Commissioned fine realistic portraits and murals done in a painterly impressionistic style

  on location by a nationally acclaimed artist.

Commission Procedures for Portraits

 Planning

Mrs. Hardin begins the portrait commission with an informal visit in the clients home or office to plan the mood, setting and medium of the portrait and to discuss the subject's apparel.  A tentative portrait size is selected and a price is established.  At this time a 50% deposit is required.  Travel and accommodation expenses are added to the final payment which is paid at the final sitting.

Next Mrs. Hardin does a small scale color sketch to give the client an idea of what the finished composition will look like.  When  painting children under six years old,  she take a series of photographs to use in planning the composition. This can be done on the same day as the initial planning session.

Painting the Portrait

Once the composition is approved, sittings are scheduled.  Mrs. Hardin prefers to work totally from life sittings painting on location in the clients home, office or favorite vacation spot.   Occasionally she uses photography for complex details such as bridal portraits.   In most cases she completes a portrait of the upper torso in two days, a two-thirds portrait in three days and a full-length portrait in one week.  For larger paintings and multiple subjects extra planning and preparation is required and the total time is usually multiplied by the number of subjects.

 TIME SCHEDULE:

"Head and Shoulders" or "Upper Torso" portrait; requires two 2-hour sittings

        "Two-thirds" portrait; requires six 2-hour sittings

        "Full Length" portrait; requires eight to ten 2-hour sittings

For  "Multiple-Subjects schedule one photo session together, and separate sittings for each subject

Posthumous Portraits

Mrs. Hardin will accept posthumous portrait commissions only after reviewing available photographs and/or video images.  When adequate references are available Mrs. Hardin then interviews family members before beginning the portrait and will require a finial session with a family member to make any necessary adjustments. The time required to produce a posthumous portrait is usually longer than life portraits.

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