commissions

I offer two types of custom work, small block paintings that vary slightly in size but are generally about 3.5 by 4.5 inches and the oil paintings on panels that can be as small as 6 inches square or 5 by 7 inches or as large as you'd like.  You can find more details and purchase a custom block painting here.  Feel free to write me if you have any questions.

For custom pieces on panels the process varies a bit - the painting can be done with you having complete creative control, as a collaboration of ideas or if you prefer you can leave all the decisions to me.  The most common way people choose to do commissions with me is to email a selection of  photos along with any basic ideas of themes they might have, I then do several sketches from which the client can then choose a direction.  I generally help people decide on the size at this point based on the number of people in the painting and the theme.  From there the basic process continues the same as the custom blocks but with a longer time frame.  The paintings on panels start at $600 for a 5 by 7 inch or 6 inch square piece, this size is best for one to three people as the subject matter.  A 6 by 8 or 8 inch square size is $900 and an 8 by 10 or 10 inch square size is $1200.  Please contact me for pricing of larger sized custom work or if you have any questions.

Here are some examples of my custom work:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157610961015730/
If you are interested in a custom painting but aren't yet sure of an idea a good way to get ideas of themes I commonly work in is to look at the sets of paintings I've created:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/