Portrait Commissions
Portraits in Oil
Children, families and the people who matter most, painted by hand in oil on panel or canvas, made to be kept for generations.
Begin your portraitA painting made for one person, one family, one moment
Every portrait begins with a conversation. I paint almost entirely from photographs we choose together, so nobody has to sit for hours. Then, layer by layer, I build the likeness, light and setting in oil until the painting feels like the person.
Some of the most treasured portraits capture an ordinary afternoon: a mother reading, a child looking up, in the light and the rooms that belong to your family.
How it works
Conversation
Who will be painted, the mood and setting you imagine, and the size that suits your space.
Proposal
A composition, timeline and quote, agreed before any paint goes down.
Painting
I share progress along the way, and some modifications are possible, so the portrait grows the way you hoped.
Delivery
Professionally packed and shipped free within the contiguous US, or collected at the studio.
Sizes & prices
- Each additional person: +$500 up to 18 × 24, +$800 from 24 × 30.
- Painted almost entirely from photographs, so there is no need to sit for hours.
- Oil on panel or canvas, archival quality.
- Some modifications are possible while the painting is in progress.
- Free insured shipping within the contiguous US, or collect from the studio.
- Larger and custom sizes are quoted on request.
- Completion typically 4 to 12 weeks.
- Prices exclude sales tax. California sales tax applies to portraits delivered or collected in California; portraits shipped out of state are not taxed by California.
Planning a gift? Get in touch early so the portrait is finished in time.
Not a portrait? I also take on other commissions, from a place that matters to you to a larger figurative piece. Tell me what you have in mind and I will send a proposal.
Inquire about a commissionFine Art Studio Mazzon, Menlo Park, California. Studio visits by appointment.