Day 9: Yellow Buds »
Day 9: Yellow Buds - SOLD
PLUS: I pulled double duty today and did a wall mural for a great kid named Joseph.
Joseph meets giant Thomas the Train on his playroom wall
Commissioned Paintings Category Archive
Little Lilac Commission »
Had an old friend contact me asking if I could do a small painting for her mom who moved to AZ and misses lilacs. I love doing little commissions like these.
Lilacs Commission
New Commission »
I’ve finished my last commission (see image below) of three and am pleased to say I am quite proud of all of them!
The Highland Art fair is this weekend. Come visit if you’re in town!
Honey Locust - SOLD
Commissions »
I disagree with people who have the impression that artists who do commissions are compromising their work. Some artist’s work may be too personal for commissions, and I respect that, however, I find commissions challenging and delightful!
If someone sees a work of mine with a composition they are drawn to but with colors they are not (or vice versa), I love the challenge of making something that would speak to them. As far as compromising my vision, I would never make a piece that I wasn’t proud to put my name on.
In the last several weeks, I have had the pleasure to work on two big commissions. The first one came about because a woman found a piece on my website that was, unfortunately, sold. I ended up making her two pieces similar to the one she liked, with a slight tweak in color. When I delivered them, we were both very pleased with how it looked on her walls.
The commission I am working on now is based off of a piece of mine called “yellow rock daffodil”. These folks loved the composition but were looking for something bigger with different hues. I visited the room they were looking to buy a piece to hang. We chose some colors and I hope they like what I’ve been working on, because I do!
Below are some photos of these commissions.
The original painting
Requested color swatch with one of the new ones
The two new commissioned pieces
Color swatches and painting I'm working from
The new piece I'm currently working on