Posthumous miniature

[Chris Saper]

Dear Heidi,

It is so interesting to hear a sculptor's perspective!

I guess I would say, at least for me, that an enormous amount of time goes into figuring out the composition..then the next big chunk of time goes into working out the values..the last chunk of time is in executing the details and likeness.

You needs for composition must be so different - you have to compose against "space" and it has to work 360 degrees.

And no, small l portraits typically don't cost less than larger portraits - you'll most commonly find them priced by body parts - as a proxy indicator of the relative time and complexity involved. I don't charge any differently for a small head/shoulder/ than a life size head/shoulders. I charge more with hands, etc, regardless of the figure/canvas size.