Drawing

Single or pet portrait

$ 25

$ 35

Custom sizes are also available!

Please note: 1) Paintings come unframed; 2) Postage and packing is not included in above prices.

TIPS

On choosing a photo:

1. Photos featuring the person’s most typical appearance will give you more resemblance

2. Properly focused shots with an image not too small are the best, BUT a good portrait can be done from an old, damaged, black&white, not in focus or small photo as well

3. For a single portrait a group photo is OK, simply specify the person whose portrait you wish to be painted.

On choosing medium and size:

  • Oil paintings are extremely versatile and will give you antique, "serious" look

  • Watercolours are full of light and look very subtle; framed under glass, they will live long

  • Colour drawings are exact and expressive; given special treatment by the artist and framed under glass, they are very fade resistant

  • Large paintings look better in spacious interiors, while smaller rooms require smaller scale artworks

  • Smaller size watercolours or drawings look excellent framed in larger frames with use of mats cut out of white/coloured cardboard.

 

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