Commissioning a Portrait by:

Veronica Kvassetskaia-Tsyglan, BFA, Member of the Arts & Letters Club, Portrait Society of Canada, ASOPA. First place Winner of 2002 International Portrait Competition in Toronto. Museum quality luxury portraits. Oil, Charcoal, Egg Tempera, Old Master’s technique

How to commission a Portrait

Portrait Art is collaboration between the Model and Artist.

I am working in Old Masters Technique, using multi layers application that provides superior Museum quality of portraits, archival permanence and aesthetic excellence.

Ideally I will paint the portrait from life. This requires a significant commitment from Sitter (between 10- 15 hours for a charcoal portrait and 30-60 hours for oil portrait). But the reality of our busy life makes working from photograph also acceptable. Especially for kid’s portraits, they are unable to sit more then 10 min. In this case, I will use a photo as a reference, and will shorten the sitting process ( will need max 3-4 sitting to match the skin, eyes, face and hands features, etc. ) Sorry, I will not able to paint a portrait solely off of a photograph, due to the fact that portrait should reflect the personality and the essences of the Model. I have to meet the person. The only exception if the subject is passed away.

Portraits can take anywhere from a couple of month to upwards of year, depending on the medium, size, amount of details on the portrait.

Before the work commences, a written agreement will be signed.

30% deposit is paid by the client on the day of signing the agreement. The deposit ise non refundable. The 70 % is payable by the approval and delivery of the portrait. Framing is upon request; framing cost is not included in the price. There will be additional arrangement for Greek Orthodox Icons. Please contact me for the details 

Visit Artist’s Studio by appointment only

Icons, Still Life, Landscapes upon request