Commissioning an oil painting

An oil painting can be a major investment in a valuable object of art which may become a family heirloom, a gift to a loved-one or even for re-selling. Here is the process I use:

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10th April 2024

“Far From The Madding Crowd” 50% 0ff!

Especially for April. Oil on linen canvas (64cm x 64cm/25.2″ x 25,2″) Now £425 (US$536) including shipping. Please contact me further details: enquiries@davidmannersart.co.uk

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10th April 2024

What the sales jargon means!

It’s often difficult to grasp the jargon of what artists are talking about when it comes to the format of a print of their work. Hopefully the photos below will clarify.

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9th April 2024

Anna Lapwood: a rising star!

What a delight it’s been to paint Anna, organist and Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge and also Deputy Organist at the Royal Albert Hall. Anna has brought a breath of fresh air to the world of classical music and is currently undertaking a tour of the USA.

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9th April 2024

California here I come!

Really looking forward to working with Richa Srivastava in Pleasanton, near San Jose CA, in her new venture with hairdressing chain Bishops in furnishing her new salon with my work.

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11th June 2018

New products now available

With the co-operation of “Wowz on Canvas, ALL of my paintings are now available as prints on canvas, prints on Bloc Board and prints on Aluminium sheet. Most sizes are available on request. As an example a 40cm x 30cm print on any surface is £72 (US$100) . Please contact me for further information and size […]

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18th March 2018

Double trouble

Work in progress on two “identical” paintings for two lovely sisters in Chicago. It’s certainly a challenge, but nevertheless great  fun.

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27th July 2017

Chicago Sisters find their memorable print: read on….

The print of “Somewhere beyond the Sea” has been delivered to its new owners in Chicago, sisters Jacqueline Taylor Ondras and Maria Ellis after a year of trying to identify me as the artist. They saw the print online, but couldn’t remember my name until now. The print has huge sentimental importance as Maria’s late […]

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11th July 2017

The Joy of Dance: Prints and cards now available.

This short series of for paintings for The Chicago Ballet now has A3 and A4 prints and A5 greetings cards now available here. Please visit the SHOP for further details.

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9th July 2017

Work in Progress

One week in on the portrait for Alex Polizzi, The Hotel Inspector. There’s a huge amount left to do on this fascinating lady. Watch this space!

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9th July 2017

Nadiya Hussain: her new series beginning very soon.

I was honoured to be able to paint Nadiya and her husband Abdal last year. She is a remarkable lady and I wish her well in her new series on the BBC.

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8th July 2017