Capture the Moment
with an Oil Portrait
200% Happy or 100% Refund
 

Two recent Portraits

Maureen and Theresa

Maureen

In time the strong and stately turrets fall,
In time the rose and silver lilies die,...
Thus all, sweet Fair, in time must have an end,
Except thy beauty, virtues, and thy friend.
Giles Fletcher, c.1610

Time flows like a mighty river.  No sooner is a thing brought in sight than it is swept away.  Life is like a shadow that passes leaving no mark.  Our lives are a series of precious moments and the moments go so fast.  You try to cling, but like sand it runs through  your fingers.  You remember that beautiful time, but memory fades.  Time that was so long grows all too short.

"Part of the portrait painter’s art is to produce a sort of synthesis, something more various, richer, than even an astute photographer can catch by snapping a shutter in a camera. The portrait painter must be skilled in human observation, he must actually be moved by his subject as well as by his profession."   Parker Tyler, 1972

YOUR SNAPSHOT TRANSFORMED INTO FINE ART?
IT CAN BE DONE.

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...send your favorite photo...
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Portraits in Oil
by Robert Bissett
nationally known artist

ONLY THE ULTIMATE PORTRAIT WILL DO?
I also offer a more traditional portrait service involving travel to your home or office, photo sessions, preliminary pencil sketch, preliminary color study, and final painting.  See the price chart for this alternative.

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"Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul."  W. Somerset Maugham

This snapshoot could become an oil portrait

"Why is it that no photograph of a person has the depth a painted portrait can have? The two embody different quantities of time. A photograph is a “snapshot,” whether or not it was posed; it shows one particular moment of time and what the person looked like right then, what his surface showed."   Robert Nozick, 1989

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"Taking Great Photos with any Camera"   
This will raise your skill with the camera to a
new level...snapshots for your custom
oil portrait will be, well, a snap!

"Beauty is a form of genius -- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon."
~ Oscar Wilde

Hans, detail
15" x 30"
By Robert Bissett

This is Hans who lives in Germany.  He had a long career as a professional musician.  He speaks not a word of English, but he can walk into a restaurant and make a dozen friends before he leaves.  He's a loveable guy, very enthusiastic.  I think I've captured some of his spirit in this portrait. 

My internet pricing is affordable for just about anyone.

You'll receive high resolution digital photos
of the painting.  You'll be able to examine
every square inch before you spend a dime.

Then, hang it on the wall
Show your friends and family.
You must be thrilled with it .
If not, send it back
and I'll correct it or give you a full refund.
 ...a 30 day 100%  money back  guarantee,

"Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." ~ Franz Kafka

Recent portrait

"Beauty is not beauty without love." ~ Thomas Campion

 I'll work from your  favorite snapshoot. 
You can send a digital photo attached to an email or
send prints by snail mail. 
A brief description of the subjects personality and background is not required but can be helpful.

This is a very personalized service
with excellent communication
at each step of the process.
You will be working with me, the artist,
not a third party...I will personally
make every brush stroke
(A word to the wise.)

"Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike." ~ John Muir

Here's what will happen:  I'll email an initial composition to you for your approval.  This will be made on the computer rather than hand painted...a big time saver.

Throughout the painting process using quality oil paint and materials you will receive images of the progress so you can add your input and make suggestions.  I'll make changes as needed until you are

totally satisfied with the portrait

"I cannot see that art is anything less than a way of making joys perpetual." ~ Rebecca West

You will never get an unhappy surprise.  You will know EXACTLY what you're going to get before paying for it. 

In fact, I won't accept your money until you
convince me you are
truly excited about the painting.

"The artist does not draw what he sees, but what he has to make others see." ~ Edgar Degas

And, if you live with the painting for 30 days and decide
it's not what you wanted after all for what ever reason
you can send it back for a

 100% refund of the purchase price. 

I ask only that you pay for return shipping. 
Be sure to save the packaging for 30 days.

My guess is you wouldn't part with it
for any amount of money

Accepted to major
national show

Below is the pricing chart.  I urge you to take advantage of these low, introductory prices.  To help you decide...

Bonus Offer #1...
No need to order a portrait first
Available to everyone who visits site

I will send you high quality close-up views on paper of "Hans" at the top of this page so you can really see the brush work and of several other examples.  For this I will need your mailing address.  A $5.00 value.  As always, your info will not be sold, traded or given away. Privacy is guaranteed.

and

Free electronic print*. 
Choose any image on my website
A $30 value.
 
Your info will not be sold, traded or given away.
Privacy is guaranteed.
*Hi-Res file, permission to make
one print suitable for framing up to 8x10".

Yours to keep no matter what you decide
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Bonus Offer #2...

Once payment has been received your portrait will be carefully packaged for shipping and in that package I will include an
ARCHIVAL FINE ART 8" x 10" PRINT
of your new painting.
A $25.00 value

Yours to keep no matter what you decide

"What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject-matter, an art which might be for every mental worker...a good armchair...to rest from physical fatigue." ~ Henri Matisse, 1908

PRICE CHART

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In the chart above find the appropriate size, then select the column that matches the number of
subjects in the portrait to see the price...
don't overlook the note about shipping costs. 
No hidden fees and no extra charges unless you decide to upgrade.
This price does not include a frame.
Framing is an option that can be discussed as the
portrait nears completion.

The final size and composition will be tailored to your needs
if necessary as we work our way through the painting process.

You risk nothing and you owe nothing until you are
satisfied with the final portrait.

"Beauty is not in the face; Beauty is a light in the heart." ~ Kahlil Gibran

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