I offer payment plans for purchasing original art! See a piece that you are absolutely in love with but don’t have all the funds right now? You can reserve your art by paying a 30% deposit! Paying a deposit will take the art off the market (making it unavailable for anyone else) and you can choose the payment amount you would like to make monthly! You are given a 5 month period to pay the art off in full.
After paying your deposit I will send you a contract to sign that contains all of the details of the agreement. Here is a sample contract.
Once the art has been paid for in full it will be all yours and available for pick up / shipping!
Here is a video showing the process of a commission I completed recently. I think it is amazing to see how loose the art begins vs how detailed it becomes in the end.
Progress collage of the colored pencil painting “Love Is More Sustainable.”
“More Than A Dreamer” was the inspiration behind this beautiful commission. My client loves “More Than A Dreamer” and wanted a similar portrait of his favorite UFC fighter, Rose Namajunas, that featured an inspirational quote from her. My client provided an image that he liked and the quote he wanted me to include in the art. He let me know that his favorite thing about the photo was the emotion on her face. With the photo and information I needed, I got to work!
I always begin any commission with a series of quick sketches to show the client. The sketches show various options for the artwork. There are so many ways to recreate a photo as a piece of art! I presented the following sketches to my client:
“Love Is More Sustainable” sketch option A1.“Love is More Sustainable” sketch option A2.
In these options I played around with composition and background elements and colors. My client decided to go with option A2 because the portrait really emphasized the emotion in Rose’s face.
I began the final artwork by drawing a loose outline. At this stage I also slowly build up layers of color by lightly applying colored pencils.
The outline with the first layers of color.
I continue this process the entire time. As I build the colors I also gradually adjust the drawing, checking for accuracy and proportions.
I began making slight adjustments to her facial features.This is when the portrait really started to come to life!
When I am happy with the drawing accuracy, I then begin adding the darkest colors and the smaller details.
I added the darkest colors and began work on the belt.
Once the portrait had been fully rendered, I lightly wrote the quote with colored pencil.
Once I received the client’s approval, I traced over the quote in ink and the artwork was complete! He loved it!
Colored pencil painting in progress of a yucca flower.
I am excited to be working on this painting because I have had it on hold for a few months. 2019 was great for me because I consistently received portrait commissions and requests for logo designs. However, month after month I found myself putting off my personal work and before I knew it, the year was gone and I hadn’t completed anything for myself.
So this year I have created a schedule to ensure I complete personal art along with commissions and design work. I have so many ideas for paintings I want to create! With that said, here is progress shot of my newest personal piece! This piece is inspired by New Mexico’s BEAUTIFUL landscape. This will be the first of many New Mexico inspired paintings. No title yet. Dimensions are 11.5″ x 17″. Medium is colored pencil and pastel.
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