Portrait Information and Terms
www.frontierrots.com/dogsbydiane.htm
The pencil (graphite) drawing will take me on average, 20-30 hours to complete. This is done in 1-3 hour increments a day because I have health issues, so this means I'm not fast, and I don't always draw every day. AVERAGE time for drawing completion is a month, but can be longer or shorter, I can not promise exact deadlines.
The most important thing for you, the client, to remember is this is an "Artistic impression rendering" of what "I" see in your photos. It will NOT be a photograph nor a photo realism drawing. My style is more "graphite smudge" (more detailed than chalk, less detailed than photo realism) as you can see in the website photos.  To repeat, My drawings are not exact replications of the photos (that is photo realism) but "my" interpretation of what "I" see in them. Typically I work from an assortment of pictures with one being the "primary" picture and pulling details from others.
Portrait Cost is $350.00 (Logos and "other" art priced differently) and that includes priority mail shipping, insurance + a "Conservation set" 
(a "Conservation set" is: custom cut archival/conservation grade UV protective acrylic glass, custom cut archival/conservation mats, acid free tape and custom cut archival/conservation grade backboard).
Cost is in USD for those outside of the U.S.A.
Actual size varies. The end drawing is the size that seems to work best with the subject I am dealing with. Usually what this ends up being is approximately 10" X 12" - 13" X 15" +/- (image only not counting matting, matting and free space adds 2 1/2 - 3" in size per side)
There is a guarantee:
No money is due til completed and I send you a .jpg picture proof. (keep in mind that graphite reflects light and is difficult to photograph so the actual drawing will be sharper and more detailed than the photo as well as probably being a bit darker)
If you do not "see" YOUR dog, I keep the drawing and sell it and you owe nothing but, you also get nothing. 
IF you feel the drawing IS a good "Artistic impression rendering" of your dog, then you pay me and I ship it once the conservation set arrives -typically 2 weeks after completion and your payment. 
(see above- Conservation set is everything EXCEPT a frame and typically I choose colors from the dog itself for the mats).
 Framing is available AT MY COST, But is entirely optional
Payment can be by postal or bank money order or by Paypal. (IF paying by Paypal, please add 4% to cover the Paypal fees)
For packages being shipped outside of the U.S.:  ALL shipping and related fees above $20.00 USD will be the responsibility of the client and I will calculate the approximate cost of this for you BEFORE starting your portrait so that there is no surprise.
Remember, this artwork is for your personal use (home, website, business card, personal stationery, kennel advertising etc) and NOT to be used for prints, notecards, t-shirts etc... as that would be a violation of artist copyright law. 
.IF you intend to use the completed artwork for prints, cards, shirts, etc please ask about a commercial use agreement.
Please note: Any photographs that you provide for primary use (meaning the portrait will most resemble it), that were not taken by yourself or immediate family, will need to have the actual photographer give permission for it's use.
Cancellation of a commission; 
IF I the artist, determine that I will be unable to complete your artwork for whatever reason (for example, but not limited to: photographs not good enough) You will not be charged any fees. I DO promise that I will never cancel a commission booking in order to take another in your place! (However if I do not have suitable photos for your commission by the time I reach your "place in line", I WILL move on to the next one until such time as I have suitable photos. At which point I will then begin your portrait next.)
 IF you, the client, decide at any point AFTER I have started to draw, to cancel the commission you are free to do so however a $50.00 cancellation fee will be charged. IF you cancel your booking BEFORE I start to draw your artwork, there is no fee.
THANK YOU!
Diane Richardson, Dogs By Diane, frontierrots@msn.com 
Commission Agreement
For clients commissioning a portrait please sign ,date and print your name under the following three statements and return to me by Postal mail. I cannot start your portrait until I have this in my file. Be sure to complete the address and contact info section too.
I have read the above conditions/ terms of commissions and agree to ALL of them. I understand that if I decline purchase of the resulting artwork that I will not be receiving any artwork, but I will also owe no payment.
 I understand that I have 3 days to respond with an approval or disapproval once sent the .jpg proof. Failure to respond in that time frame forfeits the right to purchase the drawing, thus cancelling the commission. At this point Diane Richardson has the right to sell the drawing without any financial or artwork obligation to me.

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I agree that Diane Richardson has permission to use my supplied photographs to create this artwork and reproduce the resulting artwork (if desired) in any medium/format as long as the image is "shot" prior to shipment to me, and/or may sell the resulting original artwork if I decline purchase of it upon completion, without any immediate or future financial obligation to me in any form.

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Diane Richardson has permission to use the portrait created for me in her portfolio, website and in advertising.

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