With input from you I can create graphic posters, illustrations, and character portraits of your favorite pets or animals.

The Process Works Something Like This:

1. Let me know a little bit about what you want and the subject. Want something from a specific time period, or particular theme or topic? Knowing a few things about a pet (if it's a portrait) like personality, habits, and favorite toys, etc. can help develop an original character portrait. Do you want a 15th century noble dog? A fantasy wizard cat?  If you are not sure, I would be happy to offer suggestions. I'm open to special requests but will not always be able to take on all projects.
2. Send some photos. Best results are from good quality (high resolution) photos with good lighting and minimal camera distortions.
3. Select a size and medium for the work. My portrait commissions are acrlylic paint, digital paint, ink or pencil.
4. I send you a brief artist contract outlining the work to be done, other terms, and the price - work can commence once a deposit is made.
5. I send you a preliminary (rough sketch) of the work for characters. For traditional portraits I will typically send a photoshoped image with the basic composition and background colour. We can discuss any changes or suggestions before the painting or drawing begins.
6. I send you some updates as work progresses before sending a picture of the final work.
7. Once you give the okay and final payment is made your portrait is mailed to its destination.

My prices for commissioned work vary with size, medium, number of subjects, and complexity. Additional adjustments may be made on price for rushed deadlines, extra work, or if your project is for commercial or more than personal use. The price of any project will be agreed upon before moving forward. If you have a special request, please contact me for an estimate. By way of example, a patron can expect roughly these costs for projects:

Sovcat Poster Design (printable to 34" x 22")       -       $500 - $650 CAD

8" x 10" portrait painting or digital portrait       -       $400 - $450 CAD

11" x 14" portrait painting or digital portrait       -       $5000 - $600 CAD

Cat Workers 5" x 5" Square painting         -       $150 - $200 CAD

Cat Worker 8" x 10" painting         -       $500 - $700 CAD

Ink Drawing (5"x 7" line illustration)          -       $75 - $150 CAD

Ink Drawing (5" x 7" shaded illustration)          -       $140 - $200 CAD

Please note that taxes and customs (if any) and shipping costs are payed by the patron and are not included in this price. Before starting any commissioned artwork, a non-refundable deposit of 50% is required.

Turn around time for artwork is usually about 2 weeks. Soft and hard deadlines can be discussed before work begins. Please note that the holiday season is a busy time - if you would like to guarantee a commission spot set your commission up well in advance (Oct or early Nov is best but I can sometimes fit in additional work in December). Remember to plan ahead for shipping times if you need your commission by a specific date

Most poster work and some pet portrait character commissions become prints available at shows and in my online shop. Traditional portraits are not typically made into prints for sale but all artworks may be used as examples and promotional artworks. If you would like to purchase prints of your finished artwork this may be possible (but some artworks are difficult to reproduce as quality prints). Unless otherwise agreed, the artist retains the rights to all artworks with rights granted to the patron for personal use.

If you have a commercial art or illustration project please contact me. Note that my typical rates do not apply to commercial works and project costs can be expected to be higher than my commission rate with usage rights discussed before project commences.