Painting Commissions by Barry

Bring your favourite moments to life with a personal painting commission. Whether you’re looking to capture a sense of place or landscape that you love, or a precious memory, I’m here to create a painting that resonates with you and that you or someone you commission for can enjoy for many years to come. Birthdays, Weddings, moving to a new house are all celebrations for which I have painted.

How It Works:

Initial Consultation: Start your artistic journey by sending me an email. I’ll arrange a meeting to discuss your vision, your preferences, and the details of the painting you envision.
Photo Selection: Share your proposed photos with me. These images will serve as the inspiration for your artwork. If necessary, I can also visit the site to better understand the environment and essence of your desired subject.
Sketch Proposal: Following our discussion and photo review, I will create a preliminary sketch of your painting. This step is crucial to ensure that every detail meets your expectations. At this stage, I require 40% of the total fee to move forward with the full painting.
Painting Process: Once you approve the sketch, I will begin the actual painting, focusing meticulously on every detail, from the choice of colors to the nuances of brushstrokes, ensuring that your vision is fully realised on canvas.
Final Review and Delivery: Upon completing the painting, I will invite you to review the final artwork. and after the remaining balance will be settled I will carefully package and ship or drive the painting to your designated address unframed. This lets you select a frame to suit where it will hang.

Pricing

The cost varies based on the size and complexity of the painting and specific requirements of the commission. Please contact me for a personalized quote.

Personal Commissions

Primarily I cost by the size of the piece required. Costs are A4 - €195, A3 - €390, A2, €775 excluding material and delivery cost. If there is a requirement for a lot of complexity let's talk through it as that may cost more.

If this is more than your budget I'm happy to talk also to see if an original piece can be created for you.

Corporate Commissions

For corporate clients I can also offer signed limited edition prints with the original piece. This is normally 10 pieces upwards.

Commission Lead Time

Please allow between 2-4 weeks from the approval of the sketch to the completion of the painting, depending on its complexity and size.

Embark on a creative journey with me and own a piece of art that is uniquely yours. Contact me today to start your commission!

Commissions

Catawba

Watercolour and pen

I was commissioned in this piece to capture a residence in Catawba, South Carolina in the U.S. I worked with the client to capture the essence of the scene as a straight drawing from a photo is not what I do.

I needed to give a lot of room for that big southern sky and to frame the house with native trees and wildlife. The trees had to look like they were glimpsed through half closed eyes on a bright, sunny afternoon. I couldn't resist including the tree lined long straight road outside. It also took a lovely big landscape layout to give a justified sense of space.

Private Collection

Enniskillen Bridges

Watercolour and pen

I love the dreamy effect I achieved with this piece. The bridges cross what is almost two compositions. The sunrise glows through the trees on the left bringing a lovely use of the palette down through the piece. This is the first time I have painted blue trees to create a opposing feel where the trees had drawn their colour from the water. The other direction in this is the quiet gaze back to Topped Mountain, a place where Fermanagh people have watched the sunrise since time began.

Private Collection

Enniskillen triptych

Watercolour

For this piece the spec was quite wide, as wide as half the county :). I wrestled with many ways to resolve a composition that could include the requested themes. The solution was a centuries old one to split it up into three. I kept a continuous sky and hidden lines between the views to tie it all together. From the everglades feel of the river from Knockninny, Enniskillen nights out, to the Race Course Lough a complex and lovely simple scene unfolds for me.

Private Collection

Balcas Retirement Gift

Watercolour and pen

Coming in over the Lough from the Lough you pass over the Balcas site. I had never drawn the county before from this angle so there was a lovely challenge to complete. A Catalina brings the viewer into the scene and Devenish is the anchor that ties it all together. The scene ends with Enniskillen in the distance. I am particularly happy with the sky in this one as the vast area to cover made the colours work really hard to keep the spirit of the scene intact. Whitespace at the bottom was used to complement the busy centre to the piece. Nigel loved it as well and that's the main thing.

Private Collection

Enniskillen at night

Watercolour

Although I have painted a lot of skies that include a sunrise to sunset feel, this was the first where the request was for a night time scene. I loved the complementary bounce off between the oranges and yellow and the pinks and blues that really tied this piece together.

Private Collection