August 19, 2009
Canvas Specifications:
stretched canvas – 60” high x 48“ wide (x 2” deep approx)
frame strips (approx) .75“ wide x 2.5” deep
framed art (approx) 61.5“ high x 49.5” wide x 2.5“ deep, stained dark walnut
acrylic on linen
Color Palette:
Harvest Colors: golds, oranges, reds, cream, white, green for accent, other accent colors
Question: what do you mean by Gold [...]
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July 22, 2009
“Dear Commission Client,
Please review this rough painting. This sketch is to be considered solely in terms of colors and balance of colors. (This is not meant to suggest any particular shapes, details or other imagery to be used in the final artwork.)
How does this color palette feel to you? Is this what you were imagining [...]
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Let the Commission Flow
March 20, 2010When I do a commission, as I have learned, it is important to let the commission move *through* me – for the art to be born.
I talk with the client, see what they like, what they don’t like, I open myself to receive what they want and what they can tell me consciously. I study [...]