A selection of Portrait Commissions from photographs painted by Alison Burchert. To commission your own portrait, please contact Alison on 01621 819272 or email at [email protected]
When you commission a portrait from me, you are investing in my 35 years of art experience and the care and attention I give to each and every client regarding their personal wishes. Most people have a photograph in mind that they would like to have as a portrait but I am always willing to come and do a photoshoot with you if not.
Prices start from as little as £315 unframed for an A5 size and go up to 100x70cm. (priced on size and subject matter).
A 50% deposit is required when you book your portrait and I am still guaranteeing ones in time for Christmas but please contact me as soon as possible if you have a time frame. Portraits needed in the New year will be first on the list in 2020.
Prices start from as little as £315 unframed for an A5 size and go up to 100x70cm. (priced on size and subject matter).
A 50% deposit is required when you book your portrait and I am still guaranteeing ones in time for Christmas but please contact me as soon as possible if you have a time frame. Portraits needed in the New year will be first on the list in 2020.
Roy commissioned me to do this portrait of his dear late wife Wendy so that she would always be there to greet him when he came into the lounge. He was overwhelmed with her likeness and couldn't have wished for a lovelier Christmas present.
Below is a detail from the large London/Suffolk piece. The tiny details in these portraits meant my pastel pencils had to be sharpened constantly!
Below we have a beautiful 101 year old, commissioned by her Granddaughter. Lots of intricate detail on this one, especially on the hands and face.
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The 'Pippa' Portrait was commissioned by a very devoted wife for her husband as a surprise for his 50th birthday. The challenges with lots of black fur is to make sure you always use a cool underpainting such as a blue or purple/magenta. This way, when the black chalk goes on over the top, these beautiful hues will pull through when doing the fine detail.
Work in progress before blending or fine detail. 
Pets are always fascinating to do and I love the challenge that each one gives me for capturing their individual personalities. All that is needed is a clear photograph. If you don't have any you like and your pet is still with you, I can always come and take the photographs for you.
This was an amazing portrait to work on which took me almost 3 months to complete.
It is a combination of the subjects life from his London home in a town house in Folgate street and his bedroom in Colchester Essex where he stays with his Father. A talented musician and PR for a classical recording company, his treasures were somewhat interesting. The view from the window was of where he would ultimately like to live in Suffolk but he actual window was from his London house (pictured in the photo behind his left shoulder). He collected paperweights and many small toy cars but the Lincoln behind him was from a photo of his real car. When I did the photoshoot with him, he was constantly on his mobile phone so it seemed appropriate for him to be looking at it in the painting. Quintessentially British, he loved history, old masters, old films and buildings and books. He also loved flowers...and his gin and tonic! The photos on the table were if his late Mum and baby brother. His younger brother died when he was 6 years old. His Father was from a photo I took when I visited the Colchester house. 
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