Fees -- Portraits by WWA

WWA PORTRAITS, INC.
Representing the Best Portrait Painters in WV and the United States

PORTRAIT FEES & PROCEDURE

We represent a wide selection of artists whose starting prices range from $600 - $45,000 per figure. As of January 2007, for Wendy's work, portraits in Pastel or Watercolor start at $2,400.00 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. Some who are starting their careers charge much less, and some of the very best in the country charge much more. Their 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 portrait painters, most of our artists are professional painters who have years of skill and experience. Our top artists are the best in the country, and have been honored with multiple awards and prestigious commissions. For information, samples, and fully detailed Fees schedules for any of our artists and media, please contact WWA Portraits. There are many choices to be made - we can help you find the right artist for your portrait investment.
For most of our artists, additional figures are extra, as detailed in their Fees schedules.
Travel, accommodations, framing, delivery charges and sales tax (if applicable) are additional for most artists.
Our artists prefer to work from their own photography, but some will work from existing photography (on occasion) if they feel the quality is good enough. If the photography is made at a professional photo studio, the client and artist must obtain a permission release form allowing use of the photographer's work as painting reference. If you consider using studio photography, please call and we can advise further about this option.
Portraits from live sittings are an option offered by some of our artists and in most cases incur an extra cost.
One third - one half deposit is typically required to reserve calendar time for the completion of a portrait.
Chosen artist will estimate a completion date at time of commission based on number of previous jobs scheduled. Most of our artists are booked at least a year in advance, and many are booked for 2+ years. However, we can sometimes help you find an artist who can complete a portrait within 6-8 months. In all cases, reference photography for the portrait can begin immediately or at a specified date for time-sensitive subjects such as children, whose likeness the client wishes to capture at a specific age.
Deposit is placed at time of reference photography submission to the artist. A commission agreement contract is drawn up at that time detailing the specifics of the portrait project. The deposit ensures placement on artist's waiting list, as portraits are completed in order of deposit.
At WWA Portraits, we can provide conservation, museum-quality framing if the client desires that service.

WWA PORTRAITS, INC.
Representing the Best Portrait Painters in WV and the United States

304.574.4808
304.574.4641

We can help you find an artist close to your area.

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 help you find a professional who can meet
your vision for this important heirloom.

We provide portrait restoration for works
which are in various stages of decay from improper
construction. Click on the link below to see a portrait we
restored for a client in Charleston, WV....

A PORTRAIT RESTORATION

ABOUT THE ARTIST

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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