Questions and answers

Every painting is priced by one rule: the greater of the tier floor and (height in inches multiplied by width in inches multiplied by the tier rate), rounded to the nearest fifty pounds. The tier follows the longest side of the canvas: studio work up to forty-five centimetres, collection work up to one hundred centimetres, signature work above. Works on paper follow the same rule at 0.6 of the tier rate. Ceramics are priced by (height plus width) in centimetres multiplied by twenty pounds, held within the tier range. The full method, with the tier floors, is on the pricing page.

Kindly, no. The number on the page is the number the studio holds for every collector, and it is honoured for every collector who has already bought at it. If the number feels ambitious, a print may be the right way in for now; if the number feels right, please write to Michael and he will look after the sale.

Every original arrives with the signed canvas or ceramic (one of one), a numbered certificate of authenticity, a story card in Anahita’s own words, its entry in the catalogue with you recorded as its owner, insured UK delivery (or collection from the studio with the artist), and the first artist’s proof, free of charge, if the work is ever made into an edition. That first proof is a promise: the person who bought the original is the first person to own the print.

Yes, on works at one thousand five hundred pounds and above. The price is paid over three monthly instalments by arrangement; the work is held for you and delivered after the final payment. Please write to Michael to set the plan up.

Yes. A ten percent deposit holds the work for seven days. If you go ahead, the deposit comes off the price. If you decide not to, we return the deposit, no questions, as long as you tell us within those seven days. This is the reserve mechanic; the separate fourteen-day statutory right to cancel after purchase is on the terms page.

Some pieces are in the family, in Anahita’s own rooms, or already in a collector’s home. These carry a "private collection" or "not for sale" label and are not available at any price. She marks them plainly so that a piece she never intended to sell is not read as an invitation to make an offer.

Michael. Anahita paints; her son Michael handles every sale, every enquiry and every price question. If you write to the studio or ring, she will take your name warmly and pass you to him. His email is michael@mastermindpromotion.com.

An open edition is a giclée print on archival paper, printed to order and posted by a specialist UK lab. It is unsigned and unnumbered. Sizes: A4 at sixty pounds, A3 at ninety-five pounds, A2 at one hundred and fifty pounds. A signed limited edition is one of twenty-five: hand-signed and numbered by Anahita, with a certificate, sent from the studio. Sizes: A3 at two hundred and twenty pounds, A2 at three hundred and forty pounds, A1 at five hundred and twenty pounds. When an edition sells out it is closed and never reopened. A collector’s proof is one of ten, hand-finished by the artist. Each proof is a little different because Anahita’s hand is on it. Six hundred to nine hundred pounds, by enquiry.

Every catalogued work has its price on the page. Choose "Bring one home" and follow the secure checkout, or write to Michael on michael@mastermindpromotion.com if you would rather speak first. You will receive a confirmation email and a note from Anahita within a day or two.

Yes. The studio in Surrey welcomes visitors by appointment. Please write to arrange a time; larger paintings and sculptures are best seen on the wall or shelf they will live on, and photographs cannot show you the surface.

Both. Insured UK delivery is included in the price of an original painting. Sculptures are collection from the studio (in Anahita’s company, with a cup of tea), or careful delivery by arrangement. International delivery is by enquiry, fully insured and crated.

Yes. The full editions ladder (open editions, signed limited editions of twenty-five, and collector’s proofs of ten) is on the prints page. Prints exist so that a picture can come home before an original can, and so the originals can stay at the price they deserve.

Yes. Portrait commissions start from one thousand eight hundred pounds; family and pet commissions from one thousand five hundred pounds; ceramic portraits from three thousand five hundred pounds. A forty percent deposit secures the commission. The full process is on the commissions page.

Yes. Anahita teaches a small group of adults at her home in Surrey, and a weekly group of children. Beginners are welcome; there is no need to have painted before. See the classes page.

Yes. There is a dedicated weekly children’s group. Age range, day, time and price are confirmed at the start of each term.

If a show is on the calendar it will appear on the exhibitions page. If nothing is listed, Anahita is between shows and taking new work. Ask to be told when the next one opens.

Yes, and thank you. Please write with the venue, the dates, and any curatorial note. Anahita reads every enquiry personally.

The press page has a short, a medium and a long biography, story angles, a facts list and a press-kit ZIP. Please write with your deadline and the shape of the piece.

No. Anahita Eastwood lives and works in Surrey; a different artist called Anita Eastwood works in Jersey.