Procedure
Portraits are painted from life. I sketch the subject in different poses and settings, and usually settle on the idea for the portrait fairly quickly. After that, it's sittings of 2 or 3 hours each, or more if schedules and energy allow. The number of sittings varies; my record so far is 18. It's usually a lot of fun; I'm not tyrannical about the subject staying stock-still, I like talking and joking with my sitters, and we take plenty of rest breaks.
I have two objectives in my portraits: likeness to the subject and a painting that stands on its own merits.
Prices Half-length: $15,000
Three-quarter-length: $18,000
Full-length: $21,000
Additional figures cost half as much again as the principal figure.
A deposit of one third is to be paid before I begin, the balance to paid upon completion of the portrait. Portrait prices do not include travel and lodging expenses.
Tom Hughes Paintings
portrait, figure, and landscape
Portrait procedure and pricing
Procedure
Portraits are painted from life. I sketch the subject in different poses and settings, and usually settle on the idea for the portrait fairly quickly. After that, it's sittings of 2 or 3 hours each, or more if schedules and energy allow. The number of sittings varies; my record so far is 18. It's usually a lot of fun; I'm not tyrannical about the subject staying stock-still, I like talking and joking with my sitters, and we take plenty of rest breaks.
I have two objectives in my portraits: likeness to the subject and a painting that stands on its own merits.
Prices Half-length: $15,000
Three-quarter-length: $18,000
Full-length: $21,000
Additional figures cost half as much again as the principal figure.
A deposit of one third is to be paid before I begin, the balance to paid upon completion of the portrait. Portrait prices do not include travel and lodging expenses.
artspan is contemporary art