If you'd like to buy a piece please send an email to benskigurl@hotmail.com with the following information: Name and contact information The painting you are interested in. How you found the site. I will get back to you on the availability of the painting and when you can expect it to be shipped. Payments must be made with paypal, check or money order. No cashier checks or credit cards. Invoicing will include exact shipping, handling, and packaging costs. I've had some run-ins with art thieves and internet cons, so I have to make it very clear to new buyers that the painting will be sent only after the payment has been received and cleared through the bank. Shipping Please specify the type of shipping you would prefer. Smaller paintings are shipped stretched on their original wooden stretcher frame, larger paintings (anything wider than 24 inches) are taken off of the stretcher bars and are shipped rolled up in a tube. They can then be taken to a local framer and re-stretched. All paintings are shipped unframed but framing can be arranged upon request. Shipping prices will fluctuate depending upon weight, distance and priority, but I've found that ground shipments within the continental US are generally in the price ranges listed below: 11.00 - 20.00 for paintings smaller than 16 x 20. 40.00 - 55.00 for paintings larger than 16 x 20. 8.00 - 15.00 for canvases shipped in heavy duty tubes. Special sizes/longer distances may require alternate shipping methods. Handling The handling price is 5.00 per painting. Packaging Paintings need a lot of protection when shipped. This requires sturdy boxes and lots of foam and bubble wrap. When possible, I try to use recycled materials to reduce the packaging cost, however, be aware that packaging may sometimes run anywhere from 15.00 to 45.00 dollars per painting. Copyright information: The artist always retains the copyright. Unless you have purchased a copyright license along with your painting, you are not by law allowed to make copies of it for commercial use. If you'd like to use one of my paintings for a logo, poster, t-shirt etc... let me know and I will work with you to come up with a license price specific to your needs. Commission Information Commissions can take as little as 1 month or more than a year depending upon the size of the piece and my workload at the moment. If you're interested in commissioning a piece, send me an email with the below checklist filled out. A clear explanation of what kind of painting you would like. Size range you prefer (exact height and width is helpful). Gallery wrapped, yes or no. Gallery wrap allows you the option of not having to frame your piece. Where you're thinking of hanging the piece. Time constraints if any. Budget constraints if any. Contact Information Pricing: I usually figure out pricing after I have the specifics of the commission, since it really depends on the type of materials needed, time constraints, size and most importantly the amount of detail, however, below I've provided a very loose pricing format to give a general idea of cost. 8x10 inches 60.00 - 175.00 11x14 inches 150.00 - 275.00 12x16 inches 160.00 - 300.00 16x20 inches 300.00 - 800.00 20x20 inches 350.00 - 800.00 18x24 inches 400.00 - 800.00 24x32 inches 600.00 - 1000.00 36x36 inches 700.00 - 1000.00 36x42 inches 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 54x64 inches 1,800.00 - 3,500.00 An important thing to note is, if you want a copy of a piece that you've seen on my website, I love to re-visit ideas but since I often am working in different pallet ranges and have an overdeveloped sense of artistic license I won't be able to do an exact copy (See the example below). If you think you'd be happier with an exact copy, let me know and I will quote out a giclee print copy for you. A giclee is a beautiful reproduction of the actual painting printed on canvas that can be stretched and even texturized to look exactly like an original painting. I can't do giclees of every painting you see on the site because I have to have the original to do so, but if you are interested in something, please inquire and I'll let you know if it is possible. This is the original painting. This is the commissioned painting.