THE COMMISSION

Capture their personalities.

As sitting still for hours is rarely a child's idea of a good afternoon, children's portraits are always painted from photographs rather than from life. 

Where possible, we like to visit you at home first: meeting your children, getting to know their personalities, and taking our own photographs to work from. We are equally happy to work from your own existing photographs, or a combination of both. We find this is particularly helpful for bringing siblings, cousins, or family members based in different parts of the world into a single piece.

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The home visit tends to be a highlight in itself; a relaxed, unhurried afternoon getting to know your artist, with no requirement for anyone to sit still or pose.

Children's portraits rarely stand alone, either. Many families begin with a single pencil portrait of one child, and go on to commission a portrait of each sibling as they grow, or a combined piece bringing cousins together from across the country. However the collection builds, a portrait that captures a child at a particular age, in a particular year, is something families return to again and again.

Family photographs are precious, but they rarely make it further than a phone or an album. A painted portrait does not; it becomes a cherished piece your family keeps and hands down.