Hi my name is Dave Wagner and I love to paint, in fact I've had a passion for drawing and painting since my mother trusted me not to eat the crayons. I wrote a long spiel about my education and background as an artist because that's what I see every other artist on the internet doing and then I hit the "Back Button". It really doesn't matter, does it? I mean do you really care about an artists education? Probably not. You want to know what's in it for you. Right? Well, here goes;

I like to keep things on a personal level, after all, art is a personal choice.

If you like some of the samples of my work you see here, then first we need to establish some kind of communication, either by phone or email. We'll talk about what you need and if I feel I can fill your needs I'll have you send me some images. I've done lot's of paintings for all kinds of people so I bet if you convey to me what you want I can come up with just the right look, in a short period of time and at a very reasonable price. If you need me to use bits and pieces from a pile of old photos to come up with what you want, no problem, been there, done that. If you would like me to come to wherever you are and take photos I will make arrangements to do so and won't charge an arm and a leg, well... for sure not a leg.

Once we decide on a course of action I'll put together a composition for you to look at and I'll email it to you. You look over the rough outline and we'll discuss any changes you may want. And so it goes, I keep sending you periodic updates until your painting is completed to your satisfaction. Here's the best part, you don't pay me anything until we're finished with this process and you are completely satisfied. That word "process" is an important one. Creating a Quality Portrait is a process, a painting like this can transcend almost anything you may have as one of your most prized possessions. I don't take the creation of a portrait lightly and neither should you, after all it's for someone very special or you wouldn't have gotten this far. Don't shortchange yourself by choosing to go with a cheap imitation of a portrait where you upload a picture and out pops a computer print on canvas that you'll never be happy with. Have a look around this site, I hope I can serve you. Thanks