OLENA SEM

Studio practice

Commissioned work

Each year I accept a limited number of private and corporate commissions.

01

Conversation

We begin with an unhurried conversation — by email or in the studio — about the space, the light, and what you want the work to hold.

02

Proposal

Within three weeks I send a written proposal: scale, palette, materials, two preliminary studies, timeline, and price.

03

Studio period

Most paintings take four to nine months. You receive monthly progress images and are welcome to visit the studio in Geneva.

04

Delivery

The work is varnished, documented, and shipped (crated and insured) anywhere in the world. Installation guidance included.

Pricing

Commissioned paintings are priced by surface area — €0.35 per cm² when no side reaches 60 cm, €0.268 per cm² otherwise. As a rough guide:

No side over 60 cm · e.g. 50 × 50 cm
from €875
Any side 60 cm or more · e.g. 80 × 100 cm
from €2,144
Large works · e.g. 150 × 150 cm
from €6,030

Begin a project

Tell me about the work you have in mind.

A few sentences is plenty. I respond to all inquiries within seven days.

Inquire about a commission