Bobbi
Dubins
Commissions:
One of my favorite things is to draw and paint portraits of people, pets and homes. I prefer to work from photographs and will ask for several different photographs to work from, if possible. Along with that, I often request comments from the person commissioning the portrait. I like for the client to identify any parts of the subject (whether it be a face or a home) they may like and any parts they may dislike. This allows me to emphasize the things that make the person or home special and to de-emphasize anything that seems to take away from the subject. Perhaps you are commissioning a portrait of your little girl and you love the pouty face she is making (see below). Or perhaps you designed the home and love the wrap-around porch. Knowing this allows me to produce a finished work with the "feel" you desire.
You also may request features from several photographs to be merged into the finished work. For example, the background from one photograph can be used with the face from a different photograph.
Example:
The below two photographs were combined to make the finished work "Jackie's
Atlantis".
Other samples of the photograph and the finished works:
Prices for portraits and home portraits vary depending upon whether you prefer a drawing or a painting, the size of the finished work and the complexity of the subject. Drawings start at $50 for an 11" x 14", paintings start at $150 for 11"x14".
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