If you are interested in commissioning a portrait please email me at dorseyjohnson@gmail.com.
Pricing varies depending upon the size of the painting, how much of the body is included, the nature of the clothing detail, the type of background and any props that may be included. The total price for a painting with one person featured generally ranges between $800-$1500. For two people it would be between $1600-2500.
I use photos as reference material since it is difficult for most people, particularly children, to do a formal sitting. I do a photo shoot at your home or park or another favorite location. I am open to looking at a treasured photo as long as it is not a professional portrait photo. For watercolor paintings, photos with a strong source of light work well as reference photos. Typically I still do a photo shoot so that I can meet the subjects of the painting and get to know them a little.. In this way I understand the planes of their faces, movements, expressions and personalities a bit.
Importantly, any painting I do, you have to be satisfied with 100%. I want people to love their paintings from me. If you do not purchase your painting, the painting remains my own for me to show, sell or keep. You pay only for the photo shoot. Whether you keep the painting or not you get a memory stick with photos from the shoot as well as of the painting as it progresses.
I particularly enjoy working with children. I was a Montessori Kindergarten teacher for 11 years and have two (now grown) children of my own. I am also interested in doing teen and adult portraits as well as family pets.
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I am so pleased that I asked Jackie to paint watercolor portraits of each of my three daughters. Jackie's abilities exceed merely skillfully depicting my daughters. She was able to capture their personality in the snapshot of a moment. In order to get the best light and due to the youth of her subjects, Jackie did multiple sittings and reviewed hundreds of images to find the perfect sample. She reviewed the best pictures with me and explained what she was looking for in composition and to elicit my opinion on the image that best captured each child. In the end, I have three paintings that are exquisite and will be treasured by my family. I am so grateful for the quality of work and the wonderful experience of getting to know Jackie.
Mother and fan,
Sara
Pricing varies depending upon the size of the painting, how much of the body is included, the nature of the clothing detail, the type of background and any props that may be included. The total price for a painting with one person featured generally ranges between $800-$1500. For two people it would be between $1600-2500.
I use photos as reference material since it is difficult for most people, particularly children, to do a formal sitting. I do a photo shoot at your home or park or another favorite location. I am open to looking at a treasured photo as long as it is not a professional portrait photo. For watercolor paintings, photos with a strong source of light work well as reference photos. Typically I still do a photo shoot so that I can meet the subjects of the painting and get to know them a little.. In this way I understand the planes of their faces, movements, expressions and personalities a bit.
Importantly, any painting I do, you have to be satisfied with 100%. I want people to love their paintings from me. If you do not purchase your painting, the painting remains my own for me to show, sell or keep. You pay only for the photo shoot. Whether you keep the painting or not you get a memory stick with photos from the shoot as well as of the painting as it progresses.
I particularly enjoy working with children. I was a Montessori Kindergarten teacher for 11 years and have two (now grown) children of my own. I am also interested in doing teen and adult portraits as well as family pets.
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I am so pleased that I asked Jackie to paint watercolor portraits of each of my three daughters. Jackie's abilities exceed merely skillfully depicting my daughters. She was able to capture their personality in the snapshot of a moment. In order to get the best light and due to the youth of her subjects, Jackie did multiple sittings and reviewed hundreds of images to find the perfect sample. She reviewed the best pictures with me and explained what she was looking for in composition and to elicit my opinion on the image that best captured each child. In the end, I have three paintings that are exquisite and will be treasured by my family. I am so grateful for the quality of work and the wonderful experience of getting to know Jackie.
Mother and fan,
Sara
