Carl Randall

COMMISSIONING A PAINTING

Please message with the following details (via the contact form):

• Estimated size/dimensions of painting.

• Deadline (if any).

• Materials (eg. oil on canvas or acrylic on canvas).

• Estimated budget.

• Brief description of commission proposal. For example:

  - Theme, idea, genre.
  - Single, double, or family portrait.
  - Against a specific background (of clients choosing - landscape or cityscape, etc.).
  - Japan or London themed artwork (or another location).
  - Multiple figure composition/narrative scene.

  Notes:

• Once the commission has been agreed, an initial deposit of 50% is taken. The remaining 50% is paid upon completion.

• Oil paintings tend to be slightly higher in price than acrylic paintings.

• If interested in commissioning a portrait, Carl tends to specialise in portraiture featuring backgrounds, depicting the connection between people and places (there is flexibility in this, depending upon the proposal).

• Commissioned paintings tend to be created from photographs. With regard to this, your geographic location may be a consideration, as Carl usually needs to take his own photos (there is flexibility in this, depending upon the proposal).

• Pinpointing specific artwork/s of Carl’s that may come closest to your proposal, may be helpful when providing a quote.

Selected examples of commissioned paintings:

• Portrait painting of a D-Day veteran (commissioned by HRH Prince of Wales for The Royal Collection).

• Portrait painting of an elderly man in Kew Gardens London (commissioned by art collector in London).

• The Chelsea Flower Show (commissioned by clients in London, who’s children appear in the painting).

• Tokyo cityscape painting (commissioned by private art collector in Japan).

• Japan landscape painting (commissioned by The Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art, Japan).

• Double portrait painting of Lonely Planet founders (Tony and Maureen Wheeler).

• Double portrait painting of art collectors & Sothebys employees (Michel and Andrew Strauss).

• Double portrait painting of a couple at The Royal Academy of Arts London (wedding anniversary gift).

• Double portrait painting of chef Pierre Koffmann & food critic Richard Vines (commissioned by Bob Bob Ricard London).

• Double portrait painting of restaurateur brothers Roman & Mikhail Zelman (commissioned by Bob Bob Ricard London).