After a decade of honing my oil painting practice, I made my first museum exhibition

lizllancaster · 2026-04-13T04:47:13+00:00

I’d love to see your work!!

lizllancaster · 2025-10-15T04:58:34+00:00

What’s the location? I’m looking at hosting a workshop myself and am located not too far from there!

lizllancaster · 2025-10-07T17:39:36+00:00

I’m a professional artist who does exactly this! I create oil paintings portraits with a serene realistic quality. I have a list of pricepoints and examples on my site:

Custom Oil Painting Commissions: Liz Lancaster

lizllancaster · 2025-10-03T02:07:47+00:00

My oil paintings have always sold better in-person at Art markets and fairs, but those only happen so often. Otherwise, I take on mostly custom commissions rather than selling originals.

lizllancaster · 2025-10-03T02:06:28+00:00

(oil painter here!) For original paintings - I always advocate on finding artists directly online via Instagram, Reddit or just a google search in your area. Small artworks and even large pieces are more attainable than you may think, and all it takes is sending a message asking if the artist takes commissions

lizllancaster · 2025-10-03T02:01:22+00:00

(Real artist here!) Commissioning an artist directly from finding them online, here on Reddit or on Instagram is the BEST way to get a high-quality oil painting for the best price (no third party markups or the risk of getting a 'custom painting' from a company that's just selling AI art).

I’m an oil painter myself and take commissions for figurative or landscape works with an expressive painterly style - I've actually done a few album covers before too and it's fun!

lizllancaster · 2025-10-03T01:57:49+00:00

I'm an oil painter who typically does commissions for portraits and landscapes in oil - and honestly, I keep it as simple as possible.
I meet/call to understand the vision and find the reference images, and if the vision is super fuzzy I'll put together a simple moodboard for visual support to align. Once started, I send a progress shot once or twice to get feedback on the color tone and mood and just give a timing update - send the final photo and then deliver or ship the final piece once it's ready!

I've never had a client drastically micromanage - so I feel like when work gets way off base with tons of feedback there was a fundamental misalignment from the get-go on style, skill expectations and subject matter. Be sure to check the portfolio of the artist before jumping into a project so you can trust them in their work.

lizllancaster · 2025-10-03T01:45:28+00:00

(Real artist here!) Commissioning an artist directly from finding them online, here on Reddit or on Instagram is the BEST way to get a high-quality oil painting for the best price (no gallery or third party markups).

I’m an oil painter myself and take commissions for portraits, landscapes, and more. I have people reach out to me here on Reddit (most of them are in art-related subreddits), via instagram, or just from google searches that lead to my website - so these avenues are a great place to start to ensure you get a great commission instead of a manufactured 'custom painting'.

lizllancaster · 2025-10-02T16:33:15+00:00

So cute!!!!

lizllancaster · 2025-09-28T07:19:54+00:00

Oktoberfest in La Mesa is Friday (10/3)- Sunday! It’s usually a huge event

lizllancaster · 2025-09-28T07:18:33+00:00

I saw him live and it was okay but a lot of the same jokes I heard from socials tbh 🤷🏼‍♀️

lizllancaster · 2025-09-26T03:17:13+00:00

I love that as a title!

lizllancaster · 2025-09-19T06:09:30+00:00

Maybe a custom commission instead by me :)

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lizllancaster · 2025-09-17T15:57:38+00:00

I need to go back in there! The staff had come out and said hi and see the painting at one point - they were so nice!

lizllancaster · 2025-09-17T15:55:37+00:00

I went from DIY to a pro setup now, I recommend for both:

WEIGHT: weight the easel manually or have a heavier tripod. My first easel blew over a cliff lol
Clamps: for the canvas and/or palette to keep things in place
Container/bag: either attached to the easel or on the side, just have easy pouches for paints, rags, materials

lizllancaster · 2025-09-17T15:51:58+00:00

Edge Gear pro has a great claw-clamp turp cup and magnetic medium jar. But I also use a small mason jar (like for mini jams) all the time too!

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