Once a painting is begun, approximately several months. I complete commissions in order of first come, first served.

It varies on pose and setting. Subjects are painted a bit smaller than life size. If you have any size restrictions due to hanging space, let me know.

When painted individually, a painting can focus on that child’s individual personality, and tells a story unique to that child. Each painting of your 3 children will be as different as the children are from each other, yet will still work together as family portraits. When siblings are painted together, the painting is more a story about the family and their relationships with each other. One advantage of having separate paintings is that someday each child will own their painting.

Single Tone or Picture Background? Clothing? Accessories? Pets included? Keep it simple. No oversized clothing or busy patterns. Textured fabrics, a little jewelry, hair bows, etc are great. A well-loved toy or family pet can add so much. I would like to be involved in these choices.

It is not finished until you feel that it is absolutely perfect! I welcome any input because no one knows your child, spouse, or pet better than you. We can discuss and I will tweak the painting if necessary. I am very open to this, although most of the time, small edits are not required.

I take all the photos that will be used – often hundreds – and work from many, not just one. Because this phase is so critical in my planning of the painting, I will not use photographs you already have. No one enjoys ‘sitting’ for hours on end, especially not children, so photography serves as a great resource for my work. These photos are like my ‘drawings’, and remain my property (not for publication).

Deposit of 50% due at 1st photo session. Balance due upon approval of portrait, prior to delivery. Head and shoulders portraits begin at $5,500. Full length portraits range from $12,000 to $14,000. I will be happy to assist in framing and shipping as part of my service to you.

Airfare, rental car, hotel, and any out of the ordinary expenses are billed separately to the client.