Ian regularly undertakes commissions of all kinds and welcomes client led projects. He has painted many buildings to commission, ranging from traditional granite houses, to holiday homes abroad, restaurants and shop-fronts, towers, castles and palaces. He has also painted landscapes, cars and boats, illustrated articles in magazines, designed cards, adverts and logos, and painted images which appear on mugs, t-shirts, tea towels & even vehicles, all to commission in Ian’s unique style.
Ian has also been commissioned to design window grills for an exclusive car park, a giant Robot made from used electrical items and a variety of creative elements for the Household Recycling Centre in Jersey.
Contact Ian by phone 01534 485168, on his mobile 07797 832847, or send him an e-mail to studio@ianrolls.co.uk. Let him know what you have in mind and he will then arrange to meet you to see the house, view or whatever the subject is. Ian will fill out a simple form with the commission details and take a 20% deposit. He will make a series of photos or arrange a time to come back to make the drawing or painting on location.
Ian paints the majority of commissions in watercolour on thick hand made paper (600gsm) which will be mounted on acid-free board with uneven ‘decel’ or torn edges of the watercolour paper showing.
Ian can also undertake commissions in other media and on unusual supports, for example oil on driftwood, so don’t hesitate to ask for an estimate if you have a special request.
The size of the painting is flexible and will determine the cost. On this page is a table guide of sizes & prices which are for an unframed mounted watercolour.
The sizes listed in the blue table refer to the painted area. When mounted and framed the picture size will be considerably bigger.
For example, a picture with a painted image size of 12 x 14 inches, when framed (including the mount and frame width) will have an overall size of about 20 x 22 inches.
A watercolour which is bigger than 22.5 x 31 inches would require a special paper order which can be quoted for by request.
The format of the paper size is also flexible, so a long thin or square format painting is possible or a framed picture size to fit a specific space.
If you are stuck for a present for a special occasion, why not consider a voucher towards an Ian Rolls commission? Ian can prepare one of his greetings cards as a voucher with a special hand written message. No stress!
Below is a selection of previous commissions. ↴
