Hickman Bailey Studio

Hello everyone! I’m already doing Christmas portraits for this up coming Christmas! If you are interested in me doing one for you, this year, please contact me. I would love to do one for you.

All painted portraits need to be commissioned by October 1st.
It takes a while for me to paint portraits. Weather and timing is a big factor on how soon I can finish one, not to mention drying time and being able to seal it before Christmas. Contact me very soon, if you want one painted.

Drawings need to be commissioned before Dec 1. I can do these a bit quicker, but I usually have several and I do them in the order received. The sooner yours is commissioned the earlier I can do it and get it to you.

I can work from your preferred photos, but your photo CAN NOT have a copyright on it. If you have a question on the photo you would like to have done, please ask me about it. In most cases, I can use your photo. I am also more than willing to take my own photos of your special person or pet.

I would love to create a wonderful Christmas present for your someone special or for yourself.
Contact me soon if you are interest!

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I’ve finally got something to share that’s not Christmas!

I remember back in the day, as a college student, loving to go out with a group to go plein air painting. I absolutely loved driving out to a farm, to old home places or even in town to find that place we would all meet up at and ask for permission to paint landscapes of interesting buildings. We were a group made of all different ages totally filled with excitement to get to work. Everyone had a different take on what we were all painting and it was fun to see each others take on the subject of interest. There were never ever two paintings that looked a like even though we were all painting the same thing. I absolutely miss those fun exciting days.

Remembering those fun days, I’ve decided I am going to get started at that again. Fall just seems like a fantastic time to get started at it again.

This is the first one I’ve painted in a long time. This practice piece is ‘Fall Barn’. It’s painted in oil, on a 12x16 panel.

It’s not great but I’m so pleased with it all the same.

Hello everybody! I’ve been busy doing some incredible commissions! I can’t share any because every single one is Christmas.
I’ve delivered some already, some are in progress and some are waiting to be created.
Which brings me to this..... I decided to put an end date on Christmas commissions, to insure everyone gets their commissions in plenty of time for Christmas.
Dates are as follows....
Painted commissions- I need what you want commissioned by November 1.
Drawings - I need what you want commissioned by December 1.

Make sure you submit your commissions if you are wanting them for Christmas. I want to insure you have them in plenty of time. Doing these take time and I cannot guarantee one if you wait after these dates, as I have many to do. Commissions are worked on in the order they are received.
There are quite a few wanting them but have not submitted specifics of what they want done.
So please don’t wait to long. I absolutely would love to do them for you!