What is a Custom Oil Painting Commission?
If you have ever stood in front of a painting and thought “I wish someone could paint that for me,” a custom oil painting commission is exactly what you are looking for. A commission is simply an original painting made to order. Instead of choosing from available works, you work directly with the artist to […]
Oil Painting as Gift Ideas in Northern Virginia
Finding a gift that truly lasts is harder than it sounds. Most gifts are forgotten within a year. An original oil painting is different because it becomes part of a home. It goes on a wall, gets noticed by everyone who walks through the door, and carries meaning that grows over time. Twenty years from […]
Painting Nature in Culpeper, Virginia
There is something about the light here. In Culpeper, Virginia, the mornings arrive slowly. Mist sits in the low fields. The trees hold their colour longer than you expect. The landscape does not announce itself. It reveals itself, quietly, to anyone willing to slow down and look. This is the landscape that shapes my work. […]