Watercolor Commission

Jonalyn will work with you to determine the idea and best photo references to make your idea into a reality. She will creates small pencil sketches of different compositions for your approval. You will sign-off on your favorite composition. She will then create black-and-white and color studies until you feel confident in the direction of your painting. Then she will paint your final piece. One round of revisions is included free-of-charge.

Yes, Jonalyn relies on photographs or references. She can also combine multiple images into one painting or often creates and adds her own reference photos.

To date, Jonalyn has never sent a commissioned person home with a painting they did not like. If you are unhappy with the final painting, you are not obligated to make the final payment or accept a painting you do not like. Jonalyn’s contract protects her collectors every step of the way in the commissioning process.

Jonalyn prefers a bank wire, personal check, but she also accepts credit card and PayPal.

Portraits

“I just got the three portraits and they are so stunning in person. I’m gobsmacked, they are gorgeous!! When they arrived, I laid them out and we have just been admiring them. Great job on the packing, too.”

– Meredith Robinson, Alabama

While Jonalyn can paint in oils and pastels, she has spent 14 years mastering watercolor technique. This medium allows her to paint while sailing Lady Grey. Should you want a commission done in oil, Jonalyn has a short list of competent, professional artists she has worked with who she can recommend.

I start with on-site sketches in pencil, value studies (black and white), and plein air (outdoor painting) sketches whenever possible to properly study a subject. Then I do small color studies to be sure the color is communicating the feel of the place, person or object. I don’t want my watercolors to look like oil painting lite, so I focus on pushing those unique watercolor properties of wet-in-wet and scratching out to allow watercolor to show off its merits. Watercolor is essentially water plus pigment so it shines when used to paint watery elements such as clouds, seascapes, marine landscapes, lakes and ocean. When you use water to paint water you see the elements working in tandem to capture that ethereal, transparent light.

No, but Jonalyn can mock up different sizes and super-impose them onto a picture of your wall. This can show you the way different sizes will look on the spot “in situ” (in place). Jonalyn also offers free framing consulting on color, style and framing methods so you can be certain your painting will be displayed in a style that matches your home. This also gives you the certainty that you know the terminology to request at your frame shop or an online framing service Jonalyn can recommend.

Yes, Jonalyn Studio can ship all over the world. Shipping and insurance on shop items is complimentary for the continental USA. Shipping is additional for all commissioned pieces. All sales are final.

Landscapes

You are such a thoughtful artist, Jonalyn. And the commission you did for my daughter-in-law, she LOVES it. Thank you so much for making this joy happen!!

— Diane Dunn, Exeter, New Hampshire

Jonalyn provides framing consultation for all her collectors free of charge. And a properly chosen mat and frame can dress up, modernize or dress down and relax any painting. Second, we all have places in our home where we want to remember our unique calling and taste. This can be as simple and private as your side of the bathroom sink or the wall inside your closet. Consider the importance of both a man cave and a she-shed in finding places that are uniquely your own.

I once painted a barn in a field when a woman jumped the fence to come talk with me. “Are you painting our barn?” she asked. “Because last year an artist painted my barn and I missed out on that painting. I don’t want to make that same mistake again.” She found out that my painting was only available through the Plein Air Art event in Steamboat Springs that weekend. She arrived opening night to purchase her barn. In a similar way, when a painting speaks to you, I want to do what I can to secure that emotion for you to experience again and again. That's why I am happy to offer a layaway plan.

Jonalyn's commission pieces range from $1000 - $3000 for the 2024 calendar year.

90% of Jonalyn’s collectors share that the top emotions they feel from her paintings are joy, beauty, and peace. The other 10% share they feel thoughtfulness, meaning, winsomeness, and rest.

Still Life

It’s so beautiful, and makes us all smile every time we see it. I love the movement in it and the colors. And most of all, this sense of love and joy and wonder – your art captures so much!

– Susan Cunningham, Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Reasons for commissioning range from house portraits for a special home, family vacation spots, portraits of children and grandchildren, meaningful objects arranged into a still life, grief pieces to honor a person’s life.

Jonalyn wants to help people celebrate their vulnerability. She does this through her published books, her speaking, her daily life on board Lady Grey and in her art.

It begins with the stories of our pain. Jonalyn knows how to bring out those stories so that you can see the connection between your deepest pain and your highest joys. She works carefully with her collectors to highlight their story in a piece of art.

Jonalyn always has a new series she is working on. Make an appointment (hello@jonalynfincher.com) with her to ask if she has availability in her next prototype for you.

Custom Order Commission

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