Giclees for other family members

[Kent Curole]

I have a client who's wife passed away. I've discussed the possiblities of Giclees for family members and he will probably be going with it.

[Michele Rushworth]

I just finished a commission for a client whose wife passed away, also. He wanted something to give to his three daughters. Our solution was to have me paint three virtually identical portraits. (Nice way for me to get additional work and each daughter now has an original painting.)

I nailed three canvases together side by side, put them on my easel and painted them all at the same time (forehead, forehead, forehead, eyebrow, eyebrow, eyebrow). It was a strange way to work but the paintings all turned out great, and everybody's happy.

[Leslie Ficcaglia]

The cost of the gicl

[Cindy Procious]

I'm bumping this old thread up rather than post a new one -

I wonder how many of you make prints for family members? If you do, do you make a profit off the prints, or do you do it as a service to your client?

Do you think it devalues the original portrait to have prints hanging in other people's homes, or does it enhance the value for the owner of the original?

Finally - if you do prints - what method do you use? Your own printer, giclee prints, etc?

Thanks in advance for your input...

Cindy