Portraits

I am doing an A-Level art contextual study on the role of women within the art world. On viewing this piece at The National Gallery I was particularly interested but have struggled to find information since.

What kind of information are you searching for? Just the painting itself? Or the woman herself?

Here is a link to the painting.

http://www.threadneedleprize.com/files/imagecache/gallery-lightbox/files/nominees/Tai-Shan_Schierenberg_Self-portrait_as_a_man_of_clay.jpg

I need to know when it was painted so I can complete an art project

"The answer is in footnote 28 – Tai Shan Schierenberg, Self- Portrait as a Man of Clay, (oil on canvas, 153 cm x 121 cm,
2008). at the end of text at http://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/bitstream/10012/4394/1/Urbanski_Miranda.pdf

A man has asked me to paint a portrait of him sitting on a throne with a women standing by his side. I have no clue what I should charge him…I have never painted a portrait that big for anyone.
I realize talent and the amount of education I have had is a factor…I have only had a few art classes in high school, I’m 16.
Here is some of my artwork: http://xgirl-anachronismx.deviantart.com/gallery/

He has seen and likes the work I have done, so he is comfortable with my abilities.
I have estimated that that buying a canvas and the use of my materials will cost around $50.

I am mostly asking what I should charge for something this big and based on the experience I have.

someone once told me that they priced their work by the square inch. i thought they were crazy – but its not a half bad idea. figure out something that you have sold and thought that it was a reasonable price, then figure out how much it was per square inch. then use that as your baseline price. if the work is tougher – add some to your per square inch price – easier – deduct some. make sure that you are comparing similar media (oils are far more expensive than pencil drawings!) anyway – hope this helps. I find that pricing art (because of subjectivity) is extremely difficult – but a business approach like the price per square inch method makes it a bit easier.

A man has asked me to paint a portrait of him sitting on a throne with a women standing by his side. I have no clue what I should charge him…I have never painted a portrait that big for anyone.
I realize talent and the amount of education I have had is a factor…I have only had a few art classes in high school, I’m 16.
Here is some of my artwork: http://xgirl-anachronismx.deviantart.com/gallery/

He has seen and likes the work I have done, so he is comfortable with my abilities.
I have estimated that that buying a canvas and the use of my materials will cost around $50.

I am mostly asking what I should charge for something this big and based on the experience I have.

someone once told me that they priced their work by the square inch. i thought they were crazy – but its not a half bad idea. figure out something that you have sold and thought that it was a reasonable price, then figure out how much it was per square inch. then use that as your baseline price. if the work is tougher – add some to your per square inch price – easier – deduct some. make sure that you are comparing similar media (oils are far more expensive than pencil drawings!) anyway – hope this helps. I find that pricing art (because of subjectivity) is extremely difficult – but a business approach like the price per square inch method makes it a bit easier.

I think it was the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1929 (??)
But why?

I think you are right. The trustee’s of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1929 invited her to paint a self portrait for the collection. I think they did so just because she was one of Australia’s most influential modernists, and she was considered a spokesperson for Australian art and artists at this time.

I have lived in London for a number of years and my mum also knows London very well, so the usual touristy things i.e. dungeons, eye, portrait gallery, science museum, Tussuad’s etc. have been done many times before.

We also both dislike musicals so that would be a no-go!

I would like to do something a bit different – any ideas?

Thanks

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I have lived in London for a number of years and my mum also knows London very well, so the usual touristy things i.e. dungeons, eye, portrait gallery, science museum, Tussuad’s etc. have been done many times before.

We also both dislike musicals so that would be a no-go!

I would like to do something a bit different – any ideas?

Thanks

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Hi everyone, I’m creating an advertising campaign which challenges perceptions and encourages ‘pop-in’ visits to the National Portrait Gallery.

The target market will be people who work or study locally – Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, Soho, The Strand, Whitehall etc, especially those who work in the media and creative industries (20-35 years old, culturally aware, young professionals).

The National Portrait Gallery’s brand personality can best be expressed as the perfect host, the Collection being the embodiment of the perfect party guest list, with the Gallery acting as benign host and master of ceremonies.

So, the idea has to be warm, clear, informative, accessible as well as lively and stimulating.

I have to come up with a tagline that will invite people to ‘pop-in’ to the Gallery.

Thanks~
It is an idea, however, in the guideline of the campaign, i need to use very warm, welcoming colours (such as dark red, mustard, purple, blue, light blue, and so on). It has to reflects on the brand values which are welcoming, inclusive, fresh, inspiring and enriching.

How about a blank frame with the tagline "Picture yourself here" – In the ad, you could say "Picture yourself here – if you can, there’s plenty waiting for you at the National Portrait Gallery"

Hi everyone, I’m creating an advertising campaign which challenges perceptions and encourages ‘pop-in’ visits to the National Portrait Gallery.

The target market will be people who work or study locally – Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, Soho, The Strand, Whitehall etc, especially those who work in the media and creative industries (20-35 years old, culturally aware, young professionals).

The National Portrait Gallery’s brand personality can best be expressed as the perfect host, the Collection being the embodiment of the perfect party guest list, with the Gallery acting as benign host and master of ceremonies.

So, the idea has to be warm, clear, informative, accessible as well as lively and stimulating.

I have to come up with a tagline that will invite people to ‘pop-in’ to the Gallery.

Thanks~
It is an idea, however, in the guideline of the campaign, i need to use very warm, welcoming colours (such as dark red, mustard, purple, blue, light blue, and so on). It has to reflects on the brand values which are welcoming, inclusive, fresh, inspiring and enriching.

How about a blank frame with the tagline "Picture yourself here" – In the ad, you could say "Picture yourself here – if you can, there’s plenty waiting for you at the National Portrait Gallery"

I would like to know what kind of software they use so I could possibly purchase it for my own use. I know it’s going to be very expensive! They have the easiest but best software in my opinion, better than Sears Portraits (and Walmart’s Picture Me and Portrait Galleries–who all use the same). I want to be able to do the easy plug and play and simple clicks with the mouse to do enhancements, such as vignettes. They also have the best multi-image photo collage templates (and good greeting card templates too).

Ask them … that is the most direct way to find things out usually