Painting Commissions

Working on commissions offer special challenges to artists - so much so that many artists will not even accept them at all, or not after an especially trying experience with a particular commission subject and/or client. It may be that there were just too many miniscule changes required along the way or that the artist never felt like they were allowed to put any part of their own artistic expression into the work. But for whatever reason after one or more unfortunate ventures into the world of commission work they choose to go there no more.

I, on the other hand, have enjoyed my experiences and the challenges of creating that extremely unique and special piece for the clients I have had the pleasure of working with over the past years. The painting, when you get it right, brings great joy to the purchaser (or the person they are giving it to) and that in turn brings an immeasurable amount of pleasure to me as an artist. What is a better feeling than to have your work "speak" to someone . . . and what an honor to be able to create another person's memory, vision, etc. as a treasured keepsake for them or their loved one. I have met some very wonderful folks along the way in this process that I am now quite please to be able to call "friend".