Solarium, pictured to the left, is owned by an attorney who hired me to commission a painting.  He was looking for an abstract artist who could paint something to brighten his neutral bedroom.  He wanted something simple and abstract that allowed for a significant amount of white space.  I directed him toward the paintings in my art gallery, and he showed me some of the paintings that he liked from an online search.  From what I saw, I could tell that bold colors and thick lines that formed geometrical shapes were appealing to him.  He also decided that he wanted two pieces that came together to make a single painting.  
Solarium is a set of two 30"x30" canvases. On a wall, it comfortably spans 65".  It is an abstract of a woman's figure laying under the sun.  The sun, the colorful ball on the left piece, shoots abstract rays that curve above and toward the female's torso which is located on the right piece.  From right to left is her hair, her shoulder, the profile of a breast, and her legs which extend underneath the sun.  Follow the link to see a larger picture of Solarium.

Palm, pictured to the left, is owned by an art enthusiast who wanted to commission a painting that would compliment a painting that she had already purchased from me, Bluejay.  

When she found out that I was an artist, she visited my art gallery online, and she immediately liked my work.  On several occasions, she complimented me and told me that she was going to purchase something from me one day.  I invited her to my art studio one afternoon after we had done some volunteer work together, and she fell in love with Bluejay right away for its color and 3-D texture.  Ironically, I had just completed Bluejay before her visit.  She asked if I could paint a similar painting that would compliment Bluejay's style and dimensions.  Naturally, I accepted the commission.  She gave me complete artistic range on the subject matter.  I decided to make Palm a green and blue compliment to the already very blue painting, Bluejay.   Side by side, it is apparent that they are a great pair.  One is a bird; the other a plant.  Follow the link to see larger pictures of Bluejay and Palm.  

The Soloist, pictured to the left, is owned by a musician who hired me to commission a painting in 2009 after I had photographed one of his band's performances.  He visited my online art gallery after I sent him a copy of the digital photographs from the performance.  He viewed and liked not only the paintings in my art gallery but also the videos that showed how I created some of my paintings.  In a later phone conversation, I learned that he wanted a custom made painting by an abstract artist to hang on his wall near his baby grand piano.  He wanted to painting to be abstract, modern and contain a piano.  My client did not know how to commission a painting; it was his first time.  We had a secondary phone conversation where we simultaneously viewed images online.  Row by row, we discussed the results of our Internet searches, and he would tell me which paintings he liked and why.  That search allowed him to decide that he wanted his commissioned painting to have some reds and blues along with some neutral colors.  

I wrote a proposal that met his requirements with a sketch of what the painting would look like.  He approved the proposal, and once he delivered his deposit, I purchased the materials to begin his commission.  He asked if I would video the painting's creation just like the videos that he had seen on my site.   I agreed to do so.  Once I completed the painting, I sent him a digital picture of it.  He obviously liked it because he said that it was even better than the sketch.

Since he lived three hours away, I encouraged him to have his painting mailed to him, but he decided that he would prefer to come and pick it up.  I could tell by his facial expression that he was happy to have his painting once it passed from my care to his.

To view a larger image of The Soloist or to view a video of its creation, please click here.