Commissions
If you have something special that you would like to have captured on canvas, Alison is always happy to consider requests for individual commissions.
The subject could be your home, your favourite view, your pet, or any other subject appropriate to Alison’s body of work. In addition to the subjects she is already well known for, Alison is also happy to undertake house commissions. If you would like to enquire about a commission, please fill in the form below and Alison will respond.
Here are a few examples of commissioned subjects, please click on the thumbnails to see full size image…
Swallow Falls, Snowdonia
Cottage Door
Black Ox
Horse’s Head Study
In most cases, ideally Alison will use her own photographs in combination with her sketches and her memories of experiencing/meeting the subject first hand, so she can capture the subject’s personality. However, if you have a photograph that you would like Alison to consider, please send it to us and she will advise.
Commissions can take some time to complete, at most times Alison has a waiting list, and an oil painting will usually take longer than a pastel or charcoal. If you have a completion date in mind for a special event, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss.
Prices for commissions start at £1400 for a small charcoal, see our commission guide prices page for more detail.
New - Signature Animal Portraiture - simple, expressive paintings from your photos - from £750
Commission Example - Llangwm Cap
Two-time World Sheepdog Trials Champion Aled Owen asked Alison to paint one of his dogs, Llangwm Cap, with whom he won the Welsh National Championships in 2015 and 2018. Alison visited Aled’s farm to see Cap at work with the sheep, and gather source material for the painting.
Llangwm Cap
Aled, Alison, and Cap
Following her visit, Alison prepared three loose compositional sketches so that Aled could choose Cap’s pose for the painting - he choose number 3 as it captured Cap’s concentration when working the sheep.
Read more about Aled and Cap on the Aled Owen Sheepdogs website.
Sketch 1
Sketch 2
Sketch 3
Cap at work