Every artwork we create is crafted with archival materials and museum-grade techniques to ensure your portraits stand the test of time. Our signature finishes have been carefully selected for their beauty, longevity, and the way they elevate the presence of your artwork in your home.
Fine-Art Portrait Finishes
Classic Finish
Our Classic Finish is a timeless fusion of photographic accuracy and painterly richness. Each portrait is enhanced with hand-rendered painting effects, creating depth, softness and dimension while preserving the integrity of the original image.
To ensure longevity, every Classic Finish is sealed with matte lacquer and a protective archival spray.
This finish is ideal for clients who love a refined, elegant portrait with a subtle artistic touch - a piece that remains beautiful for decades.
Museum Finish
All of our painted renderings - with the exception of our hand-embellished oil finishes - are digitally hand painted by our artists, stroke by stroke.
No presets, filters or automated effects are ever used. Each portrait is uniquely created, ensuring your artwork remains one-of-a-kind.
The Art Behind Every Finish
Our renowned Museum Finish is the process we are celebrated for - an elevated fine-art approach that transforms your portrait into a true masterpiece.
This finish is rendered entirely as a painting, with every detail crafted to mimic the depth, emotion and brushwork of traditional classical art.
For those who desire the ultimate heirloom piece, you may also opt for our Embellished Museum Finish, where your portrait is hand-embellished with oils for remarkable texture and realism.
Coated with multiple layers of lacquer, the Museum Finish is created to last up to two hundred years, making it a generational artwork designed to live in your family long after today.
Because of the significant amount of artistic brushstroke work required, Museum Portraits begin at 30” and larger.
This page explains the two fine-art portrait finishes available at Haus of Portraiture in Santa Monica: the Classic Finish and the Museum Finish. It describes how each finish is created, the archival materials used, the artistic rendering process, and why these options produce heirloom-quality artwork designed to last for generations.