I just spent the last hour on the phone with Miss Georgia. She is the most delightful lady I've had the pleasure in speaking with in a long time. What an amazing woman!
I'm going to commission her to do another portrait for me so that I have a matched set to hang on my wall. The picture I posted of her painting doesn't adequately portray it's beauty or quality. I deal with paintings every week with my clients and this one is every bit as professional as ones that I've purchased for my clients from an art gallery. I don't think it could be captured in an iphone photo. The detail in that painting is amazing and unmistakably my dog. Especially when you compare the photo to the finished work.
What Miss Georgia charges for her work, in my opinion is not enough. Oil paintings are timeless. With proper care they last a lifetime and are a true work of art. It takes many hours to produce a finished product. My painting is a framed 8x10 canvas and Miss Georgia said it took her about 20 hours to finish it. For it, she would have charged about $150. Well worth the money, if you ask me. Obviously, the bigger the canvas, the more it will cost. I have another painting that I'd like her to do above my fireplace that'll be 32"x40" and I fully expect it to be upwards of $500+. Once I get my second yorkie, I'll commission her to do that one.
As for pricing, realize that oil isn't cheap, but you get what you pay for. I've talked with her extensively about this and she's willing to work out affordable payments for those wishing to capture your yorkies (or anything else) in oil but can't afford to spend that much in one payment. She'll ship the painting when the final payment is received. Again, I think that's awesome and very generous of her.
Krissie: Miss Georgia tells me you're the most amazing and generous person she's ever met. I couldn't agree more! We love you
She's very interested in taking on more work and painting for other people