Original, hand-crafted pencil portraits, houses and landscapes drawn from photographs. Professional quality fine art, custom designed and delivered by post to any location worldwide.
Browse through my portfolio to see some of my work. To get an idea of pricing click here! Portraits make a great personal gift for Birthdays, Anniversaries or any special occasion!
I also display and sell my work on an artist’ website: Etsy! Click here to see!
(I will be raising my pricing in January)
Below you can find a rough pricing guide. Please bare in mind that I will give a more accurate quote to each commission according to your specific requirements (budgetary, size, time frame etc.). A simple piece might cost less while a more specialised commission might cost more. The guide represents the typical price for a portrait drawn straight from a single photograph.
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A5 (5.8″x 8.3″)
- one subject $65/£45 (add $25/£17 for additional subjects)
A4 (8.3″x 11.7″)
- one subject $99/£70 (add $40/£25 for additional subjects)
A3 (11.7″x 16.5″)
- one subject $129/£85 (add $40/£25 for additional subjects)
A2 (16.5″x 23.4″)
- one subject $149/£95 (add $45/£30 for additional subjects)
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The portrait guide is by no means restrictive to what I can draw for you; if you would like a portrait including five subjects, in a composition where some appear in the foreground, some in the background, some with full figures, others in motion with a background of a house and pets included in oils or watercolor – we can work something out! I am happy to do landscapes or more creative pieces too.
I am a Britalian (Italian with a British mother!) currently living in the DC metro area. I spent my first 11 years living in northern Italy, then moved to the UK (Buckinghamshire, then University in the Midlands).
During the first 18 years I consistently studied art with an intention of pursuing it as a career later in life. Just before University however, I decided to take a more financially secure path and went on to study Medical Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham.
In 2005 I returned to Italy and lived in a community in the Tuscan hills for 6 months. Living in the foothills of the mountains in Italy rekindled the artist in me.
I moved to work as the Assistant Director of Outdoor Education at Georgetown University in 2005. I thoroughly enjoyed working here and felt that education in the wilderness satisfied my desire to pursue beauty and provided the perfect creative surrounding to influence and be influenced by others.
I married in 2006 to Anna. In 2007 we moved back to the UK to do a yearlong volunteer program in York (UK). Here we worked with the homeless, difficult teens and marginalised in the local community. My time back in the UK also gave me the opportunity to start drawing and painting again. I tried to incorporate art in my volunteer work and I also started to do commissioned portraits.
In 2009 Anna and I moved back to the US to hike from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail which we completed in September.
I am currently exploring a vocation that incorporates service to the poor in our community, art and the outdoors. This means doing a lot of ground work volunteering at local charities, free lance art work, guiding outdoor trips. Making connections, learning from others already involved in these fields and trying to make financial ends meet! In the summer of 2010 Anna and I are planning on hiking from Canada to Mexico through the Rockies (MT, WY, CO and NM) along the Continental Divide Trail.
To read more about our adventures check out our blog.
