Commission
Commissioning a painting is an act of trust, curiosity and presence. Each commission is a dialogue, not a transaction: a work for a home, an anchor for a workplace, or a way of holding a memory that matters.
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A 30-minute video call and a photo walk-through of the room, or a visit to the studio. We look at dimensions, light, color and what you want to feel when you see the work.
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You send what you are drawn to: images, swatches, paintings you admire. That shapes the surface (canvas or wood), the finish, and whether the painting belongs to Organic Movement or Abstract Inquiry.
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Two checkpoints, at about 30% and 70%, with photographs and video. The final reveal happens in the studio, before varnish, framing and shipping.
What to expect
The process is improvised and responsive. We can talk about color, mood, scale and inspiration, but the painting arrives through a dialogue between canvas, gesture and feeling. That openness is part of what you are commissioning.
Before any paint touches the canvas we talk about the space (dimensions, light, architecture), the emotional tone, and the stories, palettes or paintings that matter to you.
A commission asks for some surrender. You will see the work at its milestones and your reflections are welcome, but the painting needs room to become itself. Many collectors tell me the finished work surprised them, and that this is where it began to mean the most.
Even when a commission begins with a memory, a landscape or a person, it speaks through color, form and texture, never through a picture of the thing.
You receive the painting and the story of its making: notes, progress images if you want them, and a certificate of authenticity.
Practicalities
Yes, though the aim is not to match the decor. It is to make a work that lifts the room and belongs in it. We talk about palette in the first conversation.
No. A commission translates what matters to you into abstraction: felt through color, form and texture rather than depicted.
Yes. Start at least three months ahead. If the gift comes before the painting is finished, a certificate can stand in for it on the day.
Professional oil and acrylic, thread, mixed media and, on some acrylic works, an epoxy resin finish that lifts the color off the canvas. Everything is archival, with UV-protective finishes.
Fully insured. Large works may need professional art installers, and I can refer you to ones I trust. International shipping is available with climate-controlled carriers.
You own the painting. The copyright stays with the artist; image licensing for commercial use can be discussed.
Begin
If the work speaks to you, write. I love talking with collectors, designers and curators who treat abstraction as a living language. The first conversation commits you to nothing.
Art that listens.