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Internationally collected artist, Liz van der Werff creates portraits in Oils, Pastels, Watercolor and Acrylic - - |
Welcome to my Portrait Gallery
This is the
site of one single artist - I personally create every painting,
on my very own real-artist-easel from the finest archival artist's materials.
(smile)
My portraits are unconditionally guaranteed - to make you happy and to be enduring archival art.
I'm so glad you found my gallery -
I have always
been fascinated by faces,
human and animal, young and old.
There is so much in a face:
the life one has led,
or the possibilities of a life yet to come.
I strive with each portrait
to capture not only the likeness of the person or companion,
but their personality and experiences as well.
I do not want to merely copy a form, a photograph can do that -
I want to make the life and the spark of each painting leap from the canvas.
Until that happens, the portrait is not complete.
Some portraits are of companions who have passed away
and who live on in a loving gaze and a fondly remembered face.
I do not allow galleries to represent me - galleries take up to 50% or even 60% of the selling price! This would raise my prices tremendously. I have resigned from all the galleries that displayed my work - the internet allows me to reach you personally with no middleman.
If you are looking for an artist whom you can talk to personally, and who gets to know and really care about the people and animals that are depicted on her canvases, you've come to the right place.
I am not an artist who has awards and ribbons, and a list of higher education degrees . . .
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. . . The education I receive is from clients who become friends. . . . The awards I value are the emails from clients that are overjoyed that the painting surpasses the photo that was sent and clients who can gaze at a portrait of their beloved pet and remember the good times, even though their companion has crossed the rainbow bridge. . . . The recognition I appreciate is from the mothers and fathers who have commissioned portraits of their children who are growing up so fast, but are caught on canvas forever young and lively. The letters, cards and emails I get from clients are more precious to me than any art association award or 'recognition' could ever be. I make every effort to keep my commission rates low enough that the new young husband can suprise his wife with a wedding portrait, or the couple who have been together for years can afford a golden anniversary portrait. All portaits are created from the highest quality artist's materials in time-honored techniques for a fraction of what you might expect. |
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Because of the tremendous service provided to our citizens and our country, I discount police, military, fire and rescue portraits. Please make sure you let me know if you are in one of those categories. I will create a oil on canvas portrait of any police or fireman who has been killed in the line of duty, free of charge. ANNOUNCING
A NEW PROJECT Every week I conduct an auction in which the proceeds go to a charity organization. A
portion of the commission fees generated by every animal portrait
is donated to animal rescue operations. The
images on these pages are very rough impressions of the actual paintings. If you reached my site from another webpage, please let me know who referred you . Professional Affiliation: Member
of the American Society of Portrait Artists |
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