If Interested in Commissioning a Portrait |
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You will have a BLAST from start to finish. Each painting is totally unique and so much fun. Visits with the artist can be in person, via phone, email, private messages, etc.. |
| The more photos and other resource materials submitted, the better. The final painting will likely not look like any single photo. The artist will take the very best features from every resource and mentally take that to the painting, perfectly unique and fabulous. Ears back? No problem. Hocks lagging? No problem. Andy does not need the "perfect photo."
Her extensive equine background assures the client that the subject(s) will be at their optimum. Clarity of the photos is most important - especially the human face – and the horse's musculature, build. If Andy is at a horse show where the subject will be preforming, she will watch the class and/or visit the horse in the stall, or she can make farm visits. The ultimate goal is for Andy to understand exactly what the client wants - even if the client doesn’t know; she can help you figure out what you (or your to be surprised loved ones) want. |
| Fees are based on the projected time required for completion, and more dependent on scope than size. Including the human face in the painting increases the fee the most, because faces are basically shadow and highlight, proportion and expression with no room for error. While complicated, wonderful faces full of life are the hallmark of Andy's portraits. They are accurate –even if using unrealistic color.
Andy brings to the easel a lifetime of knowledge of the horses. Even simple small horse-only portraits are afforded significantly more time because they are not just cute pets; they must be accurate and embodied with great detail. Most of these paintings, done totally by hand, take several months to complete and range from around $2,000 to $20,000 depending on the complexity of the composition. Larger canvases and the inclusion of harness, buggies, viceroys, wagons, etc., add additional time, materials, and expense. Many times the scope of the painting can be modified to retrofit into a budget. For example, sometimes a ribbon can cover a hand, thus eliminating perhaps several days at the easel. Andy will help you. |
| Very few who visit Andy's booth know that she competed at the highest levels as a junior exhibitor and amateur, winning multiple Saddle Seat medals, and top ribbons at Lexington and Louisville. See Andy's Show History on her Biography page... Andy knows the thrill of that once in a lifetime sensational ride, and relives it vicariously with her client as she paints. When asked about this she replied, "I really do. I totally share the joy of that rider in my painting. All my senses come alive... the smells, sounds of the announcers and crowds, going through the chute at Louisville, seeing in person all of the famous people only seen in photos before, the barns, jog carts, warm up rings, etc.." |
| Andy looks forward to working with every client and creating a painting that will be treasured for countless generations. It is a privilege. |
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