Pet Portraits by Judy Clarke

~~Especially for you ~~

Animal and Wildlife Artist Judy Clarke

Judy Clarke is an animal artist, working mainly in pastel and pencil medium.  She has worked as a professional animal artist since 1987.  Commissions originate throughout the south of England, but also from around the world including  Europe, America, South Africa and Australia.

 

In most cases travelling out to see the animals in their own environment is an important start to the commission. While travelling to see clients, examples of past work either in the form of portfolio photographs and / or completed portfolio portraits with suitable content are taken.  Part of the cost of a commission includes the frame and mounts, so examples of these can be seen,  advice on shape size and the content of the portrait is also discussed at this stage. 

The clients wishes for the finished piece of work is paramount everything is custom made, and creative  ideas other than those already seen in the portfolios can be included i.e. unusual backgrounds / foregrounds, or different subject matter included on the pencil drawings.

 

Photographs are taken of the animal / animals if necessary

for the commission, and liaison between the client and Judy is continued step-by-step throughout.

 

Commissions may take from several  weeks to a few months to complete. This will depend upon the number of clients awaiting portraits, and the complexity of the commission.

 

A lot of effort is taken to select the ideal  materials for the work and precision on each portrait is of great importance.

 

All commissions are original pieces of work.  There are no prints made from the commissions of pets by the artist Judy Clarke.  Therefore, this will be reflected in the  price.

Below is a current guide to prices and sizes.  Please note this is sometimes an approximation, as the exact

figure will vary with  size differences and content.

 

Price guide and notes printed: June 2003.

 

Sizes in inches,

 

10 X12         From £200 (small image head only )

 

12 X 14        From £250

 

14 X16         From £300

 

16 X18         From £350

 

18 X20         From £400

 

Sizes can go up to 28 X 32. All these prices are for one image only, please enquire if  more than one image is required, or for backgrounds and foregrounds on portraits. Pencil portraits on the mounts will vary in cost from £40 upwards.

Text Box: “David was thrilled with it and it just looks so right.... you have done it with great skill and it will give pleasure for many years to come”
Ros & David Wall-Clarke.  Chandlers Ford.

Prices Frozen since 2003