Private commissions are especially exciting and challenging. Some call it “art your way.” It is an opportunity to project the client’s personal vision through my lens of creativity and arrive at a wonderful result. Here is FISH’s BLUES. The client specified their preferred color palette of cream and blues, and offered a page from a magazine to better exhibit the blue shade they were looking for. The client wanted the painting to be “free flowing and have movement.” I also visited their home and viewed the spot they were to hang the finished work. This gave me the opportunity to see the dimensions of the space and the surrounding décor. After some experimental sketches, I layered scampering sweeps of pastel blue on a cream base, finishing with spatters in dark slate blue. They loved the painting, which is what matters most.
