Commission a Painting
I specialize in heirloom narrative portraits to commemorate a special occasion, tell a family history or story. Commissioning an art piece is an experience of collaboration. I approach each commission with care, bringing your intention into a fully-realized painting in alignment with my artistic vision.
Communication is maintained throughout the creative process, with points of approval from sketches to completion. Lead time is generally six months. Fill out the form below or email the studio, morgan@morganirons.com
Payment terms: $5,000 minimum, 50% down, 50% upon completion. accepted payment: zelle, check, credit, and debit. interest-free payment plans available upon request.
Commissioned historical portrait of Ellen Pfister, cattle rancher and environmental activist. I met Ellen in the Fall. I was commissioned to paint a portrait honoring her life and environmental work in the Bull Mountains of Montana. In her yellow pickup, we drove the rocky grassland prairie, three bouncing dogs in tow. There were hardly roads involved. The Bull Mountains, on the Northern Edge of Yellowstone County, are rugged and storied. But to know Ellen, is to know that she is a force upon the land. She graduated law school in 1966. For context, women made up only 4 percent of the legal profession by 1970. Before she began to practice, her father passed away and she decided to return to the family land as a cattle rancher.
She spent decades working with the Bull Mountain Alliance and the Northern Resource Plains Council to protect this land and its inhabitants from the resident underground coal mine, operated by criminally-convicted Signal Peak Energy. The effects of this mine will reach beyond the conceivable future.
It was an honor to paint this portrait of Ellen, commissioned by My Green Earth, LLC.