Give that very unique gift, for yourself or a loved one.

SINGLE SUBJECT HUMAN PORTRAIT  (and for animals, please go to the “Acrylic or Oil Animal Painting” page: they are about half the price for the painting) :

Price is $1,500 plus NM Gross Receipts tax (6.1875% of the sales price, for a total of $1,592.82), and it is unframed. If you live in Albuquerque, NM, and you can hand pick it up there is no additional shipping charge. For Out-Of-Towners: SPECIAL PACKAGING — You see, we double box it with biodegradable peanuts — and shipping is an additional $200 to $350 range depending on the size and material of the piece.

For the painting Artist Bob requires a 50% Deposit up front. Call Artist Bob (at 505-228-5409) for an estimate. It takes about 5-6 months for an oil painting and about 3 months for an acrylic painting.

Get a “Family & Friends Discount”

Get 10% off (of the of the painting cost ): if you are or the subject is :

• a repeat client;

• a fellow artist;

• a Florida Southern College Alumni or staff;

• a theatre/film/T.V. actor or techie, staff, coach, or below the line person;

• a Columbus Academy (Columbus, Ohio) alumni or staff;

• any teacher, or school staff;

• an emergency care responder (medical, fire fighters, emergency trauma folk, police, relief disaster crew member, World Central Kitchen person, etc.);

• a family member of the artist; or

• a member of the military; or

• a deceased of one of the above.

Human DOUBLE SUBJECTS on the same canvas or panel:

It’s double the single subject price and there are no discounts. Shipping is the same for two subjects. You actually might be better off on getting two separate painting, where a discount may apply.

(… and Artist Bob no longer does three or more people on the same canvas / support panel.)

You supply “good” photos** and first come, first served. IF you are in the Central New Mexico area Artist Bob prefers that he will do a photo shoot with you with his camera and him shooting (at no additional charge). It’s up to him. (** and Artist Bob reserves the right to decline the project if the photos are of poor quality.) Wherever the photos came from: they become the property of Artist Bob and are copyrighted by Artist Bob, LLC.

​For new human oil portraits, the support/panel is of the finest quality : a panel covered with Belgian Linen Archival -- See the page about this.  OR it is an aluminum panel that has been carefully prepared for portraiture. It’s totally up to Artist Bob as to which panel he will use and the final size. Artist Bob will do nothing smaller than an 14” x 11”.

Portraiture is a process. Upon completion of painting you will be sent a digital photograph of the final art.  Satisfaction is guaranteed. After you are satisfied, the remainder of the cost is due and payable (and shipping and handling fee if you live outside of Metro Albuquerque, NM). If after 1-2 correction attempts you are still not satisfied, Artist Bob will keep the painting and the client will not pay for the remainder of the cost of the painting. This has never happened yet. Artist Bob reserves the right on type and size of canvas/support board, depending on the subject and background (if any) -- could be a 11” x 14”, 12" x 16", 18” x 14”, 16" x 20", or other size. 

If it is bigger than an 16” x 20” (and this will be pre-agreed with you, the client, and Artist Bob) there will be additional costs : in materials, labor, and especially shipping. The biggest portrait Artist Bob has shipped recently was a 24” x 48” on aluminum panel, and that shipping cost (Sept. 2023) was approximately $460 (and Fed Ex was the least expensive.) This didn’t include the shipping materials or labor (about another $150).

Lastly, if there are major changes, like a whole new background, there will be an additional labor charge (starting at $600 plus NMGRT).

For ANIMAL acrylic or oil pricing, please see the page about acrylic or oil animal painting.

Enjoy.