OLENA SEM

Studio practice

Commissioned work

Each year I accept a limited number of private and corporate commissions. Currently booking for delivery from Spring 2025.

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 Berlin.

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 and complexity. As a rough guide:

Works on paper · up to 60 cm
from €1,800
Medium canvases · 80 – 120 cm
from €4,500
Large works · 150 cm and above
from €9,000

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