We represent a wide selection of artists and their starting prices range from $500 - $45,000 per figure. As of January 2006, Wendy Ackison's portraits in Pastel or Watercolor start at $2,800.00 per figure and her Oil portraits start at $7,000. Prices vary significantly from artist to artist according to their experience, reputation, skill, media, and/or styles. Those who are young in their careers charge much less while master portraitists charge much more. Painting styles vary from tight photo-realism to "painterly" and loose. Many paint in only one medium, such as Oil, and some paint in several media, including Watercolor, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, and mixed media. Though we represent a few students and rising artists, most are professionals with years of skill and experience. Our top artists are contemporary masters -- the best in the country – widely acknowledged by multiple awards and prestigious commissions. We will be happy to provide samples and fully detailed Fees schedules for any of our artists.
There are many variables to
consider -- our consultants can guide you
in finding the right artist
for your portrait investment.
OTHER POINTS OF PROCEDURE:
It is important to
protect your art investment by
choosing a professional
portraitist so that your painting will last.
Artists who produce
inexpensive works must use
cheap materials and
often are unaware of archival method.
It is not unusual for
a poorly constructed
painting to begin
to crack, peel, fade, or otherwise
deteriorate within
40-60 years. Studio photography
would be a better
choice for the shorter term and
certainly provide
the satisfaction of an accurate likeness.
Click on the links
below to our page on a portrait restoration
done for one of our
clients.... There you will see an example
of what happens in
relatively short time to a beautiful
portrait which was
not prepared and rendered properly.
Let us find a professional
who can meet
your vision for this
important heirloom.
Wendy Wassink Ackison is a nationally
published portrait artist and illustrator with
over 700 works in print, including
magazine and book covers, and fully illustrated children’s
books. She has created portraits
all of her life, and has been painting professionally since 1973.
She is known for her accurate likenesses,
and is pleased to provide photo reference for portraits
previously commissioned.
Her portraits are on exhibit at WWA PORTRAIT STUDIO
& GALLERY, and at various galleries
in West Virginia (list availbable on request).
Ackison’s formal training as a designer
has been helpful in the area of portraiture.
As a book and magazine illustrator,
she has learned to be very exacting, and in addition to traditional
portraiture, can create fanciful
portraits or posthumous scenes, combining elements that may no longer exist.
As an established artist, she is
invited to lecture and give demonstrations/workshops in West
Virginia several times each year
for such hosts as Carnegie Hall (Lewisburg, WV), Tamarack
(Beckley, WV), and various schools
in the state, with audiences ranging from kindergarten to college.
Wendy
was the artist chosen to represent WV in
the
category of VISUAL ARTS at THE SOUTHERN
GOVERNOR'S
ASSOCIATION conference
at the Capitol
in
Charleston, WV. She is shown here with one of several
original
portraits exhibited at her painting demonstration.
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