TO BUY AN OIL PAINTING
Please contact Monique directly with the name or description of the painting you wish to purchase including your location for shipping rates. An email or phone call will get personal attention. If the painting is available, you will receive a fair quote for the artwork and the shipping costs. THE ARTIST WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF THE PAINTING. Monique's original oil paintings range in price from as little as $1000 upwards.
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TO ORDER AN OIL PORTRAIT
Please contact Monique directly. Emailing photos in jpeg format is the simplest way to deliver the pictures to the artist, but you can also mail photos or slides or negatives, and for an inclusive fee she is available for live interviews and photography including travelling internationally.Include as much detail as you can about the style and particular pose or angle you are looking for, extra pictures help inspire THE ARTIST and please describe your loved one or subject.
COSTS start as little as $500 up to $2000 for a hand painted oil portrait. Prices are based on the size of the canvas, number of subjects, and complexity/ time factor with details, backgrounds, interviews, etc. All costs are pre-arranged before beginning, there are no surprises and satisfaction is assured. There is a 50% deposit required when painting begins and the remaining payment is required after approving final photo before shipping.
PAYMENT with Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, or cheque. Paypal is preferred and its simple to use any bank or credit card. Cheques are accepted but take longer to mail and must clear before shipping. Oil Portraits require 50% deposit to begin and the remainder before shipping completed portrait.
SHIPPING AND DELIVERY are handled through UPS for international deliveries to Europe, China, India, Australia and the United States. Paintings shipped within Canada are shipped by FedEx, UPS, or Canada Post.
ORDER TIME - Portraits are normally completed within a month from confirming your order with Monique. If you have an important date please discuss it with Monique when ordering.
GUARANTEED SATISFACTION with every commissioned oil portrait. Before transporting your finished painting you will receive a picture attached to a friendly email to assure you of the quality and to allow for minor adjustments before shipping.
MODIFICATIONS OR REVISIONS to the original order must be in accordance with the original instructions to be included in the original price. Emailed photos, clear descriptive instructions from you, and a personal one on one interview will allow Monique to create the portrait you have always dreamed about.
Questions or Comments info@moniquegermaine.net
The painting above is Breakthrough started in 1987. The painting is 74" x 50" and done in oils. Here Monique Germaine contrasts the then deteriorating Gastown with the relatively new and popular Granville Island in Vancouver British Columbia. As cobblestones erupt and puppets fade from view on the right, the bustle of Granville Island Market provides a sharp contrast to the unpopulated Gastown. The limp and un-manipulated puppets are a sharp counterpoint to the vital characters on the left of the painting.
On the right are two puppets (figures which are manipulated totally by others) who are dying and slipping down into the earth. Shoots from their transformed bodies are thrusting through the brick to the left and finally transformed into a vigorous new life that has roots and strength of its own and the power to make a space for itself. The left side of the painting represents our conscious selves (you may recognize Granville Island Market) with her younger child Peter counting his money, while the right side symbolizes our unconscious (scenes from Gastown). As in all the Artist’s paintings, the two unite to form a whole.
TOYS
60" x 119" - OIL ON ROLLED CANVAS
BIRD
OIL ON CANVAS - $5000.00
