Children's Portraiture: my latest children's portrait commission

This is my newest custom oil portrait. This young girl is the third generation of New York City family members (at least) who have had their portraits painted at a very young age. I was truly honored to be asked as other family members have been painted by well known artists including Erik Haupt, a New York portrait artist who lived from 1891-1984. It was a pleasure to see the family's portrait collection and to become a part of their family tradition.

As her mother noted she is a self-assured four year old and I was most happy to be sure that all the details were to be finalized to her satisfaction. I was gratified to hear from her that she and her husband were absolutely thrilled with the painting.

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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Luxury Christmas—Gift certificates for Portraits and Landscapes

For those looking for gifts for loved ones who already have 3 of everything, a gift certificate for a portrait or a landscape of their choosing is a lovely and memorable idea. It's a great way to treat your loved one to something really unique thst the family will always treasure.

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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Sargent Watercolors (and oils) at Boston Museum of Fine Arts

The Sargent Watercolors exhibition is one of the finest I've attended. Not only were there watercolors, but oils so that you could truly revel in what Sargent was communicating about his feeling for his subject.

It was moving to see in person his gorgeous paintings of his family including his sister Emily Sargent and niece Rose-Marie a frequent model. Seeing photographs of his settings in a few sparse places gave more information that I appreciated.

Sargent did not like to let go (or sell) of his watercolors and I could well see why. This is a fantastic quote from the exhbition catalog: "Sargent's watercolors 'were not to be obtained for love or money, but to fall to the lot of such of his friends as wisely as marry for them for wedding gifts or tumble out of a gondala and need consolation.' " Written by Edward V. Lucas, a popular Bristish writer.


Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Luxury Christmas—Gift Certificates for Commissioned Art

My commission assignments seem to come in clusters. Sometimes its clusters of landscapes, women, teens or in this current case: young children.

Children's portraiture is special to work on as they are all about "Sieze the Day." Capturing young children accurately is a big responsibility in my eyes. It is stunning how fast they change from one season to the next.

Children's oil paintings and family portraits are an incredibly thoughtful and timeless gift for Christmas, Hanukkah, Birthdays and Anniversaries. For the spouse who has everything, why not treat them to something truly memorable and everlasting—either of your children or your spouse! A heirloom quality work of art will be never forgotten.

I am booked up for this Christmas for Christmas deliveries, but gift certificates are available.


Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Custom Oil Portrait: Second Graduation portrait for family

It's an honor to be asked to paint a graduation portrait and to continue with each sibling as they grow into young adulthood. What an exciting time to see the children grow up and learn about who they are and where they might be headed...

Here is a recent portrait of a lovely young woman. I have several other teen portraits I will be posting soon.

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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Paint my Photo: Photo of Commissioned Landscape painting

Here is the landscape commission done for a family that is moving from a treasured spot in the Lexington-Concord area. A special occasion gift. One of the daughters in the portrait, now fully grown, said her Mom would cry when she saw the painting.

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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Cape Cod artists: Outdoor Studio today, plein air seascape

It was great to be outdoors painting on the ocean today. I think it's so important to mix things up as an artist. I will photograph and publish the painting soon.



Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Yellow Roses on Fence/ paint out in Weston, MA

It was a pleasure to participate in a paint out in Weston, MA at Regis College with other artists in the area over the weekend. I choose to start 2 paintings from life to complete in my studio. Here is my first painting which I completed.

Yellow Roses
9 x 12
oil on linen


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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Luxury Gifts Online: Landscape commission just completed and off to Page Waterman for framing in time for special anniversary gift!

I just finished a landscape commission, the details of which I will keep quiet until it's presented. It is an anniversary gift. I am delighted at how the piece came together and look forward to seeing it framed. I enjoyed helping to select the frame at Page Waterman Gallery in Wellesley.

Page Waterman has been doing all of my framing for local clients for some time now and never disappoints.

I used to pick up paintings at other frame shops only to find discrepancies in the frame sizes when having several paintings framed at once and even one lackluster frame shop gave me the wrong frame! Page Waterman is first class all the way and offers a full range of lovely frames. Each piece is carefully attended to.

For more information on my landscape commissions

Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Floral paintings: Silver with daffodils

Silver with daffodils
oil on linen
10" x 12"


In my floral paintings, I enjoy capturing these lovely Shykoski daffodils in season and painted them from life in my studio. I only wish daffodil season lasted longer!

To go to my Floral Gallery

Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Lilacs in Basket

These were painted from life in my studio.



Lilacs in Basket
oil on linen
12" x 16"


To go to my floral paintings gallery

Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Contemporary portrait artists: Featured in Wellesley-Weston magazine, Summer 2013

I will add some photos soon—it's a super busy time for me in my studio— but I'm very pleased to be featured in the lovely publication, Wellesley Weston magazine in their Summer 2013 issue, which has just been mailed out. The magazine is an extremely high-quality publication with gorgeous 4/c printing. I was truly honored to be asked for this recognition.

Special Graduation Gifts

I am currently working on several high school graduation portraits. Commissioning a portrait of your child at this time in their life is an exciting and wonderful thing. I can give you a gift card to wrap and the graduate will book a time to meet me at their convenience.

