An oil portrait is the highest quality work I can create and, therefore, it’s very important to meet with the prospective client to discuss the parameters of the work to be done. What pose, what background, what mood are to be portrayed? How large will the completed piece be and where will it eventually hang?

After discussion of these issues, a brief photography session is suggested. This takes less than one hour. After the photos have been developed a second meeting is helpful. Here the best elements are reviewed and an agreement is reached on how they might best work together. At this point I can quickly sketch a series of thumbnail sketches which foreshadow the completed work. As the direction begins to take form, I can create a color rendering which illuminates the final work that much more.

At this point I retire to the studio to actually execute the commission. Interested parties are welcome to visit in order to see the progress being made.

As the project nears completion, it’s helpful to work from a live sitting. This tends to breathe added life into the piece.

For those clients blessed with an abundance of time, I am always willing to do the vast majority of work from a sitting.

For posthumous portraits, or whenever necessary due to circumstance, I am able to work entirely from a photograph.

Likeness is absolutely guaranteed! Please feel free to contact me for more information.

Please contact me for more information. Thank you for your consideration.