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Commissions Commissions can be custom tailored to your particular situation. Whether you are interested in a single piece or a collection of related works, I'm always glad to discuss your ideas and needs. Corporate or organization commissions are also welcomed. Below are some recent examples of commissions I've undertaken, to help you envision what might fit your needs.
Having focused on wildlife painting for a number of years, painting domestic animals is something I enjoy doing. Whether it is a pet dog or cat, or a prize farm animal or horse, I will gladly discuss a possible commission. I prefer to see the animal and take my own reference photos when possible, but might be able to work from your photos. This malamute was very frisky at first for our photo session, but eventually settled down for some excellent shots.
Portraits While I do not specialize in portraits, I occasionally do them and enjoy the challenge. My preference is to meet the person and take my own reference photos, but I can work from existing photos when necessary.
Parker Hayes Commissioned Portrait, 14" by 11" oil, December 2009
Landscapes and Interiors
"Old Cookstove"
A Family Farmstead In this instance, the two grown children of the current owners of a long-time family farmstead wanted to have a painting done as a gift for their parents, who currently reside there. I suggested that, since I would like to do plein air studies on site as well as take photographs, the commission be for a larger studio peice for the parents and a small plein air painting for each of the two commissioning the work. They liked the idea and we agreed on a price, with the finished pieces being framed and ready to hang. I traveled to the site, a couple of hours from home in eastern Pennsylvania, at the end of April when the blush of new spring growth was on the trees and fields. After arriving and walking around the property to familiarize myself with the lay of the land, I painted during the late afternoon and evening, stayed overnight, and painted again for several hours the next morning. I was actually able to complete 4 plein air pieces, giving them a number to choose from, with the option to purchase any of the extras if they wished. The four studies are shown below.
I then posted the four studies on a web page for the families to view. They decided which view and time of day they prefered for the larger studio piece, and another family member commissioned an additional smaller studio painting. Both are shown below. The larger piece is done with greater detailing, but the request was that the smaller one be done in much the same looser style as the plein air studies.
"Hilltop View - Evening", studio
"Hilltop View - Evening", studio, in plein air style
In the end, various family members purchased one of the two extra studies after seeing the work in person, and one has commissioned an additional larger studio painting showing the same scene in later summer and with some changes to make it historically accurate to the years when he was growing up and spent many summer days there. We will even add the old 1953 Chevy pickup truck he learned to drive in!
Working from Photographs This commission was a college graduation gift for the client's daughter, who spent half a year in New Zealand as part of her studies and took a lot of photographs while there. The client brought the photos on a CD-ROM and we looked at them together. Luckily, the daughter is an excellent photographer, so there was no problem finding good material to work from. In fact, there were so many great shots that we eventually settled on two modest size pieces rather than one larger one. In working only from photos, I took a somewhat more realistic approach than in many of my pieces. The client was very happy with the finished paintings and reports are that the daughter was, as well, when she received them.
Contact the artist at karl@keleitzel.com page last updated 1/18/10
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