Painting Commissions

If you are envisioning something with a Surreal twist, decorative details, lush color, textural elements or fanciful creatures...let's work together to create artwork for that special person or place in your home! 

Tree Portraits are one of my favorite paintings concepts to create. Trees are a timeless way to express a variety of emotions and personalities. I am particularly drawn to trees with an Asian aesthetic, with their unique sense of balance, twisting limbs and colorful foliage, they can illustrate numerous concepts while being beautiful to look upon. The painting above, Coqui Coo Coo, was a portrait of the woman who commissioned it and featured a Coqui frog, a Coo Coo bird and a spilled glass of wine. Twist of Fate is a life story with animals representing the couple. The painting, Lightness, represents strength and freedom combined with some personal items. I love it when the patrons share photos of their painting in it's new home! 

Surreal Animals are also a favorite subject matter of mine. Even if the animal is fairly realistic, I like to give them a little twist. Animals can capture the essence of an individual or idea without the human form. The Gift was created by working with the groom combing elements he and his bride enjoyed and incorporating their wedding date into the painting. The White Beast was a commissioned gift created for a musician friend. Hummus Paddus was inspired by another artist's work. 

Human Portraits can be a lot of fun too, just keep in mind that my humans tend to have a stylized look to them, even when fairly representational. I like this dreamy quality to my people and really love when the portrait combines gorgeous decorative elements, like Wear Violet, a memorial portrait. All You Need is Love, was a super fun commission gift for his daughter who was graduating from Podiatry school, The piece combined so many of her favorite elements, including her dog, into a Young Frankenstein inspired piece.