THE GOAL of both the portrait artist and the client is the creation of a painting which is pleasing, captures the likeness and personality of the subject, and is able to stand on its own merits as a work of art.

• On the average it will take two to three meetings to produce a quality portrait. The first meeting can be either at the subject’s home or at the studio of the artist. The basic composition of the portrait (size, pose, format, type of clothing, tone background, and lighting) is determined and a series of 60 to 100 photographs are taken. This photo session takes approximately 1 1/2 hours. An additional 2 hours is requested, but not required, to complete a charcoal study of the subject from life.

At the second meeting, the photos are analyzed and the final decision is made as to pose and tone of the painting. Sometimes additional photos are taken at this time.

Upon completion of the painting, a meeting is arranged for the final sitting and delivery of the portrait.

Posthumous portraits can be created using available photographs.

• Forty percent of the COST of the portrait is due at the first sitting. The remaining balance is due upon the completion of the portrait. If the sitter does not accept the final portrait, the INITIAL DEPOSIT is nonrefundable, and the remaining balance dispensed with.

• The portrait becomes the possession of the client upon the payment of balance. In the event the agreement described in this contract cannot be kept on the part of the sitter due to nonpayment of balance due, the portrait remains in the possession of the artist.

• In the event that the portrait is damaged, lost, or stolen while in the possession of the artist, the artist shall begin another portrait at no additional expense to the client.

Tina Gleason Fine Art

2454 Hudgins Rd.

Sherman, TX 75092

(903) 815-5276