Friday night I took the painting down to Henri’s and began attaching hardware to it. I had to call a friend with a big ladder and lots of upper body strength to come help me get it on the wall. He made easy work of it and I was glad for the help and [...]
Today I am shipping the last hand painted highchair I had in stock. (It is a little different from the one in this photo.)Â I am thrilled to see it find its way home to a warm grandmother with several little ones to enjoy it on their visits. I have no more hand painted furniture [...]
Here are the instructions for another silly project for one of my favorite clients. Pretty detailed. This woman sure knows how to get what she wants. I’ll work my creativity into the project by refining the color palette for these six faux windows. I’ll also try to get them in and and out of the [...]
These are the fun faux windows I painted for the new treehouse cottages which are being built by the great folks who own and operate Oak Crest Treehouses and Cottages here in Eureka Springs, AR. They knew exactly what they wanted me to do, so it was not like my usual work at all, rather [...]
We had the bench unveiling and artist introductions just before the Artrageous Parade. It was fun to talk about my bench and I am happy to have created something bold, playful, and organic. I think that might have been the first time I held a microphone and did not sing karaoke! The [...]
Here’s a section of the bench just after completing three coats of a UV protectant satin finish. The slats were picked up yesterday and today they are putting together all the new benches. There was an auction of all of last year’s artist benches last week that was a big success in raising funds for [...]
The park bench is looking pretty crazy after painting the red parts! I like that the wood grain pattern is one of those organic patterns that could be almost anything, water, branches, roots. I think I’ll go back in with some more blue and push the water idea to the forefront. Maybe about half blue, [...]
I’m painting a bench for our city. It will be installed in Basin Park as part of the May Festival of the Arts. I began by deciding on a bold and graphic design inspired by nature, done in hot colors to really pop. I thought it would be a tree design and did a [...]
Since I cannot post any photos of the commission I have been working on, I thought I’d share this letter to my client with you all. I think it gives a pretty good picture of my painting process as well as a glimpse into what it’s like to work on commission.
Dear ______,
The work is going [...]
Today I had the pleasure of meeting with a new client about a commissioned painting for her husband on the ocassion of their 40th anniversay. The painting itself will have to remain a mystery until after its completion, but I can tell you that it is going to be a fun, non-traditional double portrait. It [...]
lower edge is 4″ off floor
view from the stair landing
view from the second floor of the office building
I had a chance to go see and photograph the installation of this corporate commissioned painting I completed this summer. This piece is huge. With five 8′ tall panels, five 4′ tall panels, and five 16″ panels, and [...]
