Wildlife Art Commissions - oil paintings
  Gallery of bird and wildlife paintings, illustrations and wildlife art prints

This page offers advice about requesting a wildlife art painting commission. The wildlife paintings and pictures on this page are past examples of work completed for clients.
Contact me if you would like to commission a special piece of wildlife / landscape artwork.

• Subject
• Design (communicate any specific ideas you have)
• Dimensions (if it needs to fit a particular space)
• Budget
• Time scale (whether there is a deadline for the completion of the painting)

• the extent of fieldwork and research preparation required
• the complexity of the design
• the amount of detailed brushwork
• the required completion date
• any extra expenses likely to be incurred
• the demand for the subject matter

My aim is to fulfil the client's expectations, which includes working within the budget but please note that on completion of a commissioned painting I reserve the right to offer it at a price that I judge reflects the work that has been done. There is no obligation to purchase any commission that ends up over budget. Any advance payments would be refunded if the client decided not to proceed.

You may be excited about commissioning a painting, but it is equally important that I too feel positive about the idea.

I ask myself the following questions when considering a proposal:

• Am I inspired?
  
  
• Can I create a worthy result? (Is the subject matter familiar to me or will I be able to study it or find helpful source material?)
  
  
• Am I provided with a suitable time scale to accommodate my existing commitments?

Creative Decisions

My reputation is built upon my personal method of working and it is essential I feel comfortable with my creations, therefore I reserve the right to make the final decision on the design.

Commissions with general appeal

If a commission is accepted and the subject matter is not too specialist I would complete the painting and show it to the client for approval. If a direct viewing were not possible, a quality e-mail image or a 5 x 4 inch transparency would be posted. If upon viewing the painting it did not meet the client's requirements there would be no obligation to purchase. If you chose to buy the painting my normal terms of business would apply. View details on my how to buy an original painting page.

Commissions of specialist subject matter

However if your commission is of a more specialist nature a deposit would be required before commencing work and full payment for the painting upon completion. The deposit and payment of the balance would be non-refundable as long as it kept within budget. Staged progress payments may be required for large commissions.