Portrait Painting Blog

One of the most frequent questions we’re asked is… How long does it take to get a painted portrait? The answer – on average, about 4 weeks.

A lot of our customers are under a time crunch because they are giving the portrait as a gift. Most people don’t worry about gifts until a week or two before a special event. Unfortunately, we can’t speed up the process. Putting speed in front of quality is not something we are comfortable doing. You won’t be happy with the result and neither will the person receiving the gift.

So, how can this problem be solved? Well, you can be honest (sort of). You can tell the person receiving the painting that you are getting them something special, that is custom made but took longer than you thought it would. A hand painted portrait is something that is worth the wait. Two or three years from now when that painting is hanging in their living room, they won’t remember it was a few days late, but they will remember who gave it to them.