Welcome to a selection of commissioned ships & sea paintings.
Commissioned paintings of ships and sea, including sunsets, are very popular. You may have a specific ship in mind, or location for a sunset. Whatever idea you have, get in touch with me and between us we can probably agree on a commission. If not, then you haven't lost anything. If you don't have any photo of a ship you'd like painting, again contact me and I can possibly help you locate one.
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Liverpool Docks in
in the 60's |
Sunset, Albert Dock,
Liverpool.
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Ark Royal, visiting
Liverpool, 2008.
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Sailing yacht.
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Tallships leaving Liverpool
2008
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First light over
Liverpool.
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Sailing Yacht, evening
2008
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Liverpool waterfront
at night, 2008
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Liverpool ferry
crossing the mersey, 2008
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Liverpool Pilot Boat.
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Liverpool's waterfront,
Liver buildings..
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Tall ships,
Liverpool.
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sailing yacht, sunset
Irish Sea.
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QE.2 steaming towards
Liverpool on her final visit 08.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN COMMISSIONING AN ARTIST.
- To find the artist suitable for your commission, do spend time looking at various artists, making a note of the works you like to give yourself an idea of the style you'd like your commissioned painting to follow.
- Though people are often after a "bargain" when buying something, with a painting it seldom works. Be wary of sites that offer all kinds of discounts and ask yourself the following: "Once all the various costs are taken out, like agent's commission, cost of materials, taxes, insurance... and many other costs and we've yet to consider the artist's fee!"
- If the artist is getting badly paid, you will get a badly painted commission.
- Be wary of sites that claim to have artists on their books who can produce stunning results. Often these artists are ANONYMOUS and probably exist in the far East where quality can be poor.
- You need to see the work of that artist, and ideally communicate with him. In my experience, you need to have regular contact with a client even before starting the commission.
- One area that often gets overlooked, is what the size of the painting should be? Several things need to be considered, not least where is it going to finally hang and what does the subject itself require. A long panoramic view often means a long canvas to do the subject justice.
- Commissioning a painting can be quite difficult for a client if it's the first time they've done it. You won't know all the questions to ask, but a good artist should raise them for you.
- Many people still feel intimidated by the process because they fear of being foolish because they may not understand "Art". Don't be put off by this. I personally don't mind how often a client comes back to me with a question before deciding to commission a painting from me or not.
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