Wildlife Art Commissions

Delivery

You don’t have to be local to me to commission your own artwork. I regularly ship my portraits to clients all over the world, and have a lot of experience in ensuring it will reach you in pristine condition. Below you can view shipping rates to the locations I most regularly deliver to. If your location is not listed below, just contact me for a shipping quote.

UK deliveries - Free. 

US deliveries - $80 up to size A3. Larger sizes are $110.

HOW IT WORKS

Your vision

First up, simply get in touch with me explaining the sort of thing you have in mind. What animal(s) would you like your artwork to feature? Did you have a particular setting in mind? Did you want it in a portrait style, or scene featuring a bit more environment? What sort of emotion or feel you want the piece to convey? i.e. Is it a mother and cub with an overall feeling of love? Or maybe you’d like the piece to focus in on the face of the animal, with a feeling of tension and anticipation in the eyes.

Of course, you might not have anything too specific in mind, just that you’d like a painting of a particular animal. That’s fine – I can send over some examples for you to view so we can narrow things down together.

Artwork size

I’ll need to know what size portrait you’d like to go for. You can choose from my standard sizes listed in my price table above, or if you have something different in mind, just let me know. If you’re unsure what size is right for you, just say and I’ll help to guide you on what would be most suitable for your requirements.

Deposit

Once I have the above information, a 50% deposit is payable to secure a slot. I do get booked up months in advance, so if you need your portrait for a particular occasion, make sure you get in touch early to avoid disappointment. Having said that, occasionally things shift around in my schedule and space opens up, so it’s always worth getting in touch even if you do have a relatively tight time frame.

Composition Options

Once you’re booked in, I’ll start to put together some composition options. During this process, I’ll go through hundreds of different reference photos and will use these to put together a variety of options which I’ll send to you for consideration. I’ll work closely with you to narrow down what you like, so that together we can plan your perfect wildlife piece.

Completion

When I’ve finished drawing your artwork, I’ll scan it in and send you a proof of the work to approve. If there’s any tweaks you’d like me to make to the drawing, now is the time to request them. I’ll then do those tweaks and send you a revised proof to review. Once you’re happy with everything, the final payment will be due.

Framing service

If you’d like me to arrange the framing for your art, I’m always happy to do that. You’ll need to be able to collect your painting from me in person if you’d like to use this service, as I can’t shipped artworks that are framed behind glass. You can read more information on my Framing Service page.

Delivery

If you're having your artwork delivered, I'll carefully and securely package it up and ship it out to your preferred delivery address. I'll include with some framing and care advice for you too. I always send my artworks fully insured for peace of mind. All UK deliveries are sent via a 24hr courier service.

If you’re collecting your drawing from me in person then I'll contact you to arrange a collection date and time. 

Leave a Review

I always love hearing feedback from clients after they’ve received their artwork. Leaving a review is such a valuable way to help me grow my business and to help others discover my artwork.

You can leave your own review on either Facebook or Google.

GIFTING YOUR WILDLIFE PAINTING

If your wildlife commission is a special gift for someone, there’s a few things which it’s useful for me to know. These help me to work with you to maintain that wonderful element of surprise.

Timescale

If there is a specific date when you’ll be gifting the artwork, please let me know at the time of booking. This will help me ensure that I can deliver your artwork in good time.

Communication

Let me know your preferred method of communication. I usually get in touch with clients over email and don’t send out anything in the post unless it’s your actual artwork being delivered. I always ask for a contact number at the time of booking (email accounts have been known to go awry), but let me know if you’d rather I didn’t call you.

Online updates

As you may have seen on my Instagram and Facebook pages, I often post up images and videos to show what I’m currently working on. However, if your artwork is a surprise, I won’t post anything online until after you’ve gifted it. Of course, if your loved one knows about their special commission and you’d both like to see the piece being created, then let me know. I’ll post up as I’m drawing it so you can share the excitement!

Discreet delivery

If you live with the person you’ll be gifting your artwork to, you might wish to have it delivered somewhere other than your home to avoid arousing suspicion. Perhaps your workplace, or a relative’s house? If so, just let me know.

Your artwork will be sent in unbranded packaging, so even if you do have it delivered to your home, it won’t be obvious what it is from the outside. You’ll also receive a tracking link so you’ll know when to expect it.

Further Questions? 

Hopefully this page has answered all your questions about commissioning your own piece of wildlife art. However, if you do have any further enquiries, or just want to chat things over feel free to get in touch. I'm always happy to offer advice.