Before you commission.

Send your reference photos or describe the idea through the Contact page, along with the style, rough size and any deadline. A quotation and timeline follow within a few days. Nothing is committed until you approve that quotation.

Anything across the five disciplines — painting, music, dance, sculpture and acrobatics. Within painting that covers hyperrealistic portraits, wildlife, traditional and cultural pieces, abstract, illusional, modern, cartoons, and murals. If you have an idea that doesn't sit neatly in one of them, ask anyway.

Good light and sharp focus matter far more than an expensive camera. For portraits, a photo taken in daylight, facing the light, at eye level gives the most to work from. Send several if you have them — the best reference isn't always the most flattering one.

Yes. Progress photos are shared along the way for portraits and larger commissions, so there are no surprises at the end.

It depends on size, medium and detail — a small graphite study and a full exterior mural are very different pieces of work. Share what you have in mind and you'll get a firm quotation rather than a guess.

Some pieces were commissioned by a client, and some aren't offered for sale. If one speaks to you, ask about commissioning something similar.

Pieces for sale are priced in US dollars. On the Gallery, painting and Contact pages you can show prices in Tanzanian shillings or about twenty other currencies — East African shillings and francs, euros and pounds, yuan, yen, won, rupees, dirhams, riyals and more. Those figures are converted at the studio's current rate and are a guide; the listed price, or your quotation for a commission, is what applies.

For a finished piece, tap “Buy this piece” to confirm on WhatsApp that it's still available, then pay in full before delivery — by M-Pesa or other mobile money, Equity Bank Lipa Namba, or from abroad by a PayPal invoice, which can be paid by card. The details are listed under every piece for sale. Commissions are normally split: a deposit to begin, the balance on completion before delivery. Payment details are arranged directly when you approve the quotation.

Most commissioned portraits take a few weeks; larger paintings and murals take longer. Hyperrealism in particular is slow by nature — the detail is the work. You'll get a realistic timeline with your quotation, and rush requests are worth asking about.

Yes. Local pieces can be collected from the studio or delivered by arrangement. International shipping is quoted per piece, since size and framing change the cost considerably.

Pieces are prepared for transit — framed, mounted or rolled depending on the medium and destination. Murals are painted on site, so delivery there means scheduling the work rather than shipping it.