Thank you for your interest in my watercolor portraits.

In Your Dreams evolved from my love of illustrating children’s books plus a desire to work directly with individuals who want more than a portrait of their or their loved ones’ physical likeness.

I believe that a portrait must show the unique expression and personality of the individual. Beyond this, the environment and clothing, the time period needn’t be limited by the confines of time and space or physics, Old dogs can fly, children can ride tigers through forests of flowers, there are no limits to your vision.

With my brush and watercolors, I will bring out the very essence that makes you or your loved one different from all other beings on earth.

How to Commission a Portrait

Painting From Photographs

I paint in my studio on an island in the Pacific Northwest. I work from photographs that you provide or that I take myself if you live in the area and we can meet. Please choose photos that are clear and close up.
If, for example, you choose to show a child riding a tiger, a photo of the child riding a pony or straddling a fence would be most helpful. Several photos can be combined to provide the likeness of the person or animal to be painted.

Describe Your Dream

This is probably the most important part of the process. For me to paint your portrait in your dreamscape, I need for you to describe your dream to me. Take some time and let your mind wander, write down these flights of fancy and send them to me along with your photos.
Are you flying or perched in a tree or riding a motorcycle with the wind in your hair? How are you dressed? Where are you? Is it day or night? Are you alone? If not, who is with you? The more you can tell me, the closer I can come to painting what you would like to see, to be. There are no rules…..allow your imagination to fly, have FUN!

To Place An Order

When I take photographs, a 50% deposit is required. If you send your own photographs , I will determine whether they will yield a good result or I need additional images, and I will then request a 50% deposit to start your painting.

Prices for a single person or animal start at
$1250 8 X 10
$2500 16 X 20
Sizes are approximate. Prices increase with additional people/animals and complexity of background etc.

Times required for a completed painting vary widely. Please allow considerable time for deadlines such as Christmas or birthdays. When your painting is nearly completed, a bill for the balance will be sent. After payment is received, the painting will be shipped via UPS unless another method is requested. Shipping is included.
Watercolor prices do not include matting or framing. If you would like your painting matted and/or framed, we can discuss color choices, sizes and charges at any time during the painting process. Most framed paintings are not shipped with glass since broken glass in transit could severely damage the painting itself.

The Medium of Transparent Watercolor

Transparent watercolor is a vibrant, clean, beautiful and magical medium in which the pure, white of the watercolor paper is actually visible through all but the final layers of paint. There is no white paint used. The multiple layering of fine transparent glazes of pigment is a slow and painstaking process but the result of the artist’s patience is an exceptional depth and clarity of color and detail that beautifully shows the textures of fur and hair and foliage, clothing and the glow of skin.

I am committed to giving you the finest portrait and the most personal service possible.

Please email me at:
wendy@wendyedelson.com