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Watercolour Painting Commissions
Order an original painting featuring your own classic vehicle

​ How to Commission a Painting of your Classic Car or Motorbike

I paint two formats of commissions.
1) The Standard Commission is an A3 size painting of one vehicle with a plain background, where you provide the photos.
2) The Bespoken Commission Painting features your vehicle/vehicles with a background of your choice. I will travel to you, spending time on a photo shoot and discussing the content and composition. The visit normally takes a day and is very much a team event!
Sizes start from 55cm x 40cm.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob to discuss the details of your painting or phone him on 01952 412918. 

*Coronavirus Update*

With the relaxation of restrictions I am now able to travel to your location to photograph your vehicle, discuss your ideas, sort out the composition and to produce a sketch to you to approval.
Where required we will sit outside, social distance and wear masks.
I want you to feel safe and I want to be safe!

How to take photos of your classic vehicle:
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1) Decide which angles of the vehicle you prefer, most people go for a three quarter angle showing the front and the side of the vehicle. ( See images above.) 
2) Choose a dry sunny day on which to take your photos.
3) Position the vehicle so that the front is facing the sun, but so the side is not in such direct sunlight. Ensure that there is plenty of space around the vehicle so you are able to photograph it from a distance of 8-10 meters (approx). Use the zoom to fill the photo frame with the vehicle, leaving some space around the edges. 
4) Photograph the vehicle from multiple angles. I have found that the best photos are taken at bonnet height for cars and headlamp height for motorbikes. You may need to kneel down to take these photos.
5) Once you have taken several photos, decide which you prefer and email them to me at bob.spendlove@blueyonder .co.uk

Standard Commission 

For this format , you will need to send me photos from which I will paint your car or motorbike. Please read the section on taking photos of your classic vehicle, which is under the MGTC image below. I will then sketch out the composition and email that to you for your approval. You then pay a £150.00 deposit by BACs and I will arrange a completion date. When finished I will email you an image of the painting,  and ask you pay the balance by BACs. The mounted and wrapped painting is then posted to you. The standard size of the painting is A3 (42cm x 30cm) and is painted in the style of the BSA opposite, with a plain background. Prices start from £425.00 plus postage and packaging @ £30.00 UK only
​Please go to Contacts on this website to send an e-mail, or phone Bob on 01952 412918 for further details.


Bespoken Commissioned Painting


Here's a step-by-step of how a bespoken commissioned painting is created:
The visit normally takes a day and is very much a team event!

I will come to your house on a dry day and discuss what you would like over a cup of coffee. Then together we sort out the photo shoot. We will need to position the vehicle so that I can get around it with plenty of space and to move the vehicle for different lighting effects to get the photos we need.
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I will then create a drawing from the photos I have taken and your ideas we have discussed. When you are happy with the composition of the preliminary drawing and we have agreed on the size ,I will then give you a price and an approximate delivery date for the finished painting. At this point I will ask for a deposit of £250.00.
 Prices for a completed painting start from £850.00 plus travel expenses. This would be for a Single Vehicle with a background of the customers choice, an example of which is the MG outside the garage opposite. This painting size is 22"x15". If you wanted two vehicles in your painting, or a more comprehensive background a larger format maybe required.
​Price is dependent on size and complexity.
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 The balance is due on collection/delivery. The finished artwork comes double mounted and wrapped in a clear plastic film for protection and display.
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If you would like an original watercolour painting, Contact Bob via the website or phone me on 01952 412918
















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