FAQs

Shipping is free on all orders.

Original artwork, such as drawings and paintings  are shipped in 1-4 business days, after purchase.  

Prints may take 5-7 business days to ship, as they are ordered from a professional printer for printing, before being mailed to you.   

All orders, excluding large paintings, are shipped  via US Postal Mail,  or  either First Class or Priority Mail, depending on the weight of the package.  Large paintings are shipped via UPS.

All orders ship from the Chicagoland area.  First class mail has a 3-5 mailing day turnaround and Priority Mail has a 1-3 mailing day turnaround, depending on the destination.  These are estimates provided by the USPS.  Delays can happen, which are outside of my control, due to inclement weather, USPS delays, holiday volume, errors in address provided, etc

UPS  shipments have a 2-5 business days transit time, depending on the destination.  Chicago area destinations  normally have two day transit times.

Tracking will be provided with the shipment notification to give you the estimated date of receipt.

I'm sorry but, due to an ever changing landscape of rules and tariffs governing international shipments coming from the U.S. I will no longer be fulfilling international orders.  

Prints come in a mat with a backer, which are in a clear sleeve.  Th sleeve is secured between two pieces of cardboard, with foam padding on the sleeve.   This is then mailed in a ridgid shipping mailer.

Small artworks are packed in bubble wrap and foam.   Then they are  securely braced in  a carton, so the artwork does not shift in transit.  

Large paintings are wrapped in bubble wrap.  They are then floated in a carton, by bracing all four corners of the piece against the inside corner of the carton.  This insures that the surface of the painting is subjected to friction or weight in transit. 

Shipping is offered on all items, however, local pick up is available.  We are in Homewood 60430, a suburb an hour South of downtown Chicago.  Email me to arrange a time. 

I will not do custom drawings.

I will do custom paintings.  

A very popular request is to include people and pets in the foreground of one of my Chicago skylines.  I work from photos provided, doing the characters in my own style.

I will do a variety of other custom paintings as well,  in my style, of a subject you have in mind.  I can adapt to any color pallet you like.

Reach out to me with your ideas.

Large paintings arrive ready to hang.  They are painted either on a stretched canvas or a cradled wood panel. 

 My stretched canvases always stay on their stretcher bars, and that is how you will receive it.  in most cases the stretchers are 1.5 inch thick, unless otherwise noted in listing for the painting.  The edges are staple free and painted a neutral gray.  All canvases are wired in back for hanging.

Paintings on cradled wood  are almost always  1.5 inches thick.  Some rare paintings are .75 inches thick and are noted in the listing.  The edges of the panel are 100% solid wood and stained a medium walnut.  The back of the painting is wired for hanging.  Smaller wood panels can sit on a shelf, or hang on a wall.

All paintings are titled and dated on the back.  The front has my painted signature with year.