Commission a painting, licensed artwork, illustration by tracy hall

COMMISSIONED ARTWORK

Commissions are welcomed as my workload permits - please get in touch to discuss your requirements with no obligation.

illustration

Much of my day to day work is in illustration - turning words into pictures! I am often commissioned to produce artwork for jigsaw companies and I really enjoy the variety and challenges it brings. A fair few of my paintings are available as top quality archival prints, greeting cards and gifts which can be purchased through the Shop with delivery available worldwide. If you are interested in commissioning artwork for your project or in licensing an existing piece please get in touch.

Border Collie Pet Portrait in watercolour by Tracy Hall

pet portraits

A specially commissioned, realistic painting is an increasingly popular way to remember and celebrate a much loved companion. I have been painting portraits of people's pets for many years, with happy customers all over the world, and am usually able to accept a few commissions for pet portraits each year. You can see some examples in my Pet Portrait Gallery.

If you would like me to paint your pet, check availability or simply have a chat about your requirements, please get in touch.

other subjects

An original painting makes a wonderful investment or gift and I can work from your photographs, for example of a pet, or I can source the reference material, for example a flower painting. You can have a painting of any size, and once we have discussed what you are after I will be able to give you a quote for the finished work or offer advice based on your ideas and budget. A 50% non-returnable deposit is required to ensure your place in my worklist and allow for me to begin preparation. I do not currently accept commissions for miniature paintings and the waiting list for larger work is twelve months. If you would like to have a chat about your requirements please get in touch.

natural history

The Orkney Book of Birds was first published in 2008 and included fifty full colour plates, which I produced in collaboration with author Tim Dean, showing the birds in typical island settings. It has proved hugely popular with residents and visitors alike. Working with the Orkney ID Field Guides I produced illustrations of dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies from the specimens held in the Lorimer Collection at the Orkney Archive, and The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group commissioned botanical studies for the Viking Heath Project, set up to raise awareness of and preserve the maritime heath and grassland environment. Archival signed prints of these paintings and signed copies of The Orkney Book of Birds are available in the Shop.

KALEIDOS GAMES

It has been a real delight to work recently with Italian Game designer Spartaco Albertarelli. Firstly, to create a new expansion pack of ten images for his award winning game 'Kaleidos', which was first released in 1995. These new images are compatible with all earlier versions of the game and the rules are very simple - find as many words as possible, with the same initial letter, from within the illustrations supplied. All of Kaleidos Games are designed to be 'language independent' and cater for all ages in their range.

I was then asked to create 63 individual paintings of cats for their new card game, 'Purrfect' ( a game for 4-7 humans) which was great fun! Each of the seven cats is painted in nine different poses, and to win a round, a player must collect all nine...whilst imitating a cat. It's a fast, fun game for all ages with easy to learn rules and a duration of around 30 mins. The game is dedicated to Spartaco's much loved cat, Leo.

Cat lovers may also like to know that a selection of the paintings created for 'Purrfect' are available as archival prints direct from the artist and have also been reproduced on a number of items in the Gift Shop - please get in touch if you would like more information!

licensing

Many of my paintings are available for commercial purposes and subjects include flowers, wildlife, animals, birds, country life and farming scenes. I have a substantial archive of work not shown on this website, so it is always worth asking if I have anything suitable. Alternatively artwork can be commissioned especially for your project. Just drop me a line and I will do my best to help.

Our thanks to Julia for permission to reproduce this photo of her cat, Lucy, helping with the jigsaw 'Puss n Boots' ! Lucy was subsequently a guest model in the painting 'Home Comforts' commissioned by House of Puzzles.