Would you care to commission original artwork?

While I usually only make artwork on inspiration (and then gift it away seemingly randomly), once in a while I make work in exchange for money. I will only be accepting commissions until I find more steady employment, so send me an email now to discuss your idea.

• I paint portraits in any medium, either from photograph or from a sitter.
  
  
• Do you have an object that you'd like to have decorated? Skateboards, guitars, bike helmets, messenger bags - contrary to common belief, any surface is paintable (except shoes! I've tried many times to paint on shoes, and it never lasts...).
  
  
• I can produce illustrations in a variety of styles, elaborate logos, and packaging layouts.
  
  
• I love building puppets! Large or small, from sock puppets to lifesize, articulated heads. I also construct sets and props, although I will need access to a woodshop for large projects.
  
  
• Any artistic project you have in mind, I am probably up for. I specialize in figurative work, but anything is possible. Do you need handmade trophies for your upcoming street game? A collapsible model of Sutro Tower? A toothbrush holder that looks like a pile of worms? No problem.

How much do I charge? I am looking for between $100-$500 per project, whether its an oil portrait or a puppet or whatnot - but depending on how involved you want your piece, pricing can be very flexible.

• If you want a portrait/design/etc, but only have $50, I can produce something simple, but still of high quality. (Just tell me what type of project you want and how much you would like to give me for it, and I can tell you what is possible.)
• If you have $1000 burning a hole in your pocket, but all you have to paint is a little ukelele, I can make the decoration as elaborate as a fruit-stone carving.
• I am also trained in 'classical' oil portraiture! [This is a layered type of oil painting with a grisaille and several layers of transparent color over top. Different from 'normal' oil painting, this type of project can take several months, and would be $2000 - $5000]
• Because of the cost of supplies, for most commissions I will need half of the payment in advance, and half on delivery.

Once again, if you'd like to commission work, send me an email as soon as possible! We can start discussing projects even if you don't yet know what you want. I am very excited to have the time right now to try to make a living from producing artwork, but this will probably only be the situation until I find a steady job working for the man again.

Happy Lunar New Year,
Dax

Thanks everyone so far who has put in a request for artwork! I am excited to be working on projects as diverse as logo/merchandise design to decorating musical instruments (and a laptop), as well as a straight-forward painting or two.

If you still have ideas for projects you would like to commission, send me an email! And please tell your friends - if I can keep a steady stream of commissions, perhaps I will never have to go back to work!

Thanks so much,
Dax