Other gifts for college graduates can be paintings of their school. Contact me about commissioning such a painting, which will be memorable and timeless!

To go to my Adult and Teen portrait Gallery

Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Another Landscape commission in my plans

I'm pleased to have just accepted another landscape commmission for a local client. These commissions are wonderful gifts for anniversaries, weddings and birthdays. I will wait to post my photo of the evening nightscape which was approved last week (without any changes,) as that is a gift to be given this summer.

Landscape commissions:
I work from my own reference materials and also work on commission, so if you have a dream seascape/ landscape image, please let me know. These make enduring and memorable gifts! ( My email is soniahale1@gmail.com.)


Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Client Testimonials for Commissioned Portraits, House portraits and Landscapes

It's always great to hear from my clients. Here are some comments I'd like to share:

Hi Sonia!
I picked up the framed pastel today and I am deliriously happy. It's really beautiful. I'm not sure it's in the final location, but it's up and I'm thrilled to tears.

. . . thank you once again! It was a pleasure and I enjoyed the process with you.

I knew my wife would cry when she saw the portrait, because it was her.

Sonia exceeded expectations at capturing the warm feeling of a New England home that was ours for a memorable three years. That picture immediately brings us back to great friends, neighbors, schools, and community. What an awesome way to remember the best of the past.

We love it!!!!!!

You are a wonder. Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your alchemy.
xoE

I am speechless! Sonia, it is simply lovely! Thank you so much!

Sonia, this is really wonderful. I am so in awe of your talent.
Wowee! It is even more amazing than the photo shows. The colors, the light -- the skin tones.

Thank you SO much, Caroline for making this happen. I agree with Laura, I think M&D will be absolutely thrilled!

Good Morning Sonia,
Thanks for sending the painting of my mother. I love it ! I tried printing it on photo paper, but my printer needs adjustment to accept the heavy paper. Will keep trying as it will be a focal piece on the wall where I have a xxx memorabilia collection.

Dear Sonia
Mailing me a photograph of my mother would be much appreciated. (referring to the painting of his mother)

Beautiful. I just want to sit here with it for a while.

The painting has a glow and lights up the library.

It is impossible to thank you properly, but we will treasure this portrait always.

Portrait and Landscape commissions:
Portrait commissions are a wonderful way to honor loved ones. In addition I work from my own reference materials and also work on commission, so if you have a dream seascape/ landscape image, please let me know. These make enduring and memorable gifts! ( My email is soniahale1@gmail.com.)




Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Boston nightscape commission

I am working on my first commission of an evening scene in Boston.

It is a pleasure to be able to bring to life a scene to be enjoyed for a lifetime by my young client. I am an artist who is stimulated by the ideas of my clients and uses them as a springboard.

I work these landscape/home commissions in around my portrait commissions and I'm very pleased to do this work as well. They make unique, thoughtful gifts and this one happens to be a gift too. I may posts some little color sketches I did to get ready for the finish. The sky color was a consideration: a Prussian blue or more a purple-blue? . . .more to come.*

*update 5/2013: The painting has been completed and approved. I will post the image in August after this wedding gift is given.

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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Boston Public Garden—Lagoon Bridge in winter

It's great to stretch one's boundaries as an artist, so with that in mind I've been working on some new paintings of Boston.

I bounded into Boston recently to capture images for an evening scene I'm working on for an exciting new commission and was compelled to return. Here are a few of my paintings. They are available so send an email at soniahale1@gmail.com if you are interested in any of them.

Lagoon Bridge is said to be the world's shortest suspension bridge. Just think of the drama of the Golden Gate bridge of San Francison as a contrast in length and size. However, I believe Lagoon bridge is the equal of the Golden Gate bridge in beauty, especially as it is constantly changing with the gorgeous four seasons we have here.

Years ago this lagoon was deliberately flooded for ice skaters, but now eveyone skates on the Boston Common's Frog Pond.



Lagoon Bridge in Winter
16" x 20"
oil on canvas


Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Boston Statehouse—winter's dream

I love the history of Boston. The Boston Statehouse was built in 1798. The dome was originally made of wood shingles, but now is covered in copper and 23 karat gold to prevent leaks (not too shabby.) It is topped with a lantern and a pinecone—symbols of the forests here.



Boston Statehouse in Winter
14" x 18"
oil on canvas


Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

Boston Landscapes on a Winter's Day—Frog Pond

I was drawn by the lights hung for the holidays and the grace of the skaters. The Boston Common Frog Pond is in the oldest and one of the most historic parks nationwide. It was built in 1848 and is the last remaining pond of three original ones. This skating site is one of the jewels of Boston.



Frog Pond light
14" x 18"
oil on linen


Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.

2 paintings chosen to hang in Max’s Art Supplies in Westport, CT

If you are in the Westport, CT area this month, please stop by to see two of my framed portrait paintings hanging at Max's Art Supplies' window display. They were selected to hang there for a month!

There is both a child's portrait and an adult portrait. They will be there until March 6th.

Max’s Art Supplies, 68 Post Road East, Westport, CT

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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com. You can reach her by email at soniahale1@gmail.com.