The Ultimate expression of the Art of Portraiture - Painted Portraits
Fine painted portraits have been the enduring standard of portrait art for millenia.
While centuries ago, oil painted portraits were only available to royalty, painted portraits are now available to anyone who appreciates their value.
Our fine painted portraits are available in two styles depending on your taste:
An Original Oil Painting
or
An Oil-Enhanced Painted Portrait
How are the two styles different?
An Original Oil Painting is exactly as it sounds; Hayward draws the subject on a blank canvas and fully paints the portrait in oils. This is an original oil portrait as they have been created for centuries. They can easily have a life in your family of many generations as a treasured piece of personally-commissioned original art.
An Oil-Enhanced Painted Portrait begins as a photograph that is then digitally painted and transferred to canvas with archival pigments. This pigment underpainting is then enhanced with actual oil painted brush strokes to match the digital ones.
Why do you offer two styles?
It comes down to what's most important to you.
If you are looking for the most photographic or photo-realistic rendering - the Oil-Enhanced Painted Portrait may appeal to you more.
If you are looking for an original work of art with the influence of the artist's hand taking precedence over photo realism, you may prefer an original oil painting.
Watch the creation of an Original Oil Painting
An Original Oil Portrait - Start to Finish
A snapshot of the process we use to create our original oils
Our Oil-Enhanced Painted Portrait transcends and transforms great photography into a fine oil painting. The brush strokes on the canvas add a level of depth, dimension and artistry which demonstrate that you possess an investment worthy work of fine art for your home.
Closeup detail of brushstroke, paint and canvas texture providing a glimpse into the hand crafted artistry that goes into Oil-Enhanced Painted Portraits.
We appreciate you visiting our website, but as with any original art, you must see the work in person to actually appreciate it.
We invite you to visit our studio gallery to see the work yourself!
Our studio gallery is located in The Alley on Bitters (formerly Artisan's Alley) at 555 W. Bitters Suite 109. We are open by appointment so please call to schedule - 210-265-1101
Original Oil Portraits are created by commission only and begin at $3500. Oil-Enhanced Painted Portrait commissions begin at $2700
(Commissioned portraits include: consultation, source photo session, final image selection and framing)
Please fill out the form below if you would like more information about our paintings or would like to request a consultation.