Commissioning Work
Jonathan Myles-Lea produces 3 different types of House & Garden paintings: House Portraits, Garden Plans and Estate Surveys.
House Portraits show a straightforward
view of the property painted from ground level.
Examples of this style include: Bedford House, Chipperfield Manor, Church
Street, Wooton, Llanfendigaid (click on the images for more details).
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Garden Plans show a site from directly above or from an elevated perspective. Examples of this style include: The Laskett, Huys de Dohm, Kasteel Wylre, Ein Englischer Garten and The Deer Tower.
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Estate Surveys depict a larger area
including the house and gardens surrounded by landscape.
Examples of this style include: Daylesford, Stowe Landscape Gardens and
Somerleyton Hall.
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If you decide that you would like to talk to Jonathan about commissioning
a painting he will usually make an arrangement to visit you without
obligation. This arrangement includes the UK, the Benelux countries,
the Cote d'Azur, northern Italy and the USA (east coast). (Travelling costs
may be charged for other locations.)
During his visit Jonathan will make sketches of the
property and he will make suggestions concerning the composition of the picture
and the dimensions of the painting. He will also provide you with a price
for the framed work. A current approximate guide to pricing is also available
by e-mail. Depending upon the extent of the property, more than one 'sketching'
visit may be necessary to survey the entire site. This will be the case if
he is creating a Garden Plan or Estate Survey.
Jonathan produces a detailed pen & ink compositional drawing before
he begins his paintings on canvas.
This drawing is discussed in great detail with the client before any
work begins on the final picture.
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Specifications
Myles-Lea works on linen canvas, which is sometimes laid on panel. His paints
are manufactured by the 'Old Holland' company, which was established in 1664.
Dutch Masters such as Van Gogh, Vermeer and Van Rysdael used these paints
and artists and restorers still favor these pigments today because of their
high quality and colour permanence.
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Jonathan’s frames are usually designed and constructed by the artist
himself. They are of a timber construction which is gessoed, gilded, ebonised
and waxed. The design is based upon Dutch & Spanish 17th century frames.
Also see: Commissioning a Face Portrait