Technique 03

Pencil

Original pencil works commissioned for portraits, historical subjects, and editorial illustration, produced from supplied reference material.

Commission scope

Commissioned by private clients, corporate clients, and editorial and publishing clients. Typical commissions include portraits of people, animals, buildings, and personally significant objects; founder and heritage portrait programmes for boardrooms, including cultural-heritage subjects; and architectural illustration for publication. Work is produced from photographic references supplied by the client, with level of detail and compositional approach agreed in advance. Each work is a one-off and is signed on completion.

Capabilities

Formats
A4 to A2; custom sizes by arrangement
Scale range
Single portraits, paired pieces, series for portrait programmes
Subject scope
Portraits of people, animals, buildings, landscapes, objects; architectural illustration
Delivery
Unframed; framing arranged on request

Process

Initial enquiry with reference material and intended use, then a written commission brief confirming subject, format, level of detail, and timeline. Execution from the agreed references. Delivery of the signed original, accompanied by documentation of authorship.

Deliverables & rights

You receive one signed original, produced to archival standards. Each work is unique — no editions and no reproductions unless explicitly agreed in writing. Reference material is used solely for fulfilling the commission and is not retained thereafter. Copyright remains with the artist unless licensing is agreed in writing.

Commercial signals

Timeline: 3 to 8 weeks from order confirmation. Each commission is developed and budgeted individually; the figure is established during the enquiry stage, before any commitment is made.

Academically trained at the Abramtsevo Academy, with over thirty years in professional practice and original works held in private collections worldwide.

A pencil portrait or drawing, made from your references.

